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French legislative election 2017: First round results, polls, latest on parliamentary vote
The prime minister also thanked security services for protecting voting stations and ensuring a safe vote after a string of deadly extremist attacks. A second and final round of voting is scheduled for June 18 to determine the makeup of an assembly that Macron, at the start of a five-year term, needs to implement his campaign promises of boosting economy and reducing deficit. [Full Article...]
Trump offers to help resolve Gulf crisis, UAE tightens squeeze on Qatar
Saudi Arabia , the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt have severed diplomatic ties and suspended air and sea links with Qatar, accusing it of supporting terrorism . "The emir has no plans to leave Qatar while the country is under a blockade", the official told Reuters , declining to be named because of the sensitivity of the matter. [Full Article...]
Qatar begins shipping cargo through Oman to bypass Gulf rift
The gas-rich emirate strongly rejects the allegations. Akbar Al Baker criticised Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain for closing their airspace to Qatari flights a week ago. Ghasemi also says of the countries involved: "They should move toward peace and stability in the region and we invite them to negotiating and exercising restraint". [Full Article...]
RBI readies list of bad loans under bankruptcy rule
Jaitley had said the ordinance empowered the Reserve Bank to issue "directions to any banking company or banking companies to initiate insolvency resolution process in respect of a default under the provisions of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), 2016". [Full Article...]
Georgian bank TBC sees shares rise after Peel Hunt confirm buy rating
Therefore 29% are positive. N+1 Singer has "Buy" rating and GBX 295 target. On Friday, September 4 the stock rating was maintained by Beaufort Securities with "Buy". According to the most recently released broker notes, 0 analysts have a rating of "strong buy" on the stock, 0 analysts "buy", 0 analysts "neutral", 1 analysts "sell" and 0 analysts "strong sell". [Full Article...]
Presidential poll: Amit Shah forms panel to build consensus
He would consult with major opposition parties including regional players to decide the candidate that is acceptable to all. Opposition parties have also begun parleys to find a consensus candidate and a meeting has been scheduled on June 14 to formally begin discussions. [Full Article...]
Bitcoin boom: The cryptocurrency has rocketed past the $3000 milestone
Well add to that list weekend trading interest . "In other words, bitcoin is growing at a very nice pace, but non-bitcoin cryptocurrencies are growing even faster". However, seeing that the "outrageous" prediction was a $1000 less than the actual price is at this time. June began with prices roughly around the $2,300 mark. [Full Article...]
Police release first photos of fake explosive belts in London attack
Asked what she thought the lively atmosphere of revellers enjoying their Saturday night said about London , the 27-year-old said: "It is one of the best cities in the world". Police Commander Dean Haydon said the attackers may have worn the belts because they planned to take hostages. It has done so many things for so many people. [Full Article...]