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By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump’s Republican Party will control both houses of Congress when he takes office in January, Decision Desk HQ projected on Monday, enabling him to push an agenda of slashing taxes and shrinking the federal government. Republicans had already secured a U.S. Senate majority of at least 52-46, […]
Russia’s government is planning to resume major layoffs of public sector employees next year after they were put on hold due to the Covid-19 pandemic and full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Kommersant business newspaper reported Monday. Authorities began state service optimization reforms in 2019, which at the time saw around 10% of federal government employees lose […]
The recent announcement of age restrictions for social media use raises questions regarding the Government’s true motives, writes Davey Heller. THE ALBANESE LABOR Government and the Australian state premiers have come together in a rare moment of unity, to announce they will ban all young people and children under 16 from social media. Albanese declared: […]
Burkina Faso’s military regime wants to reinstate the death penalty after the west African country abolished it in 2018, a government source told Agence France-Presse on Saturday. The last execution in Burkina Faso was carried out on 19 September 1988, according to Amnesty International. The nation’s final executions killed four leaders accused of an attempted […]
Neither confirm nor deny. Head officially stuck in the sand on East Timor spy scandal – Michael West
The world knows, the Timorese know, and all Australians know we spied on the Timorese to steal their oil and gas, yet DFAT is denying official history because that history alleges Australia spied on its neighbour. Rex Patrick on the endless cover-ups. In 2015, the Australian Government commissioned the Australian War Memorial (AWM) to produce […]
PHOTOS: Gov. Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. releases a cassava granulator to the Gurung Guru Farmers Association, as farmers try out other farm machinery from the Department of Agriculture. (Randy V. Datu) By: Randy V. Datu IBA, Zambales — Governor Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. encouraged farmers in the province on Tuesday to make full use of farm machinery […]
By DAVID WILCOCK, DEPUTY POLITICAL EDITOR FOR MAILONLINE Published: 11:30 GMT, 8 November 2024 | Updated: 13:29 GMT, 8 November 2024 A former top aide to Tony Blair who led negotiations over ‘surrendering’ control of the Chagos Island has been made the Government’s National Security Adviser. Sir Keir Starmer today confirmed that Jonathan Powell would […]
The Tony Blair Institute (TBI) has examined AI’s impact on the workforce. The report outlines AI’s potential to reshape work environments, boost productivity, and create opportunities—while warning of potential challenges ahead. “Technology has a long history of profoundly reshaping the world of work,” the report begins. From the agricultural revolution to the digital age, each […]
Outrage as warnings were issued late and inefficiently Credit:Shutterstock:Vicente Sargues Flooding in Valencia has caused not only widespread devastation across Valencia, Castilla-La Mancha, and Andalucía, but also deep public anger over the government’s delayed warnings and insufficient emergency response. Flash floods, which killed at least 217 people at the end of October have left not […]
Under Fianna Fáil’s plans, the tax credit could be boosted to at least €2,000. Source link