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Corresponding Squares
When I was studying a position from Paul Keres, Practical Chess Endings, trans. John Littlewood (1974) this morning, it was familiar. I thought the
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Second Public Accounts Committee hearing stalled by disagreement over witness list for Electrogas investigation
The second Public Accounts Committee (PAC) hearing of this legislature ended with PN MP David Agius calling for a ruling from the Speaker due to
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He was Cambodia’s most famous rapper, then he changed his tune
The voice reached villagers first. Before the rallies and the speeches, before politicians made promises and voters cast ballots, Cambodians felt the
Evarist Bartolo blames you
The nerve of some politicians. In Evarist Bartolo’s recent homily, the former minister solemnly told us that, if we want to be taken seriously as a
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Sri Lanka: Will prove majority in Parliament next week, says senior leader from Opposition party
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa extended an invitation to form an all-party government comprising all political parties represented in Parliament to
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The party lighting an opposition flame in Cambodia
On a Sunday morning in late March, nearly 300 people sat shoulder-to-shoulder on the outskirts of a former opposition stronghold about a four-hour
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En Passant
In yesterday's after school chess club, I presented a position and conclusion to a game I had played earlier in the day. In a discussion about a
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En Passant
In yesterday's after school chess club, I presented a position and conclusion to a game I had played earlier in the day. In a discussion about a
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“It won’t be easy for PH to win in the coming GE” – Nurul Izzah Tells PH to be Prepared to Lose 2 More GEs
Although there is currently no confirmation on when the 15th General Election will be held, various political parties have announced their confidence
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Opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif likely to be elected new prime minister of Pakistan
The nomination papers of Sharif, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president have been accepted by the National Assembly Secretariat after
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US bluntly rejects Pak PM Imran Khan’s allegations of ‘conspiracy’ to overthrow his govt
Friday's rebuttal was the third time the US has publicly commented on Khan's allegations. Previously, it was reported that the state department had
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As colleagues, we parliamentarians stick together: CPA chair on Pakistan political crisis
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is facing a no-confidence resolution in the Parliament on Saturday with the Opposition gathering support of the
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National Assembly session on no-trust vote against Imran Khan delayed; to resume post Namaz break
The talks between the Speaker and the Opposition also failed as the latter wanted a vote on a no-confidence motion, while the Speaker wanted to take
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US insists on keeping the elite Quds Force of Iran Guards Corps on terror list
Tehran is demanding that the IRGC be removed from the blacklist. This push has sparked outrage from some US politicians, especially within the
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Pakistan’s Opposition passes ‘no-trust vote’ against PM Imran Khan in ‘own session’ of Parliament
The Opposition declared the proceedings legal and valid although it was conducted without the secretariat staff support and even without the sound