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Abe to dissolve lower house Thursday for election
Kyodo News, Published on 25/09/2017
» TOKYO: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told a meeting of his Liberal Democratic Party on Monday that he will dissolve the House of Representatives when it convenes Thursday, a senior LDP member said, paving the way for a general election expected in late October.
US to drop Iraq, Myanmar as worst offenders on child soldiers
Reuters, Published on 25/06/2017
» WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State Rex Tillerson plans to remove Iraq and Myanmar from a US list of the world's worst offenders in the use of child soldiers, US officials said, a step that could prompt accusations the Trump administration is prioritising security and diplomatic interests ahead of human rights.