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Minister who claimed corruption in department under Goa CM Sawant sacked
The Times of India
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June 18, 2025
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant removed Art and Culture Minister Govind Gaude from his cabinet following corruption allegations Gaude made against the tribal welfare department, which is overseen by the CM. Sawant's decision, made weeks prior,...
Minister Browne announces expansion of the role and remit of the LDA
Construction News
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June 18, 2025
The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, James Browne, has announced a significant expansion of the Land Development Agency’s (LDA) remit. This move aims to boost housing delivery across Ireland, ensuring homes meet the needs of...
Minister hears concerns
The Guardian (Australia)
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June 19, 2025
THE Minister for Climate Action, Energy and Resources, and the State Electricity Commission, Lily D'Ambrosio, visited Kerang and Wycheproof last week to meet with community leaders and representatives from the Gannawarra and Buloke shires. The...
Minister says small MRCU team doing ‘massive job’
Cayman News Service
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June 18, 2025
(CNS): As the new health minister, Katherine Ebanks-Wilks, continues scoping out all her areas of responsibility, a morning spent in the field with the Mosquito Research and Control Unit (MRCU) appears to have been an eye-opener. After witnessing...
Trade Tehran’s Top Priority for Trump’s Sole Objective
The American Conservative - Washington D.C.
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June 18, 2025
After Israel’s initial attacks on Iranian nuclear and missile sites achieved some success, a chorus of public commentators, congressional leaders, and current and former political and military officials from Israel and the United States have...
President Trump Insists Netanyahu Continue Hardline Stance On Iran
MENAFN
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June 18, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 18. I speak daily with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, U.S. President Donald Trump stated, Trend reports. Speaking to journalists at the White House, Trump said he advised Netanyahu to...
Company Secretary Vacancy At OIDC Limited
Live Law
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June 18, 2025
OIDC Limited invites application for the post of Company Secretary on Short term contract basis. Name of the Post: Company Secretary No. of Post: 01 (One) Age Limit: 35 Years Remuneration: Rs. 75,000/- month Essential Qualification and Experience...
President of Awake Illinois: Homeschooling bill 'was going to criminalize parents'
Chicago City Wire - Illinois
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June 18, 2025
Shannon Adcock, president of Awake Illinois, expressed concerns about a proposed law that she says would classify unregistered homeschoolers as truants, thus allowing state investigations. Her statement was made on the Prairie State Wire Podcast....
Trade Pitch Sees Maple Leafs Acquiring $58M Star Defenseman in Blockbuster
Heavy.com
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June 18, 2025
Getty Trade idea has Maple Leafs acquiring Filip Hronek. The Toronto Maple Leafs will be one of the teams to watch this offseason as the team will likely make some major changes. The website PuckPedia’s PuckGM tool lets users create their own...
President Samia hails Maswa’s strides in cotton production and tax revenue
The Citizen
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Maswa. President Samia Suluhu Hassan has commended Maswa District in Simiyu Region for its achievements in cotton production and revenue collection, highlighting the district as a model of agricultural and fiscal progress. Addressing residents...
Minister of Finance to Enab Baladi: Syria is eligible for grants of one billion dollars annually
Enab Baladi
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June 18, 2025
Enab Baladi – Wasim al-Adawi While Syria awaits the World Bank’s decision to provide a loan to Syria worth $146 million during its board meeting scheduled for June 24, the Syrian Minister of Finance, Mohammed Yosr Bernieh, confirms that the amount...
Global Institutions Fail to Enforce Order in a Divided World
Fair Observer
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June 18, 2025
After World War II, many international organizations emerged to prevent future conflicts by encouraging communication among nations. The UN was created to foster relationships among all countries and to stop man-made tragedies. Agencies under the...
Minister acusses opposition of whipping up 'false anger' over Rent Pressure Zones
Irish Mirror
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June 18, 2025
The opposition has been accused of “whipping up anger” and creating “confusion” over the Government’s plan to reform Rent Pressure Zones. It follows suggestions that the Government will be “jacking up the rents for tens of thousands of...
Global Campaign Reaches Goal to Honor Aung San Suu Kyi on Her 80th Birthday
The Irrawaddy
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June 18, 2025
A worldwide effort to celebrate Myanmar democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s 80th birthday by collecting 80,000 video messages has achieved its goal a day early, reaching the milestone on Wednesday. “One day before Mother’s birthday, we’ve...
President Murmu To Attend MP Govt's Programme On World Sickle Cell Day Tomorrow
MENAFN
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June 18, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Bhopal, June 18 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh government will organise a state-level programme under the National Sickle Cell Eradication Mission-2047, on World Sickle Cell Day (June 19), on Thursday. President Droupadi Murmu will be...
“Political Suicide”: Senate Republicans Found a Way to Make the Spending Bill Even Worse
Vanity Fair
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June 18, 2025
As you’ve probably heard by now, the “big, beautiful” spending bill passed by the House last month is very, very unpopular. How unpopular? So unpopular that just 23% of Americans support it. So unpopular that Elon Musk called it a “disgusting...
Politicos tour Shenandoah police station, see ’emergency’ repairs, upgrades
The Shenandoah Sentinel - Pennsylvania
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June 18, 2025
SHENANDOAH – State legislators were in town Wednesday to see what the borough termed emergency repairs to the Shenandoah Police Station on West Washington Street. State Reps. Tim Twardzik (R-123) and Dane Watro (R-116) along with State Senator...
Global Thoughts: War is in the Air
Rocky Mountain Goat
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June 18, 2025
“There is a clear, present risk, particularly as Vladimir Putin does see himself as being at war with the West. The homeland is again (in peril)…Air and missile attacks will potentially cause civilian casualties (in the United Kingdom) in very...
Minister pledges ban on strangulation pornography
BBC
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Kate WhannelPolitical reporter ShareSave Pornography depicting strangulation and suffocation could be criminalised under changes to be introduced by the government. Speaking in the House of Commons, Dame Diana Johnson told MPs: "We know that the...
Global uncertainty deprives investors of $1-trillion, PwC says
BusinessLIVE
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LP firms combine some of the world’s largest and most influential investors and invest trillions of dollars in private equity firms in expectation of regular returns. Despite entering 2025 with high hopes for an M&A rally under Trump, deal volume...