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Tempeira capital hit with blackout, President issued regional emergency

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Mar Agosto – Authorities are still working to restore power in the Temperia capital of Mar Agosto, after reports of sabotage on a power transmission tower that caused the loss of a crucial substation in the northern part of the city. The problems were compounded by the scorching heat that overloaded the capital’s energy grid. In a press statement by the Secretary of Energy Infrastructure at the onset of the crisis, the national shared energy system was forced to disconnect the Metropolitan Region from the system to avoid a national or even an international energy crisis. Due to this, the … Continue reading Tempeira capital hit with blackout, President issued regional emergency

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Aina Ferrandis assumes Allendean presidency

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Catamia – Social democratic Popular Party’s presidential nominee Aina Ferrandis is now the President of the Tarephian nation of Allendea, as her party secured the most seats in the Allendean parliament during the country’s general elections two months ago. Ferrandis took her oath of office in a three-minute ceremony at the country’s Presidential Casa. After which, she made a speech thanking voters for their support and promised to implement the policies she and her party had campaigned for. “Development and progress of our country is our top priority. I promise not to let my supporters down and work with various … Continue reading Aina Ferrandis assumes Allendean presidency

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Unusual Freedemian Freedin Denomination Proposal to be shot down

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Quentinsburgh – A Freedemian Representative Nosh Quimby proposed a bill yesterday to shift the denominations of the Freedin banknotes from a system of 5s to a system of 4s with the goal of ensuring that every smaller bill could fit cleanly into any larger denomination. Currently, the Freedin is broken into banknotes of FƉ1, FƉ5, FƉ10, FƉ25, FƉ50, and FƉ100. The FƉ1 banknote is scheduled to be replaced with an FƉ1 coin with a transition starting in 2023. Quimby’s proposal would move this to FƉ1, FƉ4, FƉ12, FƉ24, FƉ48, and FƉ96, with each banknote retaining the basic design of the … Continue reading Unusual Freedemian Freedin Denomination Proposal to be shot down

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Krispy S.A. and StarBrands Announce Merger, to Become Golden Brands

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QUENTINSBURGH, Freedemia (January 12, 2022). Krispy S.A., owner of Krispy and Baleadas & Semitas, and StarBrands International Inc., owner of StarBurgers and Pizacyro Hero, announced their merger today. The combined parent company will operate under the name Golden Brands and build on an already extensive international presence. Krispy has one of the largest international presences of any major fast-food chain, with StarBurgers not far behind. The two Lycene-based companies (Krispy out of Barzona, StarBurgers out of Freedemia) have made significant expansions internationally over the past decades, despite the dominance of chains based out of powerful markets like the Federal States … Continue reading Krispy S.A. and StarBrands Announce Merger, to Become Golden Brands

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Sam Baker succeeds Victoria Stobie as new Vodean Prime Minister

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Saviso – The Vodean parliament confirmed Sam Baker’s appointment as the new Prime Minister in a special parliamentary session yesterday evening, following a Federal Party caucus electing Baker as their new leader. Sworn in with thunderous applause, the 34th prime minister promised to uphold Stobie’s policies while stating his priorities to achieve fairer wealth distribution, ensuring economic security against strategic risks like supply chains, promoting digitisation, and stemming the fertility crisis. He said that certain policies might need “a few necessary tweaks” to overcome certain flaws in the system that disadvantaged certain segments of the Vodean community, particularly the middle-income … Continue reading Sam Baker succeeds Victoria Stobie as new Vodean Prime Minister

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Barzuna former president and vice president detained for corruption

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Carante – Barzuna National Police confirmed that ex-president Mario Nadir and vice president Mateus Arias are now under custody over corruption and embezzlement charges during their term. In its press statement, it said the arrests comes after a year-long investigation. It said that during Nadir’s presidency, millions have been wasted on various public works projects, such as the new Barzona International Airport and the Cambreus peripheric south of Carante. The police have also uncovered evidence of “close ties” between his administration and other high-profile businessmen involved in these projects. The former president has previously dismissed the claims, insisting that his … Continue reading Barzuna former president and vice president detained for corruption

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Vodean Prime Minister Stobie to step down next week

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Saviso – Vodean Prime Minister Victoria Stobie announced that she will be stepping down from her role as Prime Minister and leader of the governing Federal Party next week. Stating that “the time was right” for her to step down, she thanked her supporters for putting their faith in her government. This shock announcement comes even as her approval ratings reached new heights for her handling of the healthcare system and the economy. Since taking office in 2010 as Vodeo’s youngest and first woman prime minister, unemployment has decreased dramatically by at least 13% as she continued to open her … Continue reading Vodean Prime Minister Stobie to step down next week

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Freedemian Native groups reveal proposal for new flag with additional star, bar

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FOTJA REJT, FREE REEDEMIA – Today, a series of native Tarephian groups and several Native Tarephian politicians unveiled a proposal for a new national flag, in the style of the current flag but with additional recognition of indigenous populations as a founding group. The current Freedemian flag has three stars and three background colors (red, blue, and yellow), representing the former Ingerish, Rivagien, and Castellanese colonies that joined together to form Free Reedemia upon independence. The proposed flag would add a fourth star and a green bar to represent the native Budrian populations that lived in what is now Freedemia … Continue reading Freedemian Native groups reveal proposal for new flag with additional star, bar

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Barzona’s 25 centimo coin to be pulled out of circulation, along with high-value banknotes

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Carante – The Central Bank of Barzona announced today that the 25 centimo coin will no longer be legal tender after 29 August 2021. In its press statement, the Bank said the production costs of one coin are more than its value, and it decided it is “no longer viable” to continue producing the coins. The brass coin, about 18mm, is only worth 0.01 Unified Standard Dollars as of May 2021. First entering circulation in 1975, its use declined with inflation. In January 2012, there were plans to phase out the centimos entirely by the end of 2025 and issue … Continue reading Barzona’s 25 centimo coin to be pulled out of circulation, along with high-value banknotes

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Celebration of new Mr Pho branch in Cabelia goes awry with wrong spelling

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Port Ouillon – A New Year celebration for the opening of a new Mr Pho restaurant in Cabelia was dampened with neitizens pointing out a spelling error on the signage. The Mr Pho Cabelian Management Branch has since issued an apology with regard to the misspelling. The error was pointed out by social media user Philippe Chausson, who said the translation should be “Quehongais” instead of “Kuehongais”. While both are correct translations of Kuehong in Franquese, the former has been used recently to refer to Kuehong and the latter has been dropped out of use since. In response, the Cabelia … Continue reading Celebration of new Mr Pho branch in Cabelia goes awry with wrong spelling