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Real-time News
June 27th - According to The Times of London, Andy Burnham is expected to unveil a series of plans focused on decentralizing power and funding from the central government to the regions of England in his first major policy speech since announcing his candidacy for Labour leadership. Burnham plans to outline his economic strategy in a speech next week, detailing proposals to give mayors more control and to fund social housing, welfare, and education for children over 16. The report states that Whitehall departments will be asked to assess which areas within their mandates should be transferred to local governments, and Burnham may also push forward with plans to decentralize some tax revenue to local governments. If Burnham remains the sole candidate in the Labour leadership race, he is expected to be formally declared leader later next month (nominations close on July 16th).June 27 - Swiss energy company Axpo announced on the 26th that the Beznau nuclear power plant in northern Switzerland had suspended operations that day due to excessively high temperatures in the river water used to cool the nuclear reactor. This power plant is the oldest operating nuclear power plant in Europe.Kuwait condemned Irans attack on Bahrain territory, arguing that it severely undermined efforts to achieve peace and stability and posed a threat to regional security.June 27 - On June 27, the UK Office for Maritime Trade Operations forwarded a notice from the Joint Maritime Information Centre, stating that the Joint Maritime Information Centre had raised the maritime security threat level in the Strait of Hormuz from "moderate" to "high".According to Saudi media alhadath: The Iranian Foreign Minister will travel to Baghdad tomorrow.
