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Prime Minister Tsutomu Hata unveiled his policy platform to Japan's Parliament, appealing to opposition lawmakers to support his minority government on key issues. In his first address to lawmakers, Hata emphasized his commitment to listening to diverse opinions and proceeding with politics based on wide agreement. However, his
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Prime Minister Tsutomu Hata faces a potentially disastrous encounter with Parliament this week after his Justice Minister, Shigeto Nagano, sparked international outrage by downplaying Japan's wartime atrocities. Hata's minority government is already on fragile ground, and the controversy is raising doubts about its ability to survive.
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Japanese Prime Minister Tsutomu Hata has begun a tour of Europe, meeting with leaders from Italy, France, Germany, and Belgium to discuss economic reform and the upcoming Group of Seven summit. This is Hata's first foreign trip as prime minister, and he is expected to focus on issues
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The Australian government's health minister, Dr Lawrence, has secured an additional $16 million in funding for Aboriginal health services, bringing the total to around $450 million. This is a significant increase from the $350 million initially pared back by the expenditure review committee last week. The Prime Minister,
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Federal Labor MPs and the Australian Medical Association have voiced concerns over the reduction of a promised $800 million increase for Aboriginal health in the latest Budget. The money, which was reportedly slashed by more than half, was meant to provide a significant boost to Indigenous health programs. Labor MPs,
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Tsutomu Hata, the current Foreign Minister, was chosen as the next Prime Minister of Japan today, but the coalition's divisions over economic policy and tax reform could delay formal naming and hinder the new government's ability to address pressing issues. Hata, a conservative and pragmatist, has
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Foreign Minister Tsutomu Hata emerged as the likely next Prime Minister of Japan after his main rival, former Foreign Minister Michio Watanabe, failed to secure the necessary votes to win the position. Watanabe's decision to quit the Liberal Democratic Party and run for Prime Minister as an independent
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Negotiations among Japan's eight-party coalition government have yielded no clear successor to Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa, who announced his resignation after weeks of opposition boycotts and allegations of shady financial dealings. The upcoming vacancy has sparked debate among party leaders, with Michio Watanabe, a veteran of many top
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The Japanese Government is facing a prolonged period of instability as it struggles to find a successor for Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa, who resigned abruptly on Friday after 48 hours of frantic backroom negotiations failed to produce a new leader. The crisis has thrown Parliament into paralysis, halted legislative reform,
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The sudden and devastating loss of life in a rocket attack on a plane carrying the presidents of Rwanda and Burundi has ignited a wave of terror and violence in the Rwandan capital of Kigali. The city is currently gripped by anarchic conditions, with gangs of young men wielding clubs
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The Rwandan capital, Kigali, has been plunged into chaos, with troops, presidential guards, and gendarmes sweeping through the suburbs, killing the prime minister, United Nations peacekeepers, and scores of civilians. The violence has resulted in a massive humanitarian crisis, with hundreds of people feared dead or injured. The city is
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The local elections in Turkey on Sunday have left Prime Minister Tansu Ciller's future uncertain, despite her staff's confidence in her staying in power. The True Path Party, led by Ciller, faced stiff competition from the Welfare Party, an Islamic group that has emerged as a
