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Trudeau expected to announce temporary GST break on some items, NDP says

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce on Thursday a temporary GST break for certain essential i...

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Paul Zeleza’s reinvention of Ali Mazrui

“The Kenyan political thinker who was unafraid to confront contentious issues.” “The African political scientist w...

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Politics News Today Live Updates on November 21, 2024: Waqf Bill, among 15 legislations listed by Modi govt for Winter Session of Parliament

Politics News Today Live Updates on November 21, 2024: Stay engaged with the latest in politics, covering government pol...

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Court to rule on Rivers lawmakers’ defection on Jan 21

A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has fixed January 21, 2025, for ruling on whether the seats...

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Waqf Bill, among 15 legislations listed by Modi govt for Winter Session of Parliament

Modi government has listed 15 significant legislations, including the controversial Waqf Act Amendment Bill. The session...

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Parliament Resolves Revenue Standoff, Allocates Kes.387 Billion to Counties

Lawmakers have resolved to allocate Kes.387 billion to county governments for the Financial Year 2024/2025, marking an i...

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Monumental fraud, abuse of power reason for my persecution, says Adebutu

The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general elections, Oladipupo Adebutu, has a...

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Struggle for Palestinian statehood as defining liminal moment of our time

A liminal moment is a time of realisation that the way things are is no longer sustainable, but the way things will beco...

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The delay in appointing ambassadors - Part 2

Chief Julius Momo Udochi was the first Nigerian Ambassador to the United States of America, 1960–1965.The post The del...

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Accord expels presidential candidate, 7 others over anti-party activities

The National Executive Committee (NEC) of Accord has expelled its 2023 presidential candidate, Professor Christopher Imu...

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N/Central APC forum alleges lopsided appointments by SGF Akume

The North Central All Progressives Congress (APC) Forum has reiterated its allegations of lopsided appointments against ...

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PDP Crisis: Damagum denies meeting state chairmen over NEC, tenure elongation

Ahead of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting scheduled for November 28, the ac...

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American democracy: Republicans are misogynists - Part 2

Trump would be the forty-seventh president of the United State of America. In his first coming, which no one – except ...

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Rushed deportation bill faces Senate headwinds

A contentious bill that allows Australia to pay countries to accept deportees is up for debate in the Senate after being...

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Thought for growth, transformative change in everyday life

Sir: In the journey of life, growth and change are two constants that shape our existence. They are intertwined forces t...

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Motorist injured as hoarding falls on him in Cuddalore

Thanikainathan, a polytechnic faculty member, was injured when an advertisement hoarding on a traffic signal post fell o...

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Senate rejects Bernie Sanders' effort to block weapons sales to Israel

Sen. Bernie Sanders' effort to prevent the White House from selling certain weapons to Israel was overwhelmingly rejecte...

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Ex-city attorney urges Gloversville to litigate Catholic Charities over facility notice

The non-profit claims a legally-required notice, providing municipalities 40 days to object to sites of the like, was se...

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Okpebholo dissolves governing councils of Edo tertiary institutions

The Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, yesterday, approved the dissolution of the governing councils of all state-own...

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Philosophy’s role in bridging societal divides

Philosophy’s literary turn encourages relentless self-reflection, enabling it to navigate shifting social landscapes w...

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California voters pass Prop. 34 health care spending rules

Prop. 34 is about healthcare spending. But it will also likely quash the controversial AIDS Healthcare Foundation’s fi...

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Unionized Rail Workers Threaten to Launch General Strike Dec. 5

SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Unionized railway workers on Thursday said they will launch an indefinite general str...

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Maharashtra Election 2024: When And Where To Watch Pune Assembly Election Result

Voting for Maharashtra's 288 Assembly seats has concluded, with results set for November 23. The vote counting will begi...

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Republican Nick Begich wins election to U.S. House in Alaska's at-large Congressional District, beating incumbent Mary Peltola

Republican Nick Begich wins election to U.S. House in Alaska's at-large Congressional District, beating incumbent Mary P...

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Republican Businessman Nick Begich Ousts First-Term Alaska Rep. Mary Peltola

In a rematch of sorts from 2022, the Trump-endorsed Begich emerged victorious for a seat the GOP was keen to claim....

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Pauline Hanson ‘shut herself away’ after racial vilification court decision

Pauline Hanson claims she "shut herself away" after the judgement was handed down finding her guilty of racially vilifyi...

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Letters: Annoying election posters are small price to pay for a functioning democracy

There has been much debate over election posters in recent years....

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Mary McCarthy: Boys need good male role models, particularly in the classroom

The theme for International Men’s Day this week was celebrating male role models who persuade boys and men to be decen...

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Roslyn Dee: Reviving old pastime has been music to my ears, don’t just leave the past behind you

Whether triggered by a surfeit of solitude or simply by genetics, there’s no escaping the fact that I have become a bi...

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Eduardo Porter: There’s something scarier than rising costs behind Trump’s victory

Kamala Harris was defeated, economists tell us, by rising prices. Simply put, the vice-president could not overcome work...

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Sara Thompson: Politicians unwise to dismiss ‘snowflake’ Gen Z as future change-makers get ready to vote

With the Irish general election on the home straight, aspiring TDs will need to focus their attention on the goals of th...

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Editorial: Sinn Féin’s plan to ‘review’ RTÉ’s broadcasting decisions on Gaza smacks of autocracy

With typical hauteur, the Duke of Wellington declared: “There are no manifestos like cannon and musket­­ry.” The c...

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Ellen Coyne: Even the worst politicians care about a cause other than themselves

I love elections, which is a fact that often escapes me for as long as four years at a time. I initially respond to news...

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Monica Hesse: Washington DC prepares for all the president’s problematic men

Here they come, the best and the brightest, intoxicated by the “YMCA.” chorus blasting from Donald Trump’s playlis...

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Kenyan Runners Found Working Illegally at South Korean Fish Farms in Fraud Scheme

CHANGWON, Nov. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – A group of individuals has been charged with orchestrating an elaborate scheme tha...

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'Predicted Defeat, Will Surely Win': Nana Patole On Maharashtra Exit Polls

Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole has exuded confidence in the victory of Maha Vikas Aghadi in Maharashtra despite ...

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Daejeon Mayor Abandons Plans for Starbucks Reserve Roastery in Historic Government Building

DAEJEON, Nov. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – The ambitious plan to bring a Starbucks Reserve Roastery to a historic former gover...

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Trump nominates former congressman Pete Hoekstra as ambassador to Canada

WASHINGTON - U.S. president-elect Donald Trump has picked a former Michigan congressman as his upcoming administration's...

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Deputy PM Winston Peters reveals deadline for Cook Strait ferry decision

It's almost a year since the Government pulled the plug on KiwiRail's mega ferries....

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All private hospitals in Singapore to connect to national EMR

The Ministry of Health Singapore has announced that all nine private hospitals in the country have committed to sharing ...

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DOJ Mapped Web Of Payments Gaetz Sent To Women Who Said They Were Paid For Sex: Report

Investigators found a trail of thousands of dollars in payments made by the then-lawmaker during a three-year probe, The...

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Quit blame game, build local production

Funny how our erudite PM can condemn citizens’ “appetite for foreign goods” when this is the same individual who j...

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Trudeau government expected to announce temporary GST relief plan Thursday

A senior official confirmed late Wednesday that the government will make a GST announcement Thursday, saying only it is ...

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Clear and present danger

After months in a holding pattern during the election campaign in the United States, the Russia-Ukraine war has within t...

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The A to Z of Tests at Perth

26 cricketing moments at the city of light, where Bumrah’s Indians face Cummins-led Aussies in the Border-Gavaskar Tro...

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Infrastructure must be up-to-date and inclusive

They too, are part of our demographic and this leads to a more equal city in every way...

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Bangladesh’s credit system needs to change

The central bank must recognise that the existing CIB laws are outdated and ineffective....

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Bangladesh's progress in human rights inspires cautious optimism

The new government’s decision to ratify the convention indicates a willingness to address this pressing human rights c...

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Nebraska AG sues four heavy-duty truck makers over electric vehicle agreement

Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers expanded his legal fight against electric vehicle mandates with a state lawsuit a...

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Pen and paper deployed as emergency system crashes

An investigation has been launched after a system crash led to Victoria police, ambulance and fire crews being manually ...

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State cannabis regulators deny two-thirds of applicants for initial business licenses

State regulators denied two-thirds of the applications seeking one of the initial "preapproved" licenses to operate a ca...

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Premier leads crisis talks to fend off trains shutdown

The NSW premier will enter last-minute talks with rail unions to prevent a planned three-day halt across the state's urb...

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Trump Nominates Pete Hoekstra as Ambassador to Canada

Hoekstra formerly served as U.S. Ambassador to the Netherlands and represented Michigan’s 2nd District in Congress....

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Democrat Derek Tran is now 397 votes ahead of GOP Rep. Michelle Steel

The race for California's 45th Congressional District remains the tightest in the country....

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Celebrating Azerbaijan's Victory Day in Seoul

On Nov. 6, the Embassy of Azerbaijan in Seoul hosted a special event to commemorate Victory Day, observed annually on No...