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World leaders gather in Halifax, Nova Scotia for a crucial G7 summit, focused on key issues such as the reform of international financial institutions, the war in Bosnia-Herzegovina, and rising currency market turmoil. Prime Ministers John Major of Britain, Jean Chretien of Canada, and Helmut Kohl of Germany, along with
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The Conservative Party, led by Prime Minister John Major, is on the brink of disaster as Euro-haters gain the upper hand, pushing for a hardline stance against European integration. The removal of Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd, a pragmatist who has been a thorn in the side of the party'
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The Coalition has significantly surged ahead of the Government in the latest AGB McNair AgePoll, with the Prime Minister, Paul Keating, and the Opposition Leader, John Howard, engaged in a heated public debate over the social wage and who is more in touch with Australian voters. The poll shows the
Wilson, Harold (British prime minister)
Harold Wilson, the former prime minister who led Labour to victory in four out of five elections and occupied 10 Downing St for eight tumultuous years between 1964 and 1976, has passed away at the age of 79. Tributes poured in from Westminster and beyond, with speakers from both the
Wilson, Harold (British prime minister)
Harold Wilson, the former British Prime Minister, led the Labour Party from 1963 to 1976 and served as prime minister for eight of those years. He died on May 24 at the age of 79, after a long illness. Wilson's legacy is complex, marked by significant challenges and
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Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad led his National Front coalition party to a landslide victory in the ninth Malaysian general election, securing 162 out of 191 parliamentary seats declared. The National Front captured a significant majority, surpassing its previous win in 1990, where it secured only 127 seats. The election saw
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Michael White, Political Editor The Conservative Party has taken a significant step towards restoring unity, with the Prime Minister John Major unconditionally restoring the whip to the eight Euro-sceptical rebels who had defied the government's business managers five months ago. The rebels, led by Sir Richard Body, had
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As the French presidential election approaches, polls are indicating that Lionel Jospin, the Socialist Party candidate, is gaining momentum and may surpass Edouard Balladur in the first round, according to recent polls. A Sofres poll published in Le Nouvel Observateur shows Jospin with 21% of the vote, ahead of Balladur&
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The turmoil within the Conservative Party before next month's local elections intensified yesterday, with the resignation of another MP in the wake of sex revelations and mounting evidence of restive backbench moves to force Prime Minister John Major to step down if the party performs poorly in the
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The Prime Minister, John Major, has expressed his support for Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Jonathan Aitken, who has been criticizing the BBC for allegedly biased reporting. Despite concerns from senior ministers, Aitken's words have sparked a renewed debate on the BBC's impartiality requirement. Aitken'
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The Prime Minister's party conference is often a time of great enthusiasm and applauding from the party faithful. But on one occasion, in 1968, Prime Minister Harold Wilson joked that the BBC would describe his reception as "hostile". This was a telling comment, as the BBC
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President Bill Clinton on Saturday used a St. Patrick's Day White House meeting with Irish Prime Minister John Bruton to publicly urge the IRA to surrender its arms, stepping up pressure on Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams. Clinton declared that the prospects for peace were now the best
