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Russian Parliamentary Commission plans to discuss info on US biolabs in Ni
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 29 (ANI/Sputnik): The Russian Parliamentary Commission for investigating the work of US biological laboratories in Ukraine is planning to discuss information from the Russian Defense Ministry regarding alleged US laboratories in Nigeria, the country from where the curren
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Texas gunman was arrested 4 years ago for planning school shooting: Lawmak
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Texas [US], May 27 (ANI/Sputnik): The 18-year-old suspected gunman in the Texas elementary school shooting that left 19 children and two teachers dead was arrested four years ago for planning a school shooting, Congressman Tony Gonzales said on Friday.
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Global lawmakers warn of 'sham' Xinjiang probe ahead of UN visit
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): A group of global parliamentarians has warned that the Chinese government is likely to use its restrictive COVID-19 measures to prevent the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet from making a meaningful investigation into the alleged human r
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Sri Lanka PM assures parliament of sufficient fuel stocks till mid-June
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri lanka], May 19 (ANI): Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Thursday assured the country's lawmakers that the island nation has been able to secure sufficient stocks of diesel and petrol which will last till mid-June.
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Pakistan: No-confidence motion filed against Balochistan CM for poor gover
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 18 (ANI): A no-confidence motion against Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Abdul Qudoos Bizenjo was submitted by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's (PTI) parliamentary leader, Sardar Yar Muhammad Rind, and some of the lawmakers from Bizenjo's Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) in t
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Finland Parliament approves country's accession to NATO
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Helsinki [Finland], May 17 (ANI): Finland's parliament has approved the country's accession to NATO, with 188 out of 200 lawmakers supporting the decision and eight voting against, a Sputnik correspondent reported on Tuesday.
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Presidential reference on Article 63-A: Pakistan SC to announce verdict to
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], May 17 (ANI): Pakistan's Supreme Court will announce its decision on a presidential reference seeking its interpretation of Article 63-A of the Constitution, which is related to the disqualification of lawmakers over defection, on Tuesday.
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Somali lawmakers proceed to final third round to elect new president
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], May 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Somalia is proceeding to the third and final round of voting for the election of the nation's tenth president after the previous two rounds of voting by lawmakers failed to elect a new president.
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Somali lawmakers vote to elect new president
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], May 15 (ANI/Xinhua): Somali lawmakers are voting on Sunday to pick the country's tenth president, finally ending the long-delayed electoral process.
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Defection is dangerous, will lead to toppling of elected govt through unfa
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 12 (ANI): Pakistan Supreme Court on Tuesday observed that "defection" is dangerous for the system as it will ultimately lead to the toppling of the elected government through unfair means and will also put 22 crore people of the country at stake.
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Pak court grants bail to Pashtun leader Ali Wazir in hate speech case
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 11 (ANI): A provincial court in Pakistan on Wednesday granted bail to prominent Pashtun leader Ali Wazir in connection with a hate speech case.
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Uyghur representatives meet Norwegian leaders, seek Xinjiang genocide reco
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Oslo [Norway], May 7 (ANI): Representatives from the World Uyghur Congress (WUC), including its President Dolkum Isa met with Norwegian lawmakers and officials in Oslo, during a two-day visit to the country on May 5-6, and called for the recognition of the 'Uyghur genocide' in China's Xinjia
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