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DUP Minister: Onus on GAA to find funding if Government doesn’t back Casement project
Belfast Telegraph
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June 2, 2025
The Government is set to decide next week if it will contribute to the stadium’s rebuild. If it decides not to provide significant funding, Gordon Lyons said it will then be up to the GAA to make a decision on whether to progress with a revised...
Germany's former foreign minister elected president of UN General Assembly
The National News
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Former German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock was elected president of the UN General Assembly on Monday, despite opposition from Russia. Ms Baerbock, 44, won with 167 votes in a secret ballot, with 14 abstentions. Russia had pushed for the...
Vietnam Government Again Pitches Multibillion-Dollar Casino Resort
Casino.org
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June 2, 2025
Posted on: June 2, 2025, 04:29h. Last updated on: June 2, 2025, 04:29h. Vietnam is once again considering a large casino resort in Quang Ninh Vietnam authorized a casino resort through legislation passed in 2017 Only one casino in Vietnam is...
Tesla not interested in manufacturing in India, says Kumaraswamy; government issues guidelines for domestic EV manufacturing
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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June 2, 2025
New Delhi [India], June 2 (ANI): Tesla, the Elon Musk-owned electric vehicle giant, is not interested in manufacturing in India and is keen on opening showrooms, Union Minister for Heavy Industries HD Kumaraswamy said on Monday. The remarks came...
Federal Government Declares June 6, 9 Holidays To Mark Eid-Ul-Adha Celebrations
ITV
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June 2, 2025
The Federal Government has declared Friday, June 6, and Monday, June 9, 2025, as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-ul-Adha celebrations. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government...
Missouri secretary of state fires nearly two dozen workers amid budget dispute
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Missouri
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Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins, seen here on May 23, 2025, recording a podcast. Screengrab JEFFERSON CITY — Nearly two dozen employees of the Missouri Secretary of State’s office were fired Friday in response to budget cuts imposed by...
Germany's former Foreign Minister Baerbock elected UN General Assembly president
Azertag
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June 2, 2025
Baku, June 2, AZERTAC Former Foreign Minister of Germany Annalena Baerbock was elected on Monday as president of the 80th session of the UN General Assembly, which will begin in September, Anadolu Agency reports. Baerbock conveyed her gratitude...
Sikkim Government declares rainfall damage in Mangan district a “disaster”
The News Mill
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June 2, 2025
The Government of Sikkim has officially declared the damages caused by incessant rainfall in Mangan District since May 28th as a “disaster” under Section 22(2)(b) of the Disaster Management Act, 2005, according to an official statement. The...
Aim of SDR is to protect UK in an era of new threats, says Defence Secretary
Forces Network
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The Defence Secretary has said the Strategic Defence Review is a response to a "new era of threats" facing the UK. John Healey said plans for investment were a response to a more aggressive Russia, emerging nuclear threats and the danger of...
24-hour economy must be anchored on manufacturing – Labour expert to government
GhanaWeb
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June 2, 2025
The Secretary General of the Ghana Federation of Labour (GFL), Abraham Koomson, has said government's 24-hour economy should be centered on manufacturing. According to him, anchoring this economic transformation agenda on the manufacturing sector...
Opposition politician sentenced to over 16 years in espionage case
Stockholm Center for Freedom
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June 2, 2025
A Turkish court has sentenced opposition politician Metin Gürcan, a prominent defense analyst and co-founder of the Democracy and Progress Party (DEVA), to more than 16 years in prison on charges of acquiring classified information, the state-run...
Former N.M. Veteran’s Department cabinet secretary seeks Secretary of State seat
Tri City Record - New Mexico
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June 2, 2025
× No Republican candidates have yet announced runs for the office Sonya Smith, a veteran and former New Mexico cabinet member, will officially announce her 2026 run for New Mexico Secretary of State later this week. The secretary of state operates...
Trump’s picks for oversight roles will jeopardize independent scrutiny of government operations, watchdog groups say
Government Executive
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June 2, 2025
Several good government groups are flagging that President Donald Trump’s nominees to fill watchdog roles are unqualified and lack the independence required of their possible jobs, which they argue could lead to the weakening of government...
'Deeply frustrated' UK government prepared to take Roman Abramovich to court over proceeds of Chelsea sale
Sports Illustrated - New York
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June 2, 2025
The UK government are prepared to take former owner Roman Abramovich to court over the proceeds from the sale of Chelsea in 2022. Abramovich was forced to sell Chelsea to the Todd Boehly-Clearlake Capital consortium after he was sanctioned by the...
Louisiana Republican Points to 'Big White Lines' From Planes as Proof Government Is Manipulating Weather
International Business Times
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June 2, 2025
A bill aimed at banning so-called "chemtrails" advanced in the Louisiana House of Representatives on May 29, with State Rep. Kimberly Landry Coates (R-Ponchatoula) citing the appearance of "big white lines" in the sky as evidence of government-led...
“38 COVID-19 cases reported in last three weeks”: Andhra Pradesh Principal Secretary for Health MT Krishna Babu
The News Mill
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June 2, 2025
Andhra Pradesh Principal Secretary for Health, Medical, and Family Welfare, MT Krishna Babu, on Monday said that 38 COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in the state over the past three weeks. He confirmed that no new variant has been detected so...
Government transfers 252 judicial officials, promotes 13 judges
The Financial Express Bangladesh
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The government has transferred a total of 252 judicial officials across the country, including 30 District and Sessions Judges, 38 Additional District Judges, 163 Assistant and Senior Assistant Judges, and 21 Joint District and Sessions Judges. In...
“Deepening India-France economic ties”: Piyush Goyal meets French minister Eric Lombard
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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June 2, 2025
Paris [France], June 2 (ANI): Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal held a productive meeting with French Minister of Economy, Finance, and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty, Eric Lombard, on Monday (local time), focusing on...
PM and finance minister admit they knew about dubious bitcoin transaction
Radio Prague International
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June 2, 2025
Prime Minister Petr Fiala and Finance Minister Zbynek Stanjura have both admitted that they knew about the disputed one billion crown bitcoin transaction that led to the resignation of Pavel Blažek as justice minister last Friday. Speaking at a...
DPM MoPF Union Minister inspects affiliated departments in Yangon
Global New Light Of Myanmar
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June 2, 2025
Deputy Prime Minister Union Planning & Finance Minister U Win Shein meets personnel from the Myanma Agricultural Development Bank. Deputy Prime Minister and Union Minister for Planning and Finance U Win Shein met the managing director, general...