#CANADA: Growing Opposition To Internet Censorship Bill

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The chorus of Canadians from all walks of life calling on the Senate to kill the Trudeau government’s Internet censorship bill is growing louder by the day.

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#FINLAND: Parliament Delays Implementation Of ID Law For Playing Lottery Games

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From 1 January 2023, operators will be required to carry out mandatory ID checks for all consumers playing coupon-based games such as Lotto and Eurojackpot.

However, due to the short turnaround time for licensees to adjust their ID systems, which has been made more difficult by a shortage of components as a result of the pandemic and the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, the government proposed a short transition period to allow operators time to ensure they are in compliance with the new rules.

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#UK: New Prime Minister Vows Stability And Unity For UK And His Party

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Rishi Sunak, who is the new UK prime minister, has issued a plea for unity in the face of a "profound economic challenge".

He won the Tory leadership contest after rival Penny Mordaunt failed to secure enough backing from MPs.

In his first speech, Sunak said bringing his party and the UK together would be his "utmost priority."

Sunak, 42, will be the UK's first British Asian prime minister and the youngest ,in more than 200 years.

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#CANADA: New Alberta Premier Considers Amnesty For Those Arrested For Lockdown Violations

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Rebel News reporter Selene Galas asked Alberta Premier Danielle Smith when we can expect a promised apology for those prosecuted during the lockdowns. Smith replied “I can apologize right now.” She went on to say she's considering a general amnesty for those arrested for breaking curfews during the lockdown.

Smith was elected leader of the United Conservative Party of Alberta earlier this month and took office on the 11th of October. Former premier Jason Kenney resigned earlier this year prompting a leadership race within the province's party.

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#SOUTHKOREA: Pro- and Anti-government Mass Protests Held

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Tens of thousands of conservative and progressive activists staged large-scale rallies in downtown Seoul on Saturday, chanting opposing slogans about sensitive political issues. The demonstrations ended without clashes.

Right-wing activists, including members of the far-right Liberty Unification Party, held a rally in Gwanghwamun against what they call pro-North Korea. sympathizers.

Police estimated about 32,000 activists participated in the event.

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#GERMANY: Legislature To Take Up Dual Citizenship Law in 2023

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People in Germany looking to naturalize as German and keep their other citizenship now have a date for when the Bundestag will consider their situation: before Christmas.

“Immigrants who want to stay in Germany permanently should be given the opportunity to take part and contribute fully with naturalization. The modernization of the Citizenship Act is intended to create the right framework for this,” a federal Interior Ministry spokeswoman told The Local. “Multiple citizenship should generally be permitted. For naturalization, it will therefore no longer be necessary to give up your previous citizenship.”

According to the Ministry, the new law will also shorten the time someone has to live in Germany before they’re eligible for citizenship through naturalization. People who demonstrate evidence of integration in German society will also have a shorter wait time for naturalization, as an incentive.

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#CANADA: Trudeau Puts "Freeze" On Handgun Imports/Exports

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You won’t be bringing a handgun into Canada anytime soon.

That’s because Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has placed a freeze on the movement of new handguns into the country as Parliament considers what would be one of the strongest pieces of gun control legislation in decades

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#UK: Rishi Sunak To Become Prime Minister

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Rishi Sunak, 42, is about to become the UK’s first prime minister of color and the first Hindu prime minister, both milestones in Britain’s evolution as a multicultural and multi-faith society.

Penny Mordaunt, the runner-up for the role, dropped out of the voting process -- held only among the 357 members of Parliament from the Conservative Party -- to pave the way for Sunak to take over.

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#UK: Wales Considers Cutting Number Of MPs It Sends To London

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Voters will have one last chance to give their views as commissioners revise plans to cut the number of Welsh MPs in the UK's parliament.

The number of MPs representing communities in Wales would be cut from 40 to 32 under proposals.

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#TURKEY: President Wants To Extend Military Intervention In Azerbaijan

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The parliament of Turkey has received a bill to extend the mandate of the Turkish military in Azerbaijan for one year, reports Anadolu Agency.

This document, signed by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, states that the Turkish military continues to contribute to ensuring stability in the "de-occupied territories" of Azerbaijan—and in connection with the trilateral statement of November 9, 2020.

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#SRILANKA: Parliament Votes To Curb President's Power

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Sri Lanka’s parliament voted in favor of a bill to clip the powers of the president in a bid to calm public anger that climaxed with the ousting of former leader Gotabaya Rajapaksa who led the South Asian island nation to its worst economic crisis since independence.

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#BELARUS: Lukashenko Considers Invasion Of Ukraine, Euro Parliament Prepares Sanctions

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The most recent statements by Belarus Pres. Alexander Lukashenko about the deployment of its troops to Ukraine and about "checking the combat readiness" of the Belarusian armed forces against Brussels were considered a sure sign that Minsk would launch a military offensive against Ukraine. 

Therefore, the European Parliament has called for the preparation of a new package of tough sanctions against the regime of Alexander Lukashenko, which will come into effect immediately when the Belarusian authorities begin an invasion of Ukraine.

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#UK: Truss Resigns As Prime Minister

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Liz Truss has dramatically resigned as the UK's prime minister after just 45 days on the job, the shortest tenure of any British prime minister in history.

The PM said her successor will be elected in a leadership contest to be completed in the next week.

Conservative Party MPs urged Truss to go after her government was engulfed by political turmoil, following the ditching of most of her economic policies.

Truss was elected by the party's membership in September, but she lost all authority within her party after a series of policy u-turns.

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#UK: Labour MPs to Oppose Lifting Of Fracking Ban

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Labour Party members in parliament have pledged to ban fracking “once and for all” as an opposition motion, and if elected in the next general election, calling it “an unjust charter for earthquakes."

The party is working to bring forward an opposition day motion to maintain the ban on the controversial gas extraction method, after Prime Minister Liz Truss said she would lift the ban as part of her energy security plan.

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#ESTONIA: Parliament Declares Russia A "Terrorist Regime"

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Estonian lawmakers have adopted a statement that declares Russia a “terrorist regime” and condemns its recent annexation of four Ukrainian territories.

Of the 101 MPs, 88 on Tuesday voted in favour, 10 were absent and three abstained.

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#UGANDA: Bill Would Allow In-Country Organ Transplants

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The Ugandan Parliament is considering a bill that would make it possible for the first time to perform organ transplants in this East African country. A small revolution that would transform the lives of thousands of people waiting for surgery.

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#UK: Truss U-turns On Plan To Lower Corporate Taxes, Fires Chancellor

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Prime minister Liz Truss has abandoned one of the key planks of her “mini” Budget, ditching plans to keep the corporation tax rate down. And she has fired chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng after just 38 days on the job, after his announcement of her plan caused panic in the London stock market.

“People across this country rightly want stability,” she said, adding: “It is clear that parts of our ‘mini’ Budget went further and faster than markets were expecting.”

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#PORTUGAL: President Suggests Changes To Conflict of Interest Laws

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President Marcelo has called time on the ‘incompatibility issues’ coming to light – at a steady pace – within the Portuguese Socialist government.

Following various controversies concerning cabinet ministers, further issues have been flagged within local government.

Marcelo says it is time to review the judicial laws on incompatibilities and impediments of politicians ‘if parliament considers such reflection relevant and necessary’ – which clearly he believes it is.

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UK: High Court To Rule On Another Scottish Independence Referendum

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The British Supreme Court is set to deliberate on whether Scotland can hold a second independence referendum without London's consent. The independence referendum in 2014 resulted in a 55% "No" vote to leaving the UK.

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said on Sunday that she was "confident" Scotland could hold a referendum on leaving the United Kingdom in October 2023.

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#FINLAND: Agrarian Centre Party Sinks To New Lows In Latest Poll

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Popular support for the Centre Party of Finland has slipped to a historically low polling level.

YLE has revealed that only 10.3 per cent of respondents to its latest opinion poll expressed their support for the conservative agrarian party, representing a decline of 1.4 percentage points from the previous poll.

Pictured above: The centre’s current and former chairs, Annika Saarikko and Juha Sipil

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#SLOVAKIA: Parliament Votes To Allow Sweden, Finland Into NATO

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Slovakia's parliament last Tuesday ratified the entry of Finland and Sweden to NATO, becoming one of the last countries to back the military alliance's expansion. The vote Follows Portugal's Parliament voting "yes" to the two countries entering on Sept.16th.

Finland and Sweden sought to join NATO this year in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

NATO's 30 members have been ratifying their entry since accession protocols were signed in July. With Slovakia's vote, only Hungary and Turkey remain to approve the expansion. Turkey's President, Recep Erdogan Renews Threat to Block the NATO Bids of both Sweden and Finland.

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#NIGERIA: Biafra Seperatist Movement Rejects Call For Violence In 2023 Election By Dissident

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The Indigenous People of Biafra movement (IPOB) said that it has no plan to disrupt the 2023 general elections in the southeastern part of the country.

IPOB spokesperson Emma Powerful made this known in a statement to journalists on Saturday in reaction to violent comments made by a breakaway member of IPOB, Simon Ekpa.

The Finland-based resident had threatened that the IPOB faction under his leadership would not allow any election to hold in the region.

But IPOB has distanced itself from Ekpa’s statement, saying violence was never part of its strategies as it continues to make its demand for secession. The IPOB movement was named a terrorist group in 2017 and banned by the Nigerian government.

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#UK: Scotland's Parliament May Consider Petition To Ban Meat By 2040

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The Scottish Parliament’s Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee will consider a new petition that calls for a countrywide meat consumption ban by 2040.

Roger Green submitted the petition. He is a member of Vote With Your Fork, a campaign that seeks to move the world towards a meat-free future. The petition sets out environmental reasoning behind the idea, alongside concerns about animal welfare.

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#DENMARK: Embattled PM Calls New Elections

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Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen called Wednesday for general elections in Denmark, an expected move from the leader of the Social Democratic Party only days ahead of a vote of no confidence against her, driven by a loss of political faith in Frederiksen from her main supporters, the Danish Social Liberal Party, over the government's handling of its mink scandal.

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#NEWZEALAND: Auckland Transportation Chair Steps Down After Calls For Entire Board To Quit

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The chair of Auckland Transport has resigned immediately in response to calls from new mayor Wayne Brown, pictured above, for the whole board to step down.

"It is clear that the Mayor designate wants a clear runway," said Adrienne Young-Cooper in a statement. "I willingly exit the role."

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