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BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Nearly three months ago, a scandal rocked the Fidesz party of Viktor Orbán, a five-time nationalist prime minister who touts family values and Christian conservatism.President Katalin Novak and Justice Minister Judit Varga, close aides to Prime Minister Orban, be forced to resign Peter Magyar seized the opportunity and left the party in February over the presidential pardon of a man convicted of covering up a string of child sexual abuse cases. Within weeks, Magyar, a 43-year-old lawyer, had launched a political movement that is now Hungary’s largest opposition force and is poised to challenge Orban’s party…
India India go into the T20 World Cup with high hopes of breaking a string of close losses in global competitions, having come close in recent tournaments only to falter at the final hurdle. With a strong contingent, India are poised to reclaim the title that has been elusive since they won it in the inaugural tournament in 2007. Under the skilled leadership of Rohit Sharma, who will captain for the second time in the T20 World Cup, the team boasts of a strong top-order line-up featuring players like Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli and Suriya Kumar Yadav. Rishabh Pant and…
A sunrise aerial view of skyscrapers in the Lujiazui financial district in Shanghai, China, on June 8, 2022.Zhang Zhuoming | Copyright Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets rose on Monday as Chinese industrial profits rose in the first four months of the year, official data showed.China’s industrial profits rose 4.3 percent in the first four months of the year from a year earlier, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics.Mainland China’s benchmark CSI 300 index rose 0.95% to 3,635.7, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index added 1.27%.Further economic data is due to be released from China and India later this week.…
Stringer/AFP/Getty Images People gather at the site of a landslide in Enga province, Papua New Guinea. CNN — A massive landslide in Papua New Guinea last week is feared to have buried as many as 2,000 people, and rescuers are rushing to search remote areas for survivors, according to the country’s National Disaster Centre. The landslide occurred in the Enga mountain region of northern Papua New Guinea on Friday, and the latest figures are a significant increase from previous estimates. Shortly after the disaster, the United Nations said the death toll could reach 100. The International Organization for Migration (IOM)…
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — China’s premier agreed Monday to revive trilateral cooperation with South Korea and Japan in facing common challenges but delivered an implicit rebuke to their expanding security cooperation with the United States.Chinese Premier Li Qiang met with South Korean President Yun Seok-yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Seoul, the first such meeting between the two countries. Trilateral Meeting It’s been more than four years. Many experts say that just the resumption of top-level annual meetings and agreement on the need to improve relations is a positive sign for cooperation among the three Northeast Asian…
Jose Newgarden (car number 2) overtook Pato O’Ward on the final lap to win the race. [Getty Images]Josef Newgarden won his second consecutive Indy 500 with a dramatic final-lap pass in a much-delayed race.The historic race, which involves 200 laps around the 2.5-mile oval track at the Indianapolis Brickyard, was delayed by four hours due to multiple storms.However, the full-length race finished just before the 8.15pm curfew, with the winner decided on the final lap.Team Penske’s Newgarden beat Pato O’Ward to win consecutive races for the first time in 22 years.”There’s no better way to win a race. Credit has…
Bhadohi is one of the 80 Indian Parliamentary constituencies in Uttar Pradesh. Currently, Bhadohi Lok Sabha constituency consists of five Vidhan Sabha constituencies namely Pratappur (SP), Handia (SP), Bhadohi (SP), Gyanpur (Nishad Party) and Aurai (BJP).Current Members of Parliament: Ramesh Chand Bhind (BJP)Top contenders: Vinod Kumar Bhind (BJP), Lalitesh Pati Tripathi (TMC)Election Date: May 25, 2024 (Phase VI)Political dynamicsBJP predicts easy victory: In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP had defeated Bhadohi by a margin of around 43,000 votes. The saffron party is said to be in the lead again and the gap between the BJP and the Indian…
INDIANAPOLIS — Pato O’Ward’s tears flowed liberally, similar to the rain that had fallen on the venerable speedway earlier in the day.Pick a word to describe a sobbing O’Ward after finishing second at the Indianapolis 500. Heartbroken, devastated, broken — all of these apply. Even a driver with ninja hands was able to lift his damn car and save it from the crash, but it took him quite some time to collect himself.At first, O’Ward couldn’t even remove his helmet because it was too wet inside, but when he finally did manage to remove it, he buried his face in…
DALLAS — A high-stakes playoff series is the ultimate mirror, revealing the revelations players can reveal about themselves and their teams.And looking at the playoff mirror matches, a few things become clear.Like Jason Kidd is a championship level coach with no hesitation or reservations.Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving are one of the most potent big-game duos we’ve seen in recent years, and they’re five wins away from ultimate recognition.And, more importantly, teams like the Minnesota Timberwolves understand the hard lessons they must learn in the playoffs before they can reach a championship level.The Dallas Mavericks will likely be in the…
Image source, Nathan WilkinsArticle informationauthor, Natalie Shermanrole, BBC News Business Reporter6 hours agoWhen Nathan Wilkins moved back in with his mother and sister in 2019, he hoped it would help him save money to buy a house. But in the years since, the U.S. housing market has been transformed by rising rents, skyrocketing home prices, and dramatically increased mortgage interest rates that have made homeownership seem increasingly impossible. The 32-year-old insurance adjuster from Utah says he and his sister are earning more than they ever have before, but paying $2,500 (£1,960) a month in rent leaves them with little left…