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World - Financial Times
Labour discovers price of freebies in our democracy
Journalists are right to raise questions over Starmer’s Taylor Swift meeting and acceptances from donorsOctober 18 -
Top stories - BBC News
Modern slavery backlog could be eradicated in two years, says government
Safeguarding minister Jess Phillips aims to clear a backlog of more than 23,000 cases.October 18 -
Top stories - CBS News
Indian government employee charged in foiled murder plot in New York
The Justice Department announced criminal charges against an Indian government employee in connection with a foiled plot to kill Sikh separatist leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun.October 17 -
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Business - Inc.
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Projects Get Government Boost
The Department of Energy offered conditional loan guarantees worth about $3 billion for two sustainable aviation fuel projects in Montana and South Dakota.October 17 -
Top stories - BBC News
Government to give magistrates more sentencing powers
Magistrates in England and Wales will be able to jail offenders for up to 12 months from November to stop cases clogging up crown courts.October 17 -
Top stories - The New York Times
The Power of Government Policies
The U.S. has the capacity to address its biggest problems. Whether it does is a different matter.October 17 -
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World - The New York Times
Is Brazil’s Supreme Court Saving Democracy or Threatening It?
Brazil’s top court expanded its power to protect democracy. But some are wondering whether the court now represents the threat.October 17 -
World - The Guardian
EU’s weak or distracted governments make unity of purpose hard to achieve
Leaders can only spend limited political capital on Euro initiatives while weighed down by domestic troubles. It has become a wry joke in Brussels that the most stable country in the EU is Italy, ...October 17 -
Sports - Yahoo Sports
Manitoba government halts school building plan, says other methods will be found
WINNIPEG — After a lengthy review, Manitoba's NDP government has halted a plan hatched by the former Progressive Conservative government to build new schools in partnership with the private sector.October 16 -
Business - Inc.
Federal Government Approves $1.8 Billion in Hurricane Recovery Funds
After two major storms, the Biden administration has set nearly $2 billion in hurricane recovery funds.October 16 -
World - The Wall Street Journal
Israel Strikes at Hezbollah in Southern Lebanon, Hitting City Building
The mayor of Nabatieh was killed, according to Lebanese state media, in an air raid that Israel said was targeting Hezbollah.October 16 -
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World - ABC News
US government announces $861 million for two solar farms in Puerto Rico
The U.S. Department of Energy has announced an $861 million loan guarantee to build two solar photovoltaic farms in Puerto Rico as persistent power outages plague the U.S. territoryOctober 16 -
Business - The Wall Street Journal
Sanofi in Talks With French Government to Address Concerns on Opella Deal
Sanofi is in discussions with the French government to address concerns officials raised about a potential sale of a controlling stake in the company’s consumer health business, Opella, to ...October 16 -
Top stories - BBC News
Inquiry announced after carers forced to repay benefits
Some carers had to pay back thousands of pounds to the government, pushing them into financial distress.October 16 -
World - The New York Times
Israeli Court Orders Government to Explain System for Medical Evacuations From Gaza
Three Israeli human rights groups in early June, following the closure of the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and EgyptOctober 16 -
World - ABC News
Poland's president criticizes the planned suspension of the right to asylum as a 'fatal mistake'
Poland’s president has condemned the government’s contentious plan to suspend the right to asylum for irregular migrants, calling it a “fatal mistake.”October 16 -
Top stories - BBC News
UK government not considering Scottish visa to attract migrants
Sir Keir Starmer has been urged to transfer powers to the Scottish government to help address labour shortages.October 16 -
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World - ABC News
Head of Myanmar's military government urges ethnic rebels to join peace talks
The head of Myanmar’s military government has invited ethnic rebels to hold peace talks to end armed conflict across the countryOctober 15 -
Business - MarketWatch
10-, 30-year U.S. government debt rallies for second day on lower oil and weak manufacturing reading
Long-term Treasury yields fell for a second day on Tuesday as traders reacted to a weaker-than-expected manufacturing reading from the New York Fed and new developments from the Middle East that ...October 15 -
World - ABC News
France's budget battle: Why the government's plan to plug the deficit is sparking an outcry
France’s new government has unveiled its 2025 belt-tightening budget bill, with plans for major tax hikes and spending cuts aimed at tackling the country’s giant deficitOctober 15 -
Business - CNBC
Dutch government to reduce its stake in ABN Amro by a quarter
The Dutch government said Tuesday it will reduce its stake in ABN Amro to around 30% through a trading plan.October 15 -
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Politics - The Hill
Americans trust local government over Congress, media: Gallup
Americans trust local government more in comparison to Congress and the media, according to a new poll. The Gallup survey, released Monday, shows 67 percent of respondents said they had a "great ...October 15 -
Politics - The Hill
Ocasio-Cortez criticizes Biden administration over 'unrestrained' Israel government
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) criticized the Biden administration on Monday over what she called an “unrestrained” Israeli government. “The horrors unfolding in northern Gaza are the ...October 14 -
Health - ABC News
Florida government finds fault with abortion ballot measure over ads and petitions
Florida's government has threatened TV stations over an ad promoting an abortion-rights ballot measure and is now alleging fraud in petitions to get it before votersOctober 14 -
World - ABC News
Iceland is headed for a snap election after its governing coalition collapses
Iceland appears headed for a snap election after Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson pulled the plug on the Nordic nation’s fragile governing coalitionOctober 14 -
World - ABC News
Polish democracy leader Lech Walesa says a Trump victory would be a 'misfortune' for the world
Polish democracy champion and former President Lech Walesa says a victory by Republican Donald Trump in this year’s U.S. presidential election would be a “misfortune” for the worldOctober 14 -
World - The Guardian
European audit of democracy standards too positive, says human rights watchdog
European Commission report ‘completely ineffective as an enforcement tool’, according to civil liberties organisation. The European Commission’s exhaustive annual audit of democratic standards ...October 14 -
Business - Financial Times
Pakistan security services pressured utilities over government power deal
Talks that led to expected state savings of nearly $1.5bn described as ‘more an execution than a negotiation’October 13