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Australian Minister Visits New Zealand During Pacific Trip

Beijing News 19 Jun 2022
On Friday, Wong became the first Australian minister to visit the Solomon Islands since its government signed a security pact with China that many fear could lead to a Chinese naval base being established less than 2,000 kilometers (1,200 miles) off Australia's northeast coast.
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Solomons PM tells Australia there will be no China military base

Finger Lakes Times 19 Jun 2022
Australia’s new Foreign Minister Penny Wong on Friday met Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare, who reaffirmed to her that Australia remained the country’s first partner of choice in matters of security and development ... Since being sworn in as foreign minister in May ...
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PM Modi to launch historic torch relay for 44th Chess Olympiad today | Mint

Live Mint 19 Jun 2022
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday will be launching the historic torch relay for the 44th Chess Olympiad at 5 pm at Indira Gandhi Stadium in Delhi. The prime minister will also address the gathering on the occasion ... India will be the first-ever country to have the Chess Olympiad Torch Relay.
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Mask still optional, surge limited to five districts: Maharashtra health minister Rajesh Tope

The Times of India 19 Jun 2022
The state government currently has no plans to reintroduce the mask mandate, health minister said on Saturday. The state's Covid surge, the minister said, is currently restricted to only five districts - Mumbai, Palghar, Raigad, Thane and Pune ... First-dose coverage is ...
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ANNA MIKHAILOVA: Tulip mania for bank flower show freebies

The Daily Mail 19 Jun 2022
The MP, who replaced Glenda Jackson as the member for Hampstead and Kilburn in 2015, descends from a Bangladeshi political dynasty – her grandfather was the country’s first president and her aunt is the current prime minister ... A sum of £20,000 will get a Minister on your table, with a dinner and auction expected to open up wallets.
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Council reform on maternity leave a bid to get more women into politics

Irish Independent 19 Jun 2022
Local authority members are to be given an entitlement to maternity leave for the first time, as part of efforts to encourage more women to enter politics, under proposals being spearheaded by Local Government Minister Peter Burke.The reforms would also entitle councillors to ...
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Modi writes blog for mother’s 100th b’day

Deccan Chronicle 19 Jun 2022
The Prime Minister also shared stories of his humble background and how both his parents struggled to provide for their children a better future. He also noted how his mother had accompanied him on just two occasions, the first when he returned from the Ekta Yatra and the second when he became the chief minister of Gujarat for the first time.
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Huawei holds 1st 'SFTF Alumni Reunion' in Tunisia

ECNS 19 Jun 2022
For his part, the Tunisian minister said the fact that Huawei chose Tunisia to host the first edition of the forum proves its confidence in the North African country, which will serve as a locomotive for the North African region to strengthen cooperation with China.
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Sturgeon: Opponents ‘running scared’ of independence

ITV 19 Jun 2022
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has accused opposition parties of “running scared” of a debate on Scotland’s future ... Minister has the right to block that mandate .
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Hospital patients facing 19-month wait

The Times/The Sunday Times 19 Jun 2022
Carol Cunningham’s case was raised at first minister’s questions. Ministers responded. .
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Belgium to return Patrice Lumumba’s gold tooth in bid to atone for colonial crimes

The Observer 19 Jun 2022
The relic is all that remains of Lumumba, the first prime minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, under its earlier name Republic of Congo, and an icon of the struggle against colonialism in Africa, who was murdered by separatists and Belgian mercenaries in 1961.
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Dan and Dom: the two premiers leading a vibe shift in Australian politics

The Observer 19 Jun 2022
At Anthony Albanese’s first national cabinet meeting on Friday, the prime minister heeded their calls to increase its share of hospital funding until the end of the year ... In an interview with Guardian Australia, Andrews revealed he first reached out to Perrottet in October last ...
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Thaw or cold war: will Labor succeed in unfreezing Australia-China relations?

The Observer 19 Jun 2022
The meeting on the sidelines of a security summit in Singapore last Sunday was the first time the Chinese and Australian defence ministers had met in person since November 2019, prior to the pandemic, when Linda Reynolds greeted Wei at a regional meeting in Thailand ... Beijing’s defence minister rails against ‘smearing and interfering’ US.
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It’s Macron vs. the left in a fierce battle for France’s parliament

Indian Express 19 Jun 2022
Both sides are desperately chasing the roughly 52.5% of the French electorate who did not vote this past Sunday, the lowest level in the first round of a legislative election since 1958 ... In the Essonne department, de Montchalin, who is the minister in charge of France’s green transition, trailed Guedj by 7 percentage points after the first round.
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Failings behind death of Baby J must be investigated, says MSP

The Times/The Sunday Times 19 Jun 2022
Russell Findlay, the Scottish Conservative community safety spokesman, raised the case of Baby J during first minister’s questions in the Scottish parliament on Thursday.Sponsored ... .

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