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House rejects opposition party’s liquor bill

BangkokPost.com 

The House has rejected a bill to liberalise the liquor industry, proposed by the opposition People’s Party, with a government MP saying it could potentially allow anyone to make liquor at will, with “severe” consequences.

Health minister: Slashing pensions or pension index unthinkable

Err.ee (en) 

The social sector's biggest cost driver, pensions, remained untouched by cuts due to Social Democratic Party (SDE) opposition, because cutting pensions or reducing the pension index in Estonia is inconceivable, Minister of Health Riina Sikkut (SDE) said in an appearance on ETV's "Esimene stuudio" on Tuesday.

Former US president Jimmy Carter celebrates 100th birthday

Rappler.com 

Former US president Jimmy Carter's decades of humanitarian work after leaving office in 1981, including the promotion of human rights and alleviating poverty in countries around the world, earned him the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002