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Yoshihide Suga elected as Japan prime minister
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], September 16 (ANI): Yoshihide Suga, the new leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, was elected Japan's prime minister by the powerful House of Representatives on Wednesday.
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Trump downplaying COVID-19 is historic national tragedy: Pelosi
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 10 (ANI): US President Donald Trump's downplaying the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States is a historic national tragedy, said the Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi, here on Wednesday (local time).
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US House of Representatives passes Bill to fund Postal Service, Senate str
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], Aug 23 (ANI/Sputnik): The US House of Representatives has passed a bill to provide USD 25 billion in support to the US Postal Service and block policy changes that could affect mail-in balloting during the November 3 presidential election.
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US House to proceed with Saturday vote on Postal Service Bill: Pelosi
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], Aug 19 (ANI/Sputnik): The US House of Representatives is set to vote on Saturday on a bill to provide multi-billion financial support to the Postal Service and deter it from any operational changes ahead of the November presidential election despite the Postmaster General's
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UN experts write to China on Panchen Lama, reincarnation rules, ICT welcom
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Aug 5 (ANI): Five UN human rights experts and expert bodies have raised concerns with the Chinese government about Tibet's "disappeared" Panchen Lama and Beijing's reincarnation rules, citing fears about Chinese interference in the succession of the Dalai Lama.
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US House votes to repeal Trump administration's travel bans
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 23 (ANI): The United States House of Representatives passed legislation on Wednesday (local time) aimed at repealing the Trump administration's travel bans.
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US House votes to remove Confederate statues from Capitol
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 23 (ANI): The United States House of Representatives on Wednesday (local time) approved legislation that called for removing Confederate statues from the Capitol.
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US House set to vote on reversing Trump's 'Muslim ban'
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [United States], July 22 (ANI): The lower house of the United States Congress, the House of Representatives is set to vote today (July 22) on a piece of legislation which reverses President Donald Trump's controversial order banning entry to immigrants from mostly Muslim-majority
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US House of Representatives passes $740B bill to scrap Confederate names f
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [United States], July 22 (ANI): The Democrat-led lower House of Representatives of the United States Congress on July 21 passed a $740 billion funding bill, with a provision requiring the names of Confederate soldiers and leaders be stripped from American military bases.
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US Congress introduces resolutions marking 25 years of ties with Vietnam
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 11 (VNA/ANI): Two resolutions were recently introduced by subcommittee leaders of the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and the House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs to mark the 25th anniversary of Vietnam-US diplomatic ties (July 12).
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Nepal's House of Representatives likely to adopt controversial constitutio
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], June 6 (ANI): Nepal's House of Representatives is set to adopt a constitutional amendment on June 9 for a new political map that includes areas of Kalapani, Lipulekh and Limpiyadhura claimed by it, Nepal media reports said.
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Proposal to incorporate new political map of Nepal tabled in Parliament
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], May 31 (ANI): Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Shivamaya Tumbahangphe tabled the amendment proposal to include a new political map depicting Kalapani, Lipulekh and Limpiyadhura within the borders of Nepal at the House of Representatives on Sunday.
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