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Sri Lankan voters have given an emphatic mandate to the leftist Janata Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP)-led National People’s Power (NPP) coalition. Seven weeks after the coalition’s Anura Kumara Dissanayake won the presidential election, it won a sweeping victory in parliamentary elections, snagging 159 out of 225 total seats. The result is historic; no party has won […]
As Delhi’s air quality plummeted further in the ‘Severe’ category to reach 484 on the air quality index (AQI) on Monday (18 November) morning, the Supreme Court took up the air pollution matter. The bench of Justices AS Oka and AG Masih questioned, “Why was the GRAP mechanism not invoked?” GRAP is a graded response […]
The Social Democrats are promising to make more than 120 amendments to current legislation to modernise Irish law. Source link
Breadcrumb Trail Links Local News Politics Quebec At the party’s council in Victoriaville, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon also said he wouldn’t rule out abolishing the Santé Québec health agency. Published Nov 17, 2024 • Last updated 9 hours ago • 6 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you […]
It looks like curtains have come down for sovereign gold bonds (SGB) with the Finance Ministry being non-committal on the issuance of the first tranche for the paper gold during the current fiscal. “This is a very costly means of borrowing and the economic rationale does not permit this as of now,” an official said. […]
Republicans are split over how aggressive the next Trump administration should be toward Tehran as the president-elect pursues an America-first foreign policy. Source link
jojowombl shares a report from The Guardian: Legal documents released in ongoing US litigation between NSO Group and WhatsApp have revealed for the first time that the Israeli cyberweapons maker — and not its government customers — is the party that “installs and extracts” information from mobile phones targeted by the company’s hacking software. The […]
South Africa gov’t says they won’t help miners still inside closed mine South Africa’s government says it won’t help a group of illegal miners inside a closed mine in the country’s North West province who have been denied access to basic supplies as part of an official strategy against illegal mining. JOHANNESBURG (A0) – South […]
Washington — When President-elect Donald Trump returns to office next year with Republican majorities in the House and Senate, he’ll enjoy a unified government that’s expected to ease the way for his agenda and his Cabinet and other nominees. But even with unified party control of government, approving a president’s agenda is no easy feat […]