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Swiss gov't says it backs city of Sion's 2026 Winter Olympic bid

TheSwissgovernmentpledgedWednesdaytosupportthebidbythesouthwesterncityofSiontohostthe2026WinterOlympics.Sion'sbidcameaftervotersinGraubundenineasternSwitzerland

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Sri Lankan minister says abortion, LGBT rights will not be legalised<br>

ByAPDWriterEaswaranCOLOMBO,September8(APD)--ASriLankangovernmentministeronFridaysaidthatabortionandLesbian,Gay,Bisexual,andTransgender(LGBT)rightswillnotbelegal

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Sri Lanka's UNP wants Minister to be sacked over comments on China deal

ByAPDWriterEaswaranCOLOMBO,Aug.22(APD)--SriLanka'srulingpartyonTuesdaydemandedthatJusticeMinisterWijeyadasaRajapakshe,whoisalsofromthesameparty,besackedovercomm

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Sri Lanka wants Minister sacked over comments on China deal

ByAPDWriterEaswaranCOLOMBO,Aug.22(APD)--SriLanka'srulingpartyonTuesdaydemandedthatJusticeMinisterWijeyadasaRajapakshe,whoisalsofromthesameparty,besackedovercomm

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Pakistan completes gov’t setup after new cabinet takes oath

Pakistan on Friday completed its government setup after new cabinet of Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi was sworn in at an oath-taking ceremony at the President House in the country’s capital of Islamabad.

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Pakistan completes gov’t setup after new cabinet takes oath

ByAPDWriterMuhammadSohail ISLAMABAD,Aug.4(APD)--PakistanonFridaycompleteditsgovernmentsetupafternewcabinetofPrimeMinisterShahidKhaqanAbbasiwassworninatanoath-ta

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Pakistan's new cabinet takes oath

Pakistan's new cabinet of Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi was sworn in at an oath-taking ceremony at the Presidency in Islamabad on Friday.

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Pakistan's new cabinet takes oath

Pakistan'snewcabinetofPrimeMinisterShahidKhaqanAbbasiwassworninatanoath-takingceremonyinIslamabadonFriday.Earlierthestate-runTVchannelPTVreportedthatthenewcabin

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Tensions flare in cabinet over post-Brexit free movement

SeniorConservativeMPsareurgingmembersofTheresaMay’scabinettostoppubliclysettingouttheirdemandsforatransitionaldealonBrexit,sayingthemovecouldmakenegotiationswit

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Turkey reshuffles cabinet setting sight on 2019 elections

Turkey reshuffled cabinet Wednesday by replacing or swapping 11 ministers as part of Erdogan's plans aiming victory in 2019 elections, according to a local expert.

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Turkey reshuffles cabinet setting sight on 2019 elections

TurkeyreshuffledcabinetWednesdaybyreplacingorswapping11ministersaspartofErdogan'splansaimingvictoryin2019elections,accordingtoalocalexpert."Thisnewcabinetwillca

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UK's May to warn cabinet ministers over top-level leaks: PM's spokesman

BritishPrimeMinisterTheresaMaywillremindhercabinetthattoplevelgovernmentdiscussionsmustremainprivate,herspokesmansaidonMonday,respondingtoaseriesofreportedleaks

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Japan PM Abe's support slides below 30 percent, new poll shows

Support for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, battered by a smoldering scandal and voters' perception he is taking them for granted, has fallen below 30 percent, the lowest since he returned to power in 2012, a survey released on Friday showed.

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Japan PM Abe's support slides below 30 percent, new poll shows

SupportforJapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbe,batteredbyasmolderingscandalandvoters'perceptionheistakingthemforgranted,hasfallenbelow30percent,thelowestsincehereturn

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Italian President set to decide new government soon

Italian President Sergio Mattarella said Saturday he would make a decision "in the coming hours" to solve ongoing government crisis, and give the country a new full-functioning cabinet.

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S.Korean president reshuffles cabinet amid controversial scandal

​South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Wednesday reshuffled the cabinet, naming new prime minister, deputy minister for economic affairs and public safety minister amid a controversial scandal surrounding her longtime confidante, Park's office said.

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Sri Lanka to adopt national policy to deal with war displaced

The Sri Lankan government on Wednesday announced that it will have a national policy to deal with war affected families.