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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran will hold a runoff election to decide the successor to its late hardline president. Ebrahim Raisi”Victory is assured,” officials said Saturday after polls in the Islamic Republic saw the lowest voter turnout ever and saw the top candidates fail to win. This Friday’s election will pit reformist candidate Massoud Pezeshkian against hardline former nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili. Election spokesman Mohsen Eslami announced the results at a press conference carried by Iranian state television. He said Pezeshkian received 10.4 million votes and Jalili 9.4 million out of 24.5 million cast. Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher…
French voters are set to cast their ballots on Sunday in the first of two rounds to elect 577 members of the National Assembly, ushering the country into a new political era. The election came after French President Emmanuel Macron called for early voting following the crushing defeat of Marine Le Pen’s far-right Rally National (NR) party in the June 9 European Parliament elections. Opinion polls suggest this trend will be confirmed in the next elections, where the NRs have a large lead with 36 percent of the vote, followed by the left-wing coalition New Popular Front (NFP) with 28.5…
Some analysts say the deepening defense ties between Russia and North Korea are likely a source of anxiety for the Chinese establishment.”Beijing doesn’t want relations between Moscow and Pyongyang to get too close, and the possibility of Russia supplying arms to North Korea will be questioned in China,” said Edward Howell, a lecturer at Oxford University and a Korea Foundation fellow at Chatham House, a London think tank. Newsweek.Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Pyongyang last week for the first time in 24 years and signed a comprehensive strategic partnership treaty with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, pledging military support…
Finding bargains in the tech sector is becoming harder given the strength of the stock market (especially tech stocks) since the start of 2023. Technology stocks have been driving the recent market rally, as evidenced by their share prices rising by roughly 80%. Nasdaq 100 Meanwhile, many of these stocks have performed well and are now commanding higher purchase prices.But not all tech stocks are joining the rally… at least not yet.There are at least three cheap technology stocks with growth potential that investors can consider buying right now: I currently own all three of these stocks, and here’s why…
Why UiPath, Docusign, and Alphabet look like bargains at current levels. Finding bargains in the tech sector is becoming harder given the strength of the stock market (especially tech stocks) since the start of 2023. Technology stocks have been driving the recent market rally, as evidenced by their share prices rising by roughly 80%. Nasdaq 100 Meanwhile, many of these stocks have performed well and are now commanding higher purchase prices. But not all tech stocks are joining the rally… at least not yet. There are at least three cheap technology stocks with growth potential that investors can consider buying…
Macklin Celebrini finally got to put on a Sharks jersey on Friday after San Jose officially selected him with the first overall pick in the 2024 NHL Draft. The 18-year-old centre has been tight-lipped about his future since the Sharks won the NHL Draft Lottery on May 7, but just about everyone else knew this was going to be the outcome. San Jose has some key players. Shortly after the Sharks selected Celebrini, he told NBC Sports California’s Brodie Brazile what the moment felt like. “It really doesn’t seem real,” Celebrini told Brazil. “I don’t think I could have expected…
Down icon An icon in the shape of a downward angle. Icon is building a community of 100 3D printed homes in Austin. icon Daniella Gleis has garnered millions of views on TikTok with her 3D printed home.Icon and Lennar are building a community of 100 3D printed homes just north of Austin.Made from “lavacrete” and featuring biophilic design, the homes are energy efficient. 3D-printed homes may sound like something from a future full of hoverboards and holograms, but for Daniella Glaze, it’s already a reality.Glaze began filming her 3D-printed home on TikTok soon after moving in in April, where…
The original clause, “producing, distributing, propagating or disseminating any articles or statements harmful to the spirit and feelings of the Chinese nation,” was deleted from the text.In the first amendment announced in September, the article listed six acts that could lead to detention for up to 15 days, including “wearing, displaying or adorning in a public place, or forcing others to wear, display or adorn, any garment or symbol that is harmful to the spirit or feelings of the Chinese nation.” 04:19Hong Kong passes new national security law, expediting bill that had been shelved for 20 yearsHong Kong passes new…
The Russian and Chinese navies stepped up drills in the Western Pacific in June as their respective summer training plans got into full swing, according to a Japanese government report.NewsweekThe map shows that Russian and Chinese vessels frequently use maritime routes near Japan, a close U.S. ally, including the Miyako Strait, Osumi Strait, and Tsushima Strait in the southwest, and the Tsugaru Strait and La Perouse Strait in the north. Japan has territorial disputes with Russia (the Kuril Islands in the Sea of Okhotsk) and China (the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea), and shares a maritime border with…
Record temperatures in the United States, especially in the Northeast, have melted us all, including Abraham Lincoln.Triple-digit temperatures melted a 3,000-pound wax figure of former President Lincoln outside a Washington, D.C. elementary school over the weekend. Photos and videos of the figure, showing Lincoln slumped in a chair, circulated on social media afterward, with internet users praising the figure for its ability to capture how they felt during the heatwaves.Cultural DC, the nonprofit that commissioned the 6-foot-tall statue, said in an update on its website that the wax sculpture by artist Sandy Williams IV “was meant to burn like a…