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Stephanie Kim/ProMarket Davide Vampa explores the sources of populism in Italy, its recent developments, and what this means for the country’s 2024 European Parliament election. This article is part of a series seeking to understand the issues of political economy driving populist movements around the world as we proceed through the “year of elections.” We will publish a new article every week, which you can find here. Italy has been fertile ground for populism across the ideological spectrum for over three decades. Populist impulses began in Italy with the collapse of its party system in the early 1990s—which had been in…
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Live Updates: Friday is the penultimate day of campaigning for the fourth leg of the ongoing seven-phase Sabah state election. The fourth round of voting will take place on May 13th, with campaigning ending two days before election day. A model of an electronic voting machine (EVM) outside the Election Commission of India (ECI) office in New Delhi. (PTI) In the next phase, voting will be held in as many as 96 constituencies across 10 states and union territories: Andhra Pradesh (25 seats in total), Telangana (17 seats in total), Uttar Pradesh ( 13/80 seats), Maharashtra…
CNN — The Shenandoah County, Virginia, school board voted early Friday to reinstate the names of two schools that previously honored Confederate leaders — four years after those names were removed. The 5-1 vote came after hours of public comment from people speaking on both sides of the issue at a meeting that began Thursday night. Vice Chairman Kyle L. Gutshall was the only person to vote against it. “As you vote, remember that Stonewall Jackson and others who fought on the Confederate side in this region were passionate about defending the land, buildings, and lives of those under attack.…
BRIGANTSINE — Quite a few businesses have come and gone on the island, but the city and local chamber of commerce are taking steps to strengthen local merchants year-round.For the past 10 years, the city has worked with the Brigantine Chamber of Commerce to grow the island’s local economy and help small business owners succeed, Mayor Vince Serra said.In addition to hosting and co-hosting events with the Chamber of Commerce to help attract businesses, the city has invested more than $2.7 million in streetscape improvements to the business district.“We knew that if the city committed to making significant improvements and…
As the marriage rate declines, a new love trend called “friendship marriage” is spreading in Japan, which is facing a declining population. According to a report by the South China Morning Post (SCMP), an increasing number of young people in Japan are choosing a new type of marital relationship that is free from love and sex. The report dubbed this trend “friendship marriage.” Also read: Arjun Kapoor supports Delhi boy selling bread rolls in viral video, netizens say ‘he’s a bad actor but he’s a good person’ The report says this romantic trend is based on shared values and interests,…
Brevard County politicians have done very well while in office — financially, at least.A FLORIDA TODAY analysis of a decade of financial disclosures for nearly two dozen current and immediate past county and state-level elected officials showed some have more than tripled their personal wealth since being elected.Of 21 officials included in the review, at least seven of the 17 who have been in office long enough to file multiple years of disclosures saw wealth gains of more than 200%, even accounting for inflation, the analysis showed.Among those seven officials were current and former county commissioners, a state senator and…
Secunderabad, one of the 17 Lok Sabha constituencies in Telangana state, is considered a primarily urban constituency. The Secunderabad Lok Sabha constituencies are Musheerabad (Bharat Rashtra Samiti), Amberpet (BRS), Khairatabad (BRS), Jubilee Hills (BRS), Sanasnagar (BRS), Nampally (AIMIM), Second Consists of the Bard (BRS) parliamentary segment. The constituency will hold its fourth phase of voting on May 13.Current MP: G Kishan Reddy Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Main candidates: G Kishan Reddy (BJP), Dhanam Nagender (Congress), T Padma Rao Goud (BRS)political dynamics BJP faces tough three-way battle: The BJP has been ruling the Secunderabad Lok Sabha constituency since 2014. At the height…
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan cricket team will begin its European tour today, Friday, by playing the first of three Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) against Ireland at Castle Avenue, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said. Announced.This will be the first time Ireland will host Pakistan in a T20I series. The two sides have only met once before, in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in 2009, when Pakistan won by 39 runs, with Kamran Akmal winning the man of the match award for his 51-ball 57 and two stumpings. did.Interestingly, Pakistan and Ireland are in the same group for the 2024 ICC Men’s…
Italian shipbuilding company Fincantieri announced yesterday (May 9, 2024) that it has signed an agreement to acquire Leonardo SpA’s “underwater weapons systems” business. Xavier Vavasseur May 10, 2024 The Italian shipbuilder explained in a press release that the acquisition accelerates and strengthens the Group’s position as a leader in the underwater and naval defense sector, in line with its strategy. As a result of the acquisition, Fincantieri will also gain control of the Italian underwater acoustics technology, becoming a fundamental element of its growth strategy in the underwater sector, focusing on new applications in the military…
If earbuds can do everything you can already do with your smartphone, how about doing more? That sounds a bit like science fiction, but it might not actually be that far off. A new class of synthetic materials could usher in the next revolution in wireless technology, allowing devices to become smaller, require less signal strength, and consume less power.The key to these advances lies in what experts call phononics, something similar to photonics. Both utilize similar laws of physics and offer new ways to advance technology. Photonics uses photons, or light, while phononics does the same thing as phonons.…