Tag: PM
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British PM Sunak vows to fix mistakes, restore economic stability
Britain’s new Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, on Tuesday pledged to “fix the mistakes” made by the Truss government and restore the country’s economic stability. He, however, warned that there would be “difficult decisions to come.” Adding that “right now, our country is facing a profound economic crisis.”
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Body of murdered ex-Japan PM, Abe back in Tokyo
The remains of murdered former prime minister Shinzo Abe are back in Tokyo, a day after he was shot dead while on the campaign trail in the old imperial city Nara. The body of the 67-year-old was accompanied by his widow, Akie Abe, as it was transported by ambulance. Broadcaster NHK reported that the vehicle…
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Boris Johnson faces parliamentary grilling after top ministers quit
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is struggling to maintain a grip on power in No 10 Downing Street as ministers and aides continue to quit his government in protest at his leadership. It has only been weeks since Johnson survived a no-confidence vote sparked by revelations that he had attended parties in government offices at…
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Swedish Prime Minister resigns after no-confidence vote
The Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven on Monday announced his resignation a week after a no-confidence vote against him in parliament. Lofven, a Social Democrat, said at a press conference that he had decided against called fresh elections in the light of the Coronavirus pandemic. It was the first time a Swedish premier had such…
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UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson apologises, takes full responsibility as COVID-19 deaths surpass 100,000
United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister Boris Johnson has offered his condolences to families bereaved by Coronavirus and said he took “full responsibility”, after the nation passed the grim milestone of 100,000 COVID-19 deaths. “It’s hard to compute the sorrow contained in that grim statistic, the years of life lost, the family gatherings not attended, and,…
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Tanzanian PM suspends seven public officials over misappropriation of public fund
Tanzanian Prime Minister, Kassim Majaliwa, on Sunday suspended seven public officials in Morogoro region over embezzlement of 1.3 billion Tanzanian shillings ($567,000), a statement said. The statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office in the capital Dodoma said Majaliwa has ordered the seven public officials to repay the money in three days’ time before he…
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Cambodian PM calls rival ‘crazy, stupid’ over Facebook case
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen called a rival “crazy and stupid” on Tuesday over his petition to try to get Facebook to release details of the way the Southeast Asian country’s ruler has used social media. Former opposition leader Sam Rainsy’s legal team filed the lawsuit in California on Friday, saying that Hun Sen was…
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America first: Protectionism doesn’t work – Italian PM
U.S. President Donald Trump’s desire to put “America first” is legitimate, but protectionism does not work, Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni warned Wednesday. “I consider it legitimate to say, my country first, I could say ‘Italy first,’ why not,” Gentiloni told reporters in Davos, responding to a question about Trump’s trade policies. “But at the…
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Thabane sworn-in as Lesotho PM two days after wife’s murder
Lesotho’s new prime minister took office on Friday at the head of a coalition government, three years after he was targeted in a coup and two days after the murder of his estranged wife. Thomas Thabane’s All Basotho Convention (ABC) party won snap elections on June 3 but failed to get an outright majority, leading…