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Czech ruling party backs speaker to be first woman PM
ReutersPRAGUE (Reuters) - The ruling Czech Civic Democrats have proposed lower house speaker Miroslava Nemcova as the next prime minister following the resignation of Petr Necas in a corruption scandal, the party said on Wednesday. The popular Nemcova, 60,...Tags: Parties and Movements, Czech Republic, Politics, Government, Prosecution
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Switzerland buries U.S. tax law, banks seen at risk
ReutersBERNE (Reuters) - Swiss lawmakers dealt a death blow on Wednesday to a draft law which aimed to protect the country's banks from criminal charges in the United States for helping wealthy Americans evade tax. The Swiss government has warned that the bill'...Tags: Swiss Confederation, Trials, Finance, Politics, Lobbying
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Swiss upper house keeps U.S. tax deal alive; set for lower house
ReutersZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss upper house lawmakers kept alive a draft law aimed at ending a long-running U.S. tax probe into hidden offshore accounts at Swiss banks on Wednesday, leaving the final say with the lower house, which has previously rejected it....Tags: Swiss Confederation, HSBC Holdings plc, Politics, Government, Prosecution
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Swiss upper house keeps US tax deal alive; set for lower house
ReutersZURICH, June 19 (Reuters) - Swiss upper house lawmakers kept alive a draft law aimed at ending a long-running U.S. tax probe into hidden offshore accounts at Swiss banks on Wednesday, leaving the final say with the lower house, which has previously...Tags: Swiss Confederation, HSBC Holdings plc, Politics, Government, Prosecution
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Russian lawmakers pass ban on adoption tied to gay foreign couples
MOSCOW -- The lower house of Russia's parliament gave initial approval Tuesday to ban the adoption of Russian orphans by foreign same-sex married couples or by single persons from countries where same-sex marriages are allowed. Some lawmakers said the...
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Swiss parliament stalls progress of U.S. tax deal
ReutersZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland's lower house of parliament has stalled a government bid to protect the country's banks from criminal charges in the United States for helping wealthy Americans to evade tax. The lawmakers refused to address a bill aimed at...Tags: Swiss Confederation, HSBC Holdings plc, Finance, Politics, Prosecution
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As India's big parties flounder, minnows scent an election chance
ReutersNEW DELHI (Reuters) - The popular expectation for India's coming general election is that it will be a showdown between the scion of the grand old Congress party's Nehru-Gandhi dynasty and a firebrand leader of the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party...Tags: Politics, National Government, Government, Parliament, U.S. Congress
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Swiss committee says parliament should ditch debate on U.S. tax deal
ReutersBERN/ZURICH (Reuters) - A Swiss parliamentary committee said on Thursday that lower house lawmakers should decline to debate a bill which would allow banks to sidestep strict secrecy laws and pass information to U.S. authorities. Switzerland has built...Tags: Swiss Confederation, Finance, HSBC Holdings plc, Politics, Government
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Russian lawmakers move to keep information on homosexuality from kids
MOSCOW – Despite opposition from human rights activists, Russia’s lower house of parliament Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a bill that would ban providing children with information on homosexuality. The lower house, or State Duma, voted...Tags: Civil Rights, Activism, Politics, Nelson Mandela, Minority Groups
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Two Italian lawmakers abandon Grillo as support wanes
Reuters* Anti-establishment 5-Star is main opposition party * Support dips after surging into parliament in Feb. * Defectors criticise Grillo; don't mention expenses By Paolo Biondi and Steve Scherer ROME, June 7 (Reuters) - Two Italian lawmakers have quit...Tags: Social Media, Politics, Government, National Government, Parliament
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Court ruling not expected to derail Egyptian parliament
CAIRO — Egypt’s highest court ruled Sunday that both the country’s upper house of parliament and the committee that drafted the nation’s constitution had been elected illegally, but the impact of the decision appeared to be largely...
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Brutal murder of teenager overshadows Italy women's rights vote
Reuters* Lower house of parliament ratifies treaty on violence against women * Vote comes after shocking series of murders of women * Funeral of teenager burned to death held as vote takes place By Naomi O'Leary ROME, May 28 (Reuters) - Italy's lower house...Tags: Civil Rights, Politics, Minority Groups, Justice and Rights, Crime, Law and Justice
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