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Maldives crisis: President locks parliament doors
Associated Press, Published on 25/07/2017
» COLOMBO, SRI LANKA - The Maldivian president ordered the military to lock down parliament Monday in a bid to prevent lawmakers from taking part in a vote to impeach the parliamentary speaker, the country's opposition party said, leading to clashes after opposition lawmakers stormed the compound.
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'Weak' PM May faces Brexit test in parliament
Reuters, Published on 15/11/2017
» LONDON: Prime Minister Theresa May's blueprint for Britain's exit from the European Union faces a crucial test starting on Tuesday, when members of parliament try to win concessions from a weakened leader on the government's legislation to sever ties.
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Sacking of Sri Lanka parliament illegal: Supreme Court
AFP, Published on 13/12/2018
» COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that President Maithripala Sirisena's sacking of parliament last month was illegal, clearing the way for potential impeachment proceedings against him.
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Pacific's Tuvalu wracked by constitutional crisis
AFP, Published on 02/08/2013
» The tiny Pacific nation of Tuvalu was caught in a constitutional crisis Friday after its prime minister and governor general tried to sack each other, sources in the capital Funafuti said.
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Japan enacts bills easing limits on military
Reuters, Published on 19/09/2015
» Japan's parliament voted into law on Saturday a defence policy shift that could let troops fight overseas for the first time since 1945, a milestone in Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's push to loosen the limits of the pacifist constitution on the military.
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Maldives moves to impeach vice president over bomb plot
AFP, Published on 27/10/2015
» MALé (MALDIVES) - Lawmakers in the Maldives moved Tuesday to impeach Vice President Ahmed Adeeb over an alleged plot to assassinate his boss in a speedboat bombing last month, officials said.
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Tokyo elects first woman governor amid 2020 Olympics disarray
Bloomberg News, Published on 01/08/2016
» TOKYO - Tokyo elected its first woman governor on Sunday, picking former environment minister Yuriko Koike over a government-backed rival as the city struggles to put its preparations for the 2020 Olympics back on track.
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Britain, Europe scramble to contain Brexit crisis
AFP, Published on 27/06/2016
» LONDON - British Prime Minister David Cameron will gather his cabinet Monday at the start of a crunch week for Europe's leaders after the country's shock vote to leave the EU, seeking to head off further turmoil.
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Britain scrambles to contain Brexit turmoil
Published on 27/06/2016
» LONDON - Britain's finance minister on Monday sought to calm markets after the country's shock vote to leave the EU, and insisted it would be not rushed into a break-up despite pressure from EU leaders.
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Japan lawmakers vote to double sales tax
AFP, Published on 10/08/2012
» A bill to double Japan's sales tax and partially plug its gaping debt hole cleared the final parliamentary hurdle Friday in a triumph for the prime minister that could also cost him his job.
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