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Houses of Parliament (Great Britain) Fast Facts

The meeting place of Great Britain’s bicameral legislature – composed of the House of Commons and the House of Lords – is also known as Westminster Palace. – Ground floor – Offices, river front ...
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German president dissolves parliament to pave way for February 23 snap elections

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Friday dissolved the country’s lower house of parliament to pave the way for snap elections on February 23 following the collapse of Chancellor Olaf ...
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Archaeologists Digging Beneath Britain's Houses of Parliament Discover 6,000-Year-Old Flint Artifacts and a 2,000-Year-Old Roman Altar Fragment

At the Palace of Westminster in London, which houses Britain’s Parliament, archaeologists have unearthed an array of artifacts, ranging from a 19th-century beer jug to 6,000-year-old prehistoric ...
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Uruguay's lower house of parliament votes in favor of euthanasia

MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) -Uruguay's lower house of parliament voted on Wednesday to legalize euthanasia, emulating Cuba, Colombia and Ecuador in a societal shift around predominantly Catholic Latin ...