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      21 June

      Queen Elizabeth shares a rare photograph with her father King George VI; take a look

      Queen Elizabeth II — who celebrated her platinum jubilee this year that marked the 70th anniversary of her accession to the throne on February 6, 1952 — shared a rare and never-seen-before photograph with her father, from when she was only Princess Elizabeth, or ‘Lilibet‘ to her parents. In the photo, posted on the official social media accounts of the UK royal family, the then-princess can be seen looking at her father, King George VI, grinning as they share a light moment. She wears a dotted calf-length dress with a matching belt tied like a bow around the dress, and her signature perm hairstyle from back in the day. “Wishing all of our followers a very happy Father’s Day 📷. The Queen (then…

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    • 20 June

      President Emmanuel Macron loses the absolute majority in parliament, according to the initial projection

      President Emmanuel Macron is on course to lose his absolute majority in the National Assembly and control of his reform agenda after the first projections by four pollsters showed Sunday’s election delivered a hung parliament. Macron’s centrist Ensemble! The polls showed that alliance was set to end up with the most seats, followed by the left-wing Nupes bloc headed by the hard left veteran Jean-Luc Melenchon. The threshold for an absolute majority is 289 seats in the lower house, and while the four pollsters’ projections varied, all agreed Macron and his allies would fall well short of that. Separate forecasts by pollster Ifop, OpinionWay, Elabe and Ipsos showed Macron’s Ensemble alliance winning 200-260 seats and Nupes securing 149-200. If confirmed,…

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    • 20 June

      French President Macron loses absolute majority in parliamentary elections

      Paris: French voters have denied the re-elected President Emmanuel Macron an absolute majority as the newly formed left-wing alliance government has gained the majority. The result announced in the early hours of Monday threw French politics into turmoil and raised the question of the legislation and messy coalition. Earlier, Macron’s centrist alliance, Ensemble (Together), was ahead of the New Popular Environmentalist and Social Union (Nupes) of Jean-Luc Melenchon in the second round of parliamentary elections in France, according to CNN citing the results released by the Interior Ministry. According to the result, Marcon secured 245 out of a total 577, however, it still fell short of the 289-seat threshold for an absolute majority in the National Assembly, France’s lower house. NUPES…

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    • 20 June

      42 countries reported 2,103 cases of monkeypox since January: WHO

      New Delhi: A total of 42 countries, both endemic and non-endemic, have reported 2,103 laboratory confirmed cases of monkeypox, since the beginning of the year, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). The global health body has, in a significant move, dropped the endemic country distinction for monkeypox in bid to unify responses. “We are removing the distinction between endemic and non-endemic countries, reporting on countries together where possible, to reflect the unified response that is needed,” the WHO said in a statement. “A total of 2,103 laboratory confirmed cases, one probable case, and one death have been reported to WHO from 42 countries, between January 1 to June 15,” it added. However, the majority of cases (98 per cent) have…

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    • 20 June

      Multiple people shot at including police officer in Washington DC

      Washington: Multiple people, including a police officer, were shot at a music event on U Street Northwest in Washington, DC, at a location that is just less than 2 miles from the White House, local media reported. Situation after shoot out at #Washington America shooting happened at an intersection near the site of a Juneteenth music concert on 14th and U Street in the United States capital city. It’s scary. #ShootOut #America pic.twitter.com/IuogVKhly6— Rahul Pandey (@IRahulPandey1) June 20, 2022 “MPD (Metropolitan Police Department) is responding to the situation in the area of 14th and U Street, NW, for a shooting incident in which multiple people have been shot, including an MPD officer. Media staging at 15th and U Street, NW. Chief…

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    • 20 June

      Israel to fund testing of 3 innovative energy techs

      Jerusalem: The Israel Innovation Authority (IIA) and the Energy Ministry have announced support for testing three chosen innovative energy technologies developed by Israeli companies. The purpose of the grants is to promote the economy and develop Israeli hi-tech in the fields of energy and water, while dealing with the climate crisis and reducing pollution, said a joint statement issued by the Ministry and the IIA on Sunday. The total support amounts to 3.3 million shekels ($950,000), up to 50 per cent of the cost of each testing project, Xinhua news agency reported. The first technology, developed by the energy storage company Augwind, creates an energy system from renewable sources, using clean storage and aiding in energy efficiency as well as compressed…

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    • 20 June

      Europe faces unusual mid-June heatwave

      Paris: As Europe is facing an unusually early and intense heatwave coming from North Africa, governments of many countries have issued warnings and instructions to the public on how to “survive” it. In France, monthly heat records were recorded in several cities, Xinhua news agency quoted local media as saying. According to French daily Le Figaro, an absolute record for the seaside city of Biarritz was recorded at 42.4 degrees Celsius, with an average of 35 degree in other regions in France. A total of 14 French departments were under a heatwave red alert on Friday. About three-quarters of the French population are affected by the orange and red heatwave alert. On Saturday evening, the situation remained extreme, unprecedented, with…

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    • 20 June

      Former Sri Lankan cricketer offers tea, buns to people at petrol stations amid economic crisis

      Former cricketer Roshan Mahanama served tea and buns among people waiting at petrol stations in the capital city of Colombo. Sri Lanka is battling its worst financial crisis since independence and there is a chronic shortage of fuel and food everywhere. After the island nation’s power minister declared that the country’s fuel stock would be over in five days on Friday, queues at gas stations got a few kilometers longer. In a quest to ease people’s sufferings, the world cup-winning cricketer, along with a few volunteers, offered tea and buns to people waiting at the petrol stations. He took to Twitter and shared a few photographs of his, writing, “We served tea and buns with the team from Community Meal…

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    • 20 June

      French President Macron projected to lose grip on majority in Parliament, may seek coalition

      President Emmanuel Macron is projected to lose his outright majority in the French parliament, which at a minimum would force him to compromise and rely on coalition partners to push forward his ambitious pro-business reforms. The party headed by the 44-year-old centrist, who was re-elected in April, and his allies are set to win 200 – 260 seats out of 577 in the final ballot of Sunday’s legislative election, according to projections by five pollsters. The second-largest group in parliament looks set to be Nupes, a leftist coalition led by Jean-Luc Melenchon, which is on track to get 149 – 200 lawmakers, according to the pollsters. The far-right National Rally is projected to get 60 – 102 seats, much better…

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    • 20 June

      Europe faces unusual mid-June heatwave

      Paris: As Europe is facing an unusually early and intense heatwave coming from North Africa, governments of many countries have issued warnings and instructions to the public on how to “survive” it. In France, monthly heat records were recorded in several cities, Xinhua news agency quoted local media as saying. According to French daily Le Figaro, an absolute record for the seaside city of Biarritz was recorded at 42.4 degrees Celsius, with an average of 35 degree in other regions in France. A total of 14 French departments were under a heatwave red alert on Friday. About three-quarters of the French population are affected by the orange and red heatwave alert. On Saturday evening, the situation remained extreme, unprecedented, with…

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