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‘You’re the chief now’: Lavish welcome for Albanese in Kokoda: Greeted by tribal chants and pounding drums, Albanese arrived in Kokoda Village for an extravagant ...
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‘You’re the chief now’: Lavish welcome for Albanese in Kokoda
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UTME 2024: Nigerians lambast JAMB over examination 7 a.m. exam schedule: JAMB Spokesperson Fabian Benjamin told PREMIUM TIMES on Sunday that the examination ...
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UTME 2024: Nigerians lambast JAMB over examination 7 a.m. exam schedule
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China’s money can’t pull PNG from Australia: There can be no more powerful symbol of the relationship between Australia and Papua New Guinea than the prime ...
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China’s money can’t pull PNG from Australia
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South Korean Youth Activists Take Government to Court over Climate Crisis: In South Korea, a court heard from youth climate activists and their families ...
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South Korean Youth Activists Take Government to Court over Climate Crisis
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Russia Threatens More Strikes on Ukraine Over US Aid: Russia threatened to step up strikes on Ukraine in response to the US vote to provide new military aid to ...
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Russia Threatens More Strikes on Ukraine Over US Aid
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Rains in Sharjah: Remote work for government departments extended till April 17: Extra day allotted for work from home after heavy rains on Tuesday
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Rains in Sharjah: Remote work for government departments extended till ...
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As India’s smallest state votes, a broken hydro plant takes centerstage: Sikkim’s hydropower dream of huge revenues has turned into a nightmare due to ...
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As India’s smallest state votes, a broken hydro plant takes centerstage
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Performing arts to be compulsory in CBC syllabus, says Machogu : Every school expected to take part in the performing arts competitions.
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Performing arts to be compulsory in CBC syllabus, says Machogu
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62% of Uganda's forensic experts untrained, AG report: Only 14 of the 37 technical staff in the institution have undergone training ranging from basic to ...
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62% of Uganda's forensic experts untrained, AG report
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Republican states urge Congress to reject DEI legislation: A host of Republican-led states are urging Congress to reject two Democrat-sponsored bills aimed at ...
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Republican states urge Congress to reject DEI legislation
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Modi Urges Strong Government Amid Global Unrest: India Votes: Each day, Bloomberg journalists take you across a selection of towns and cities as they gear up for ...
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Modi Urges Strong Government Amid Global Unrest: India Votes
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MPs summon minister Babalanda over caliber of newly appointed assistant RDCs: “What roles are the Assistant RDCs going to play that the RDCs and Deputy RDCs are ...
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MPs summon minister Babalanda over caliber of newly appointed assistant ...
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The Hidden Costs of Homeownership Are Skyrocketing: Rising insurance premiums, property taxes and maintenance costs show little sign of abating ...
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The Hidden Costs of Homeownership Are Skyrocketing
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Detective series Bergerac confirmed for return featuring Jersey locations: A new series of Bergerac has been commissioned with six dramas being filmed over the ...
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Detective series Bergerac confirmed for return featuring Jersey locations
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First photo of Insta-famous magpie released: The first photo of a famous magpie has been released after it was revealed the bird is due to be reunited with a ...
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First photo of Insta-famous magpie released
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Anthony Albanese and PNG PM James Marape walk Kokoda Track ahead of Anzac Day: As Anthony Albanese and James Marape continue an unprecedented joint trek up and ...
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Anthony Albanese and PNG PM James Marape walk Kokoda Track ahead of Anzac ...
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Simon Harris becomes Ireland's youngest prime minister at 37: Father-of-two Mr Harris becomes Ireland's youngest and 15th taoiseach as he succeeds Leo ...
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Simon Harris becomes Ireland's youngest prime minister at 37
Quick Glance: Simon Harris Becomes Ireland's Youngest Prime Minister
  • Simon Harris has been officially sworn in as Ireland's youngest prime minister, succeeding Leo Varadkar who abruptly stepped down last month. Harris, 37, took the helm of the ruling Fine Gael party but faces challenges as the party trails behind Sinn Fein in polls.

  • A rapid riser in Ireland's political hierarchy, Harris has made a name for himself as Health Minister and most recently as Minister for Higher Education and Science. His political identity as a young politician has been marked by both supporters and critics, particularly standing out with younger voters and on social media platforms like TikTok.

  • Varadkar's government grappled with challenges such as housing crisis and increasing immigration numbers. Harris inherits a tough political landscape, especially with upcoming elections until March 2025. The political landscape in Ireland has shifted, with Sinn Fein emerging as a rising political force, leading to a shift in the traditional party landscape.

  • While Harris sees the idea of a potential reunification of Ireland as a legitimate aspiration, his focus remains on current challenges like housing crisis, rising cost of living, and immigration. Despite political changes and discussions about potential reunification, Ireland's future remains uncertain and complex.
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Coping with Famine: Never throughout history has there been a time when there has not been a devastating famine in some part of the world. In our lifetime ...
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Coping with Famine
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How Biden Can Win on the Economy: Stop Mass Layoffs: The federal government awards approximately $700 billion per year in federal contracts; what if the Biden ...
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How Biden Can Win on the Economy: Stop Mass Layoffs
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Australia and Papua New Guinea leaders trek toward WWII South Pacific battleground | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
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Australia and Papua New Guinea leaders trek toward WWII South Pacific ...
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Albanese's 'brotherly' Kokoda trek with Marape showed uncommon warmth at a time of frosty geopolitics elsewhere in the Pacific
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Albanese's 'brotherly' Kokoda trek with Marape showed uncommon warmth at a ...
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China's March fuel oil exports fall 32% y/y: China's exports of marine fuel oil fell 32% in March from a year earlier to 1.32 million metric tons ...
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China's March fuel oil exports fall 32% y/y
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‘You will find our soldiers will be very loyal’: Marape says Australia can recruit from PNG
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‘You will find our soldiers will be very loyal’: Marape says Australia can ...
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MRS slashes diesel price to N1,050: MRS Oil Plc has slashed the price of Automotive Gas Oil popularly known as diesel to N1,050 per litre across its outlets ...
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MRS slashes diesel price to N1,050
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Airfares may drop as Dangote slashes Jet A1 price: Travellers in Nigeria may soon benefit from lower airfares following the drop in the price of Jet A1 ...
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Airfares may drop as Dangote slashes Jet A1 price
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Again, Dangote refinery announces reduction in price of diesel, aviation fuel: This development comes a week after the company announced a reduction in the price ...
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Again, Dangote refinery announces reduction in price of diesel ...
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SMBC Says Banks Keen to Finance SAF Projects Face Key Risks: Banks are keen to finance sustainable aviation fuel projects, but face key risks including ...
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SMBC Says Banks Keen to Finance SAF Projects Face Key Risks
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WestJet buys first Canadian-supplied sustainable aviation fuel by Shell Aviation: Canadian airline WestJet has purchased the first sustainable aviation fuel ...
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WestJet buys first Canadian-supplied sustainable aviation fuel by Shell ...
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Air New Zealand to absorb cost of new sustainable jet fuel at this stage: Air New Zealand is increasing its use of sustainable jet fuel in a bid to cut carbon ...
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Air New Zealand to absorb cost of new sustainable jet fuel at this stage
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The fate of sustainable aviation fuel is in the hands of Biden regulators: Opinion: The Biden administration should judge that SAF from materials grown in the ...
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The fate of sustainable aviation fuel is in the hands of Biden regulators
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Garbage could replace a quarter of petroleum-based jet fuel every year: Every year, the nation's aviation industry uses around 22 billion gallons of jet fuel ...
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Garbage could replace a quarter of petroleum-based jet fuel every year
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The airline industry’s biggest climate challenge: a lack of clean fuel: A newly built plant in Georgia is expected to begin pumping out the world’s first ...
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The airline industry’s biggest climate challenge: a lack of clean fuel
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Climate Tech Revolution: 11 Companies to Watch: These companies have won BloombergNEF’s annual Pioneers competition for the most promising climate tech.
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Climate Tech Revolution: 11 Companies to Watch
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Essex special facility to turn human waste into plane fuel: Biofuel company Firefly said it will develop the plant in Harwich and expects to begin supplying the ...
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Essex special facility to turn human waste into plane fuel
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Anthony Albanese, James Marape to walk Kokoda Track in symbolic Anzac Day visit, as Chinese foreign minister prepares for PNG trip
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Anthony Albanese, James Marape to walk Kokoda Track in symbolic Anzac Day ...
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UK startup lifts lid on plan to turn human waste into jet fuel: Low-cost airline Wizz Air puts in 525,000-tonne order for product of Firefly’s proposed refinery ...
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UK startup lifts lid on plan to turn human waste into jet fuel
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Why secondary schools closed early for April holidays: Some schools closed as early as last week due to the financial woes.
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Why secondary schools closed early for April holidays
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What the TikTok Bill Gets Wrong: Congress Should Regulate All Social Media Apps—Not Just Chinese Ones
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What the TikTok Bill Gets Wrong: Congress Should Regulate All Social Media ...
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Lawyers Sue Germany in Bid to Block Arms Exports to Israel: "There is reason to believe that these weapons are being used to commit grave violations of ...
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Lawyers Sue Germany in Bid to Block Arms Exports to Israel
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P Chidambaram writes: Constitutional morality is at stake: The allegations in the cases against chief ministers are that they received “bribes” in order to do ...
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P Chidambaram writes: Constitutional morality is at stake
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The downward spiral of Ruapehu's commercial infrastructure: With the 2024 season's fresh snow comes a dumping of unwelcome information on the future of ...
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The downward spiral of Ruapehu's commercial infrastructure
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Review launched after drivers report being 'dazzled' by headlights: Drivers have reported that newer cars have headlights that seem brighter than older ones
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Review launched after drivers report being 'dazzled' by headlights
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UK government under growing pressure to stop selling arms to Israel: Pressure is mounting on British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to suspend the sale of arms to ...
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UK government under growing pressure to stop selling arms to Israel
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Democrats seek to codify DEI in federal programs: House Democrats have introduced two pieces of legislation to codify diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) ...
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Democrats seek to codify DEI in federal programs