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Nigerian state lawmaker shot dead
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], December 15 (ANI/Xinhua): A state lawmaker of north Nigeria's Kaduna state was shot dead by gunmen on Monday on a highway in the state, a local official said on Wednesday.
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US lawmakers after Ukraine trip urge Biden to take immediate action agains
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], December 15 (ANI/Sputnik): A group of US lawmakers who recently visited Ukraine urged the Biden administration to take immediate action against Russia including imposing preemptive sanctions.
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US Ambassador-designate Garcetti intends to double down on America's effor
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 15 (ANI): Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on Tuesday was questioned by lawmakers weighing his nomination to become the ambassador to India.
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India Global Forum UAE 2021 to be held in Dubai on December 13-14, 2021
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India]/Dubai [UAE], December 10 (ANI/BusinessWire India): India Global Forum today announced that India Global Forum UAE 2021 will be organized in Dubai on December 13 and 14, 2021. The two-day event, to be hosted at Taj Dubai, and co-hosted by the Embassy of the UAE, New Delhi, a
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New Zealand parliament passes bill easing change of sex on birth certifica
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], December 9 (ANI/Sputnik): New Zealand's parliament has unanimously adopted a law allowing for changing one's sex on a birth certificate without court intervention, lawmaker and Minister of Internal Affairs Jan Tinetti said on Thursday.
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Biden signs stopgap funding Bill to keep US government open - White House
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 4 (ANI/Sputnik): President Joe Biden has signed a stopgap funding bill to keep the US government open, the White House announced Friday, after Democratic lawmakers managed to win enough support from rival Republicans to vote on the highly-contested matter.
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Ex-Hong Kong lawmaker urges UK authorities to order probe into attack on p
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
London [US], November 30 (ANI): A former Hong Kong lawmaker has urged the concerned authorities to undertake measures to counter 'foreign infiltration', after a group of miscreants attacked Hong Kong protesters in UK's Chinatown.
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China opposes Baltic lawmakers' Taiwan visit
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], November 29 (ANI): Issuing a warning to the countries to exercise caution in their statements and actions, China on Monday opposed any formal contacts between Taiwan and countries which maintain diplomatic relations with Beijing.
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Lawmakers from Baltic nations visit Taiwan amid heightened Europe-China te
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Taipei [Taiwan], November 29 (ANI): For the first time a joint delegation of lawmakers from Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia met with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Monday.
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China sends 8 aircraft into Taiwan's ADIZ amid visit of US lawmakers
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Taipei [Taiwan], November 27 (ANI): As US lawmakers' visit to Taipei irked China, Beijing sent eight military aircraft into Taiwan's air defence identification zone (ADIZ), local media reported on Friday.
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China irked by US lawmakers' Taipei visit
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], November 27 (ANI): Chinese Embassy in Washington warned the US Congress delegates against their present Taiwan visit, amid rising tension in the Taiwan Strait.
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US lawmakers introduce bill to help Taiwan expand ties as China tensions s
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 27 (ANI): Amid the deteriorating relations between Washington and Beijing, two US lawmakers introduced a bipartisan bill earlier this week, which seeks to help Taiwan develop ties with other countries amid China's coercive actions designed to isolate the country.
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