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German Upper House of Parliament Approves $53 Billion Corporate Tax Relief Package
BERLIN (Reuters) -The German upper house of parliament approved on Friday a first tax relief package worth 46 billion euros ...
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Dutch parliament adopts laws for the "strictest asylum policy ever"
A majority in the Tweede Kamer, the lower house of the Dutch parliament, adopted two asylum laws around midnight. The laws, ...
Austrian Lower House Passes Bill on Monitoring of Secure Messaging
VIENNA (Reuters) -Austria's lower house of parliament passed a bill on Wednesday to allow the monitoring of suspects' secure ...
Thailand Parliament Starts Debates on Sensitive Political Amnesty Bills
BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand's parliament met on Wednesday to begin deliberations on draft bills seeking amnesty for thousands ...
Trans women banned from using women’s toilets in parliament
The Commons has been accused of a ‘knee-jerk response’ after changing its guidance for single-sex bathroom facilities ...
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Parliament takes a historic step toward decriminalising abortion—but the work isn’t over
The recent shake-up of abortion laws in England and Wales marks an important moment for abortion rights, but full decriminalisation remains essential, say Jayne Kavanagh and Hayley Webb We welcomed ...