• Health authority and government disagree on sugar tax

    Finland decided to tax sweets and chocolate at a higher rate.

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    Emerson student government calls for president to resign

    The group says Bernhardt "failed them" when police clashed with students in Boylston Place Alley.

  • Do Americans support the government’s TikTok ban?

    The survey of 2,000 Americans, conducted by Talker Research, found that only 23% of all those polled are against it, while 31% have no real opinion on the matter.

  • The U.S. has the world’s most insincere Government.

    Eric Zuesse (blogs at https://theduran.com/author/eric-zuesse/) It pretends to be a democracy and a republic, but it actually represents only the richest .1% of the richest 1% — the richest hundred-thousandth — of Americans, and this has been empirically (i.e., scientifically) proven by all of the scientific analyses of the truth or falsehood of that cardinal […]

  • New Haiti government sworn in during secret ceremony

    ‘Transitional council’ takes oath of office after prime minister formally resigns as gang violence continues to rock capitalHaiti’s prime minister, Ariel Henry, has formally resigned and a new provisional government has been sworn in during a secret ceremony at the presidential palace, nearly two months after a criminal insurrection plunged the capital into chaos.The nine-person “transitional council” was officially established on Thursday during an event at the national palace in...

  • How a climate U-turn broke the Scottish government

    Scotland’s governing coalition has fallen apart — and a stalled drive to cut carbon emissions played a major role.

  • Luzerne County forms Government Study Commission

    WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Luzerne County voters said yes to the formation of a government study commission to examine and suggest changes to the current form of government. Seventeen names were on the ballot Tuesday, and seven of the top citizen vote-getters will now form the Luzerne County Government Study Commission. Luzerne County voters []

  • Slovakia's populist government to replace public broadcaster

    The proposal by Robert Fico's populist-nationalist government has raised fears for independent media.

  • Luzerne County votes on government study question

    LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — It's Primary Election Day 2024 and federal, state, and county races are on the ballots. In many races, candidates are running unopposed. Voters in Luzerne County voted on a referendum question regarding a government study commission. Voter turnout is traditionally low in primary elections and the same is true this year. []

  • Rwanda is Safer Than London, According to the British Government

    Tories get in not-so subtle dig at mayor Sadiq Khan by stating the Rwandan capital is now "arguably safer than London".

  • Advocates urge government to prioritize women's issues

    Executive Director of the Ark Foundation, Dr Angela Dwamena Aboagye, has called upon the government to give greater attention to issues concerning women and girls, particularly focusing on empowerment and addressing crimes against women. She made the call at a round-table engagement organised by the Springboard Road Show Foundation in collaboration with the Mastercard Foundation, […]

  • Government revokes Beatrice accident’s kombi licence

    By Masimba MakwembereSTAFF [email protected] THE government has revoked the operating licence of a transporter whose kombi was last week involved in a To access this post, you must purchase a subscription. Please click the button below to visit our subscriptions page to select a package. Subscriptions