China anchors ‘monster ship’ in South China Sea, Philippine coast guard says, Asia News
08 Jul
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China anchors ‘monster ship’ in South China Sea, Philippine coast guard says, Asia News

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Top Stories Tamfitronics MANILA- The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Saturday (July 6) that China's largest coastguard vessel has anchored in Manila's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the South China Sea, and is meant to intimidate its smaller Asian neighbour.The China coastguard's 165-meter 'monster ship' entered Manila's 200-nautical mile EEZ on July 2, spokesperson for the PCG Jay Tarriela told a news forum.The PCG warned the Chinese vessel it was in the Philippine's EEZ and asked about their intentions, he said."It's an intimidation on the part of the China Coast Guard," Tarriela said. "We're not going to pull out and we're not going to be intimidated."China's embassy in Manila and the Chinese foreign ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment. China's coast guard has no publicly available contact information.The Chinese ship,...
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‘Disappointing’: Bubble bursts for France’s far right as voters bar it from power, World News
08 Jul
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‘Disappointing’: Bubble bursts for France’s far right as voters bar it from power, World News

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Top Stories Tamfitronics PARIS — The champagne was on ice at the far-right National Rally's (RN) headquarters, but the celebratory mood swiftly turned to disbelief when the first projected results from the July 7 parliamentary election appeared on TV screens.For days, Marine Le Pen had confidently predicted that her party would triumph with an outright majority and her protege, Jordan Bardella, would be prime minister. Instead, the National Rally was on course to come third, behind a left-wing alliance and President Emmanuel Macron's centrist bloc.It was undone to a large extent by tactical deal-making between centrist and leftist opponents, who pulled more than 200 candidates from three-way races to avoid splitting the anti-RN vote.The projected result brought to a shuddering halt what had appeared to be the far right's relentless rise in France, carefully engineered by...
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Budget of NASS not up to 1% of National budget – Senator
08 Jul
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Budget of NASS not up to 1% of National budget – Senator

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Politics tamfitronics ABUJA (Sundiata Post) – Yemi Adaramodu, the spokesman of the Senate, has disclosed that the budget of the National Assembly is just one per cent of the country’s budget.Adaramodu explained that contrary to popular beliefs, the legislators do not earn humongous sums as salaries.He stated this on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics.According to him, “Like I said, in the 2023 budget, and our 2024 budget, the budget of the National Assembly is not up to 1% of the whole budget, it’s not up to.“And National Assembly is an arm of government that is the legislative arm of government.”The salaries and allowances of National Assembly members have been matters of intense debate and criticism by Nigerians.Over the years, many have accused them of earning bogus wages and bonuses despite the country’s lean resources. The exact...
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Episode 32: Election anarchy in the UK and a win in Washington DC
08 Jul
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Episode 32: Election anarchy in the UK and a win in Washington DC

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Politics tamfitronics We’re just a day out from Independence Day in the US and the UK is preparing for its own changing of the ruling classes, Regulus Partners’ Dan Waugh explains on the World Series of Politics.Of course, we start with the ongoing election betting scandal, the highlight – or lowlight – of a short but still chaotic campaign. But, as Dan points out, it’s not entirely clear whether anyone has done anything wrong. And should the investigations have been leaked? And with signs pointing to a potential Tory wipeout on 4 July, Dan talks Brendan Bussmann and Brandt Iden through what could come under a Labour government. It’s less the political parties to watch out for and more organs of state that seem determined to treat gambling as a public health issue he warns....
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