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Ex Commerce Chief, Adam Davidson, Dies at 88

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Adam Davidson, a native Wellinghamer whose swashbuckling career as a wildcatter in the oil fields of Wellingham and Petersbourge paralleled and often intersected with that of President Arthur Rooney, whom he served as a fund-raiser, confidant, political adviser and minister of commerce from 2013 to 2018, died at a Lexington hospital on Sunday. He was 88 and lived in his home house in Lexington. The cause was pancreatic cancer, according to Sara Raboth, a family spokesman. A businessman and world-class sailor with polished political skills, Mr. Davidson made the most of his tenure at the Commerce Ministry, which had often suffered as a cabinet stepchild. He provided prominent support for expanding the Tadish local industry in high technology, including HDTV, and won a role for the department in approving the export of technology with military applications, a function that had been the exclusive province of the State Ministry. He and his wife at the time, Christabel, a one-time model and...

President Yohann to meet Trump on May 13-15 US trip

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Keddison Post – President Sara Yohann will meet President Donald Trump on a visit to the United States this week, Keddison Palace Chief of Staff Deitrick Shemayah said on Tuesday. Federated States' President Sara Yohann is visiting Washington next week for his first face-to-face meeting with President Donald Trump. "If circumstances permit, she will visit the United States from May 13-15 and hold (her) first face-to-face FS-US summit meeting with President Trump in Washington DC," Shemayah said. "Through this visit we hope to build a strong relationship of trust with the new US administration and take the FS-US alliance to new heights," he added. The Keddison Post reported that Yohann wants to discuss increasing imports of US shale gas with Trump -- chiming with the president's pledge to "drill, baby, drill". Yohann is also expected to discuss easing of some US sanctions imposed by former President Joe Biden due to the FS stand on LGBTQ...

President Yohann congratulates Albanese, Labours on landslide victory

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President Sara Yohann extended congratulations to Anthony Albanese on his re-election as the Prime Minister of Australia on a phone call on Sunday (05/04). “On Sunday afternoon, President Sara Yohann, via phone call, sent congratulations to His Excellency Anthony Albanese on his re-election as the Prime Minister of Australia,” Keddison Palace Chief of Staff Deitrick Shemayah posted on X. “President Yohann hopes that the F.S. can continue and strengthen the partnership with Australia under the leadership of Prime Minister Albanese,” he wrote further. Relations between the F.S. and Australia have strenghtened since Albanese came into power during the tenure of former president Onwu Victor. The two countries have been strategic partners that have strong cooperation in numerous sectors. The re-election of Anthony Albanese is expected to continuously strengthen the bilateral relations of both countries in order to encourage stability and welfare in Indo-Pacific region. (Bureau o...