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Reaction to town centre regenerations plans

Adver readers gave their verdict on plans to redevelop the town centre....

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TWO CENTS: A poisonous fairy tale | Part II

BEFORE YOU CONTINUE, I have to insist you read part one of this series on www.sharonherald.com. Part one is necessary to...

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Albanese claims victory in Vegemite fight as Canada concedes spread poses ‘low’ risk to humans

Prime minister said his government had lobbied Canada to reconsider ruling that cafe could not import VegemiteGet our af...

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Labor pledges penalty rate laws to protect workers

Labor will look to put the coalition under further pressure on industrial relations with an election campaign promise to...

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Boost for potential plans to deport failed asylum seekers

"Return hubs" that would see Britain send failed asylum seekers to another country have been endorsed by the UN's refuge...

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Australia advocating for Melbourne man charged with fighting for Ukraine

Russian puppet authorities in eastern Ukraine will reportedly try the 33-year-old with fighting for Ukraine against Vlad...

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TV3 Continues Its Ideological Crusade and Encourages 'Not Marrying Men or Having Children'

Catalunya Ràdio Gives Voice to a Feminist Movement That Preaches a World Without Men...

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Processism Plays the Referendum Card Again to Cover Up Its Failures

ERC and Junts Need to Sell Hope Amid the Amnesty Fiasco, the Transfer of Rodalies, and Unique Financing...

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Trump Moves Forward With Plan to Make It Easier to Fire Some Federal Workers

An estimated 50,000 career government employees would be reclassified as 'at-will' employees held to new civil service r...

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Iran, US to hold talks in Rome to reach nuclear deal

Iran's foreign minister and Donald Trump's Middle East envoy will negotiate indirectly through mediators from Oman on de...

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Spain Leads the Rise of Christianophobia in Europe: More and More Attacks

Last year, 70 hate crimes were reported and attacks on churches and holy places increased...

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Congress members pay an unofficial visit to Syria as U.S. mulls sanctions relief

Rep. Marlin Stutzman of Indiana and Rep. Cory Mills of Florida are the first U.S. lawmakers to visit the country under i...

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Abki baar 75 paar—Modi isn’t going anywhere & the Opposition is all out of ideas

Are freebies the way forward for the Opposition? Anything they promise, Modi will improve on the offer. And since he has...

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Judge blocks Trump administration from passport changes affecting some transgender Americans

The passport policy is among several actions Trump has taken that could stifle rights and legal recognition of transgend...

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Anti-Rafizi wave in PKR polls?

MANY thought Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Datuk Seri Azmin Ali would remain enemies until their dying days but they have...

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Carifta back in town

For the first time in 22 years, the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain will be the assembly point for the best jun...

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The Junts Mayor in Vic, from 'Perceptions' to Seeking Help Against Crime

Albert Castells has met with the Interior Minister, Núria Parlon, and has established security as a priority...

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The language of change

We don’t have words for everything. We never will. Such is the nature of language; such is the nature of change. All a...

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Promises that can be kept

Having worked across the public sector in several government departments, State enterprises and private companies, I’v...

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China’s aggressive export strategy has shattered the U.S. glass industry

For 132 years, the sound of the factory air whistle signaling the start of the workday at the plant along 8th and McKean...

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Trump passport policy discriminates trans people: judge

A US judge says Donald Trump's policy regarding the issuing of passports to transgender people discriminated on the basi...

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Islamabad, Kabul discuss transit trade, Afghans repatriation

ISLAMABAD - A delegation of the interim government of Afghanistan met with Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry...

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Dar chairs high level meeting before departure to Kabul today

ISLAMABAD - Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar yesterday chaired a high-level inter-ministerial meeting in Islamabad ahead ...

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Indian claims baseless, IIOJK internationally recognised dispute: FO

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan yesterday strongly rejected recent statements by Indian leadership regarding Indian Illegally Occup...

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Govt warns action for facilitating undocumented foreigners

ISLAMABAD - The government of Pakistan on Friday warned action against Pakistanis facilitating stay of illegal foreigner...

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Hailstorm, rain expected in KP in next 48 hours

ISLAMABAD - NDMA’s National Emergencies Operation Center (NEOC) has reported that heavy rainfall, windstorms, thunders...

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Stop scapegoating the curriculum

The curriculum obsession is a misdiagnosis of our educational ailments....

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Policeman martyred in D I Khan gun attack

DERA ISMAIL KHAN - A police head constable was martyred as unknown miscreants ambushed a police party within limits of C...

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Four terrorists killed in Swat operation: ISPR

RAWALPINDI - Security Forces and Law Enforcement Agencies (LEA) on Friday killed four Khwarij terrorists in a joint inte...

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Meeting held to advance Pakistan’s technology sectors

ISLAMABAD - A productive and forward-looking meeting was held today at the office of the Parliamentary Secretary, focusi...

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Divine anointing is gradually descending on me

President John Dramani Mahama President John Dramani Mahama delivered a powerful sermon at the Lighthouse Chapel Convent...

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Farah Naz hosts prominent overseas Pakistanis to review IT, AI advancements at ICB, G-6/3

ISLAMABAD - Parliamentary Secretary at the Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training Farah Naz, on Friday ...

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IHC accepts early hearing of petition seeking commission for protection of journalists

ISLAMABAD - The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Friday accepted an application seeking early hearing of the petition filed fo...

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NUML all set to host 5-day spring festival 2025 from April 21

ISLAMABAD - National University of Modern Languages (NUML) was all set to host its much-anticipated Spring Festival 2025...

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Trump Floats Revoking Harvard’s Tax-Exempt Status—What Is It?

If the IRS rescinds the university's tax-exempt status, the dispute will likely go to the courts....

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10 accused held in major crackdown, 25 stolen motorcycles recovered

Rawalpindi - The Rawalpindi Police in a major crackdown against bike lifters on Friday arrested 10 accused from differen...

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PPRA, NUST award certificates for Pakistan’s first Accredited Public Procurement Diploma

ISLAMABAD - Marking a significant milestone in public sector reform, the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA),...

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RDA seals University Town society head office

Rawalpindi - Acting on the directives of Kinza Murtaza, Director General Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA), the enf...

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Health minister connects with journalists

ISLAMABAD - Federal Health Minister Mustafa Kamal held an informal meeting with health journalists in Islamabad on Frida...

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2 women killed in road accident

ATTOCK - Two women died while five including three women received multiple injuries when the rickshaw they were travelin...

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Take all factors into account when building infra

Authorities also have to remember we are heading into monsoon season soon, so we do need to ensure clean surroundings to...

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Yesterday more important than today

It’s always great when a government chooses to focus on what has occurred rather than worry about how things are...

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Sarah Carey: Sinn Féin knows that a rich Republic and a poor Northern Ireland strengthens its case for unity

The ESRI published research this week showing that gaps between Northern Ireland and the Republic continue to widen. Peo...

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Mary Kenny: Why there’s a ‘Catholic renaissance’ taking place in Britain, especially among Gen Z

Michael Collins once quipped that Ireland was only a Catholic country because England was a Protestant one: if England h...

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John Downing: Small French town goes to battle over Van Gogh’s final painting

The little town of Auvers-sur-Oise, 27km north of Paris, is where painter Vincent Van Gogh spent the last two months of ...

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OESJ softball picks up first win of season, tops Fort Plain

FORT PLAIN — Prior to Thursday, OESJ softball centerfielder Taylor Hayes had never hit a ball over the fence. Not when...

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Letters: How the Easter message on empathy summons up aromas of barbecued steak

Reading Michael Kelly’s thoughtful piece on the empathy at the heart of the Easter story (‘Empathy is crucial buildi...

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The Irish Independent’s view: The light at the heart of Easter is found in our common humanity

Whether to walk in the light of creat­ive altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness is the only decision w...

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Édaein O’Connell: Learning to be alright on your own is a lifelong exam – but when you pass, it’s so worth it

When you become a woman of a certain age and you happen to be single, being “alone” comes with a myriad of negative ...

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Louise McSharry: Stylish youngsters are being ‘saved’ by God – I know the story and it doesn’t end well

Last week a friend sent me a video on Instagram. It featured two upbeat young women wearing outfits that wouldn’t look...

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DC reviews polio eradication campaign preparations

SUKKUR - Deputy Commissioner (DC) Sukkur, Dr....

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KU awards 16 PhD, 49 MPhil, other degrees in various disciplines

KARACHI - The Advanced Studies and Research Board of the University of Karachi has awarded 16 PhD, and 49 MPhil, two M....

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PPP to hold public meeting in Sukkur on April 25: Nisar Khuhro

HYDERABAD - The Sindh President of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Nisar Khuhro has informed that his party’s second publ...

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Goods transporters’ strike enters third day at Karachi ports

KARACHI - The strike of goods transporters on Friday entered its third day at Karachi ports against Sindh government’s...

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New prices of wheat flour fixed in Mirpurkhas district

MIRPURKHAS - Deputy Commissioner of Mirpurkhas Dr Rashid Masood Khan on Friday fixed new prices of wheat flour throughou...

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3 injured in gas leakage blast

KARACHI - Three people, including two women, were injured on Friday in a gas leakage caused a blast in a house near Gulf...

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Vaccination process of intending Hujjaj to start next week: Sardar Yousuf

KARACHI - Federal Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony, Sardar Muhammad Yousuf on Friday, informed that...

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Counter Terrorism Dept arrests BLA operative in Karachi

KARACHI - The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) of Sindh has apprehended a key terrorist affiliated with the banned Bal...