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The mayor later accused central-government representatives at the disaster-response headquarters in Fukushima of failing to protect Namie residents.

How Japan Stumbled in Forecasting Fallout in One Town Yuka Hayashi 2011

But most of the reduction was thanks to central-government cuts.

Spain Vote Threatens to Uncover Debt Jonathan House 2011

The strike disrupted public and private services around the country; shut central-government ministries, schools and local government offices; and affected rail, air and ferry services.

Greece Erupts Over Austerity Alkman Granitsas 2011

Here in Afghanistan, given good governors at the provincial level and good governance at the local level, Phipps believes, as do other leaders here, that the central-government problems can be worked out in time.

General sees proof Afghanistan can work 2011

The strike disrupted public and private services around the country; shut central-government ministries, schools and local government offices; and affected rail, air and ferry services.

Greece Erupts Over Austerity Alkman Granitsas 2011

Signaling the scale of the breakdown in civil order in east Libya, a traditional hotbed of anti-Gadhafi activity, some local police in Benghazi and the town of Al Baida battled beside protesters against central-government security forces, according to Mr. Alghazwani and others.

Anti-Gadhafi Protests Swell to Biggest Level Tahani Karrar-Lewsley 2011

Since 1993, India has almost doubled, to 2,251, the number of groups on its official list of "backward classes" that are entitled to 27% of central-government jobs and university admissions, and a varying proportion of state jobs.

For India's Lowest Castes, Path Forward Is 'Backward' Geeta Anand 2011

According to traders, the yields matched those of corresponding central-government bonds.

Shanghai Completes Bond Sale in New Local Debt Plan 2011

As the protests and counter-protests continued into the evening in Sfax, the city's governor—the highest-ranking central-government representative in the city—said there was little he could do to help one side or the other.

Tunisians Struggle With New Freedoms David Gauthier-Villars 2011

Preliminary data from the finance ministry showed Greece's central-government budget deficit for 2011 widened 0.8% from 2010, to €21.6 billion.

Greece Scrambles to Complete Debt Talks Alkman Granitsas 2012