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UK lawmakers warned of suspected Chinese agent activities in Parliament: S
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], January 13 (ANI): UK lawmakers were warned on Thursday of the activities carried out by a suspected Chinese agent inside Parliament following an alert issued by the UK Security Service (MI5), Sputnik News Agency reported quoting a spokeswoman for Speaker of the House of Commons
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US House lawmakers to propose Bill to boost Ukraine Defense aid, sanction
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 11 (ANI/Sputnik): House Republicans are set to introduce legislation that would boost US defense aid to Ukraine and reimpose sanctions on Russia if passed, Politico reported, citing a draft copy of the bill.
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Germany appoints first Commissioner for 'Sexual and Gender Diversity'
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], January 8 (ANI): Germany appointed Sven Lehmann, a Green Party lawmaker as a Federal Government Commissioner for the Acceptance of Sexual and Gender Diversity, a first of its kind position in the country's history.
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US lawmakers mark one-year anniversary of Jan 6 Capitol riot
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 7 (ANI): Congressional leaders and lawmakers on Thursday (local time) marked the one-year anniversary of the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol with a vigil on the steps of the Capitol.
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Pakistan sees 28 per cent fall in tax payments by lawmakers
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 4 (ANI): On Monday, the Government of Pakistan made public the income details of the member of parliaments which revealed a mismatch between their income and the taxes they paid. It shows a 28% decline in the taxes paid by the lawmakers and disclosed that one in
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"Pro-Beijing" lawmakers sworn-in to Hong Kong's Legislature
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Hong Kong, January 3(ANI): All 90 members of the seventeenth legislative council of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Area (HKSAR) took the oath of allegiance on Monday officiated by Chief Executive Carrie Lam. This follows the electoral overhaul by Beijing in HKSAR.
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Georgia: Saakashvili relocated from Gori hospital to prison in Rustavi
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Tbilisi [Georgia], December 30 (ANI/Sputnik): Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has been relocated from a hospital in the city of Gori to a prison in the city of Rustavi, Ukrainian lawmaker Yelyzaveta Yasko, who is in a romantic relationship with him, said.
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New law of Pak's anti-graft body may affect nearly 100 high-profile cases
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 27 (ANI): The third amendment of Pakistan's anti-graft body -- National Accountability Bureau --- law will affect around 100 high-profile cases including a former president, current and ex-prime ministers, lawmakers other and senior bureaucrats of the country,
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UK Labour Party calls for 'more clarity' over possible further COVID-19 re
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], December 23 (ANI/Sputnik): UK Labour lawmaker and shadow culture minister, Lucy Powell, on Thursday asked the government for "more clarity" over what data it is looking at in order regarding further possible COVID-19 social restrictions to tackle the spread of the Omicron varian
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Biden administration urged to unfreeze Afghan central bank reserves
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Washington [US], December 21 (ANI): US lawmakers have urged the Biden administration to unfreeze Afghanistan's central bank reserves in the amount of $9.4 billion.
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Hong Kong Legislative Council election is an exhibition in authoritarianis
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Hong Kong, December 19 (ANI): A global alliance of parliamentarians slammed China as polling stations opened on Sunday in Hong Kong where people are voting in the patriots'-only Legislative Council election, the first one since the imposition of sweeping national security law and a shake-up
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Taiwan President meets visiting French lawmakers, seeks support for peace
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], December 16 (ANI): Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Thursday met with the delegation of French lower house members and expressed her hope that their nation, along with other European Union members, would help ensure peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region amid China's
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