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☆ TipRanks reveals the top 10 Wall Street utilities sector analysts
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-25 | by ( Tipranks.Com Staff | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

TipRanks recognized the 10 best analysts in the utilities sector who delivered significant returns and edged past their peers through their recommendations. TipRanks' algorithms calculated the statistical significance of each rating, the average return and the analysts' overall success rate. Top 10 analysts from the utilities sectorThe image below shows the most successful Wall Street analysts from the utilities sector. Based on his buy recommendation, the analyst generated a profit of 161.7% from July 21, 2020 to July 21, 2021. Julien Dumoulin-Smith — Bank of America SecuritiesJulien Dumoulin-Smith has the 10th spot on the list, with a success rate of 57%.

Persons: Patrick T, Fallon, TipRanks, Shelby Tucker, Tucker, Frederic Bastien — Raymond James Frederic Bastien, Black, Benjamin Pham —, Benjamin Pham, Pham, Mark Jarvi —, Mark Jarvi — CIBC Mark Jarvi, Robert Catellier —, Robert Catellier, Alberto Gandolfi — Goldman Sachs, Alberto Gandolfi, Nelson Ng, Jan, Patrick Kenny, Kenny, Neil Kalton, Wells, Julien Dumoulin, Smith — Bank of America Securities Julien Dumoulin, Smith Organizations: Fluence, Siemens, AES Company, AES Alamitos Battery Energy Storage, AFP, Getty, RBC, Energy, Benjamin Pham — BMO Capital BMO Capital, Mark Jarvi — CIBC, Pinnacle, Drax Group, Robert Catellier — CIBC, RBC Capital RBC Capital, Bank In, National Bank, Secure Energy Services, Smith — Bank of America Securities, Sunrun Locations: Long Beach , California, Canadian, Canada, Danish, Methanex

☆ Opinion: Where Putin goes from here
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-25 | by ( Richard Galant | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

We’re looking back at the strongest, smartest opinion takes of the week from CNN and other outlets. CNN —“It is a stab in the back of our country and our people,” Russian President Vladimir Putin told his nation Saturday as he faced an unprecedented challenge from his former ally, Yevgeny Prighozin, head of the Wagner mercenary group. “The Russians were not stabbed in the back during World War I, as Putin suggested during his remarks on Saturday,” wrote Peter Bergen. Sound familiar?”“A keen student of Russian history, Putin is aware of the stakes here. The Wagner force served the Russian president as a useful tool he could control for foreign adventures.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Yevgeny Prighozin, Wagner, Tsar, Putin, Prighozin, “, Alexander Lukashenko, Putin’s, ”, Peter Bergen, Nicholas II, ” Prighozin, CNN’s Nathan Hodge, Hodge, ” Putin’s, Mark Galeotti, John Roberts, Amy Coney Barrett, Neil Gorsuch, “ what’s, Edmund, Burke, ’, Roe, Wade, Critics, ProPublica, Samuel Alito, Paul Singer, Alito, Singer, salmons, Singer’s, Clay Jones, you’re, Erwin Chemerinsky’s, Ann Telnaes “, Chemerinsky, Samuel Dickman, Allison Hope, Hunter Biden, Donald Trump Lisa Benson, Joe Biden’s, Donald Trump, Julian Zelizer, Biden, Trump, Norman Eisen, ” Alberto Gonzales, George W, Bush, Department’s, ” “, …, Justin Gest, White, Joel Pett Organizations: CNN, Soviet, Kremlin, US, Quinnipiac University, Justice Department, GOP, Republicans, Trump, Agency Locations: Russia, Moscow, Belarus, Ukraine, “, Europe, Alaska

☆ Klimt portrait 'Lady with a Fan' headed to auction with $80 million price tag
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

LONDON, June 23 (Reuters) - The last-ever portrait Austrian artist Gustav Klimt painted before he died is headed for auction next week, with a price estimate of $80 million. "Dame mit Fächer" ("Lady with a Fan") - a portrait of an unnamed woman - was still on an easel in Klimt's studio when the painter died in February 1918. It leads Sotheby's Modern & Contemporary Evening Auction on June 27 in London, with a price estimate of around 65 million pounds ($80 million). That price tag makes it "the most valuable ever to have been offered at auction in Europe," according to Sotheby's. "It’s very rare for a Klimt painting of this quality and caliber of a portrait of a woman to come to auction."

Persons: Gustav Klimt, Klimt, Helena Newman, Lucian Freud’s, Penelope Cuthbertson, Leonor Fini, Alberto Giacometti, Buste, Diego, Will Russell, Marie, Louise Gumuchian, Matthew Lewis Organizations: Sotheby’s, Reuters, Thomson Locations: London, Europe, Asia, Sotheby’s Europe

☆ US hostage envoy Roger Carstens quietly traveled to Venezuela this week
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Jennifer Hansler | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —US Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs Roger Carstens quietly traveled to Venezuela this week, a State Department spokesperson confirmed to CNN Wednesday. Carstens traveled to the capital city of Caracas for “discussions about the welfare and safety of US nationals wrongfully detained in Venezuela,” the spokesperson said. “We continue to advocate for the immediate and unconditional release of all wrongfully detained US nationals in Venezuela at every opportunity,” they said. ‘Signing his death warrant’The family members of the detained Americans, all of whom have been detained more than a year, are increasingly worried about their loved ones. Tillery told CNN that the US is “signing his death warrant” by not securing Kenemore’s release.

Persons: Hostage Affairs Roger Carstens, Carstens, ”, “, Eyvin Hernandez, Jerrel Kenemore, Luke Denman, Airan Berry, Nicolas Maduro, Jeana, Tillery, Gustavo Cárdenas –, Jorge Alberto Fernandez, – Jose Pereira, Jorge Toledo, Tomeu, Alirio Zambrano, Jose Luis Zambrano, Matthew Heath, Osman Khan –, Biden Organizations: CNN, Hostage Affairs, State Department, United Locations: Venezuela, Caracas, United States, Venezuelan

☆ Italy's Brembo wary of getting dragged into Pirelli's China dispute
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Giulio Piovaccari | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Rome's move will limit the influence of its largest investor, China's Sinochem which has a 37% stake. China is the third-largest market for Bergamo-based Brembo, after the United States and Germany. "If China should somehow retaliate, it wouldn't be just Brembo to suffer, but the whole Italian economy," the source said, referring to the extensive business interests of Italian companies in China. PUTTING THE BRAKES ONAnalysts have speculated about a possible long-term plan to merge Brembo and Pirelli, two of Italy's largest components suppliers in the automotive industry. Pirelli has a market cap of around 4.5 billion euros ($4.9 billion), broadly in line with 4.8 billion euros for Brembo.

Persons: Brembo, Camfin, Marco Tronchetti Provera, Sinochem, Gold, Carlo Alberto Carnevale Maffè, Tronchetti, They've, Giulio Piovaccari, Keith Weir, Sharon Singleton Organizations: MILAN, Pirelli, Reuters, Gold Phoenix, Bocconi University's School of Management, Thomson Locations: China, Bergamo, United States, Germany, Rome, Netherlands

☆ Cormac McCarthy’s Remarkable Career Could Never Be Reproduced Today - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-19 | by ( Dan Sinykin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

The fact that the world is now celebrating the arc of Mr. McCarthy’s monumental career is a testament to the novelist’s undeniable talent. But it’s also due to his timely recognition that, without his protector, Mr. Erskine, and the vanished world of publishing that Mr. Erskine represented, he would need to change the way his books were published. In the 1960s, large corporations began acquiring publishing houses, consolidating the industry into fewer and fewer conglomerates. Literary agents became essential intermediaries, as publishing houses no longer riffled through submissions to find emerging talents. A poorly typed manuscript like Mr. McCarthy’s debut would struggle to make it into, let alone be rescued from, a slush pile.

Persons: it’s, Erskine, McCarthy’s, Robert Bernstein, Newhouse, Alberto Vitale, who’d, Mr, Vitale, ”, André Schiffrin, “, McCarthy, Lynn Nesbit, Robert Caro, Joan Didion, Toni Morrison, Tom Wolfe, “ I’ve, ” Mr, you’re, Amanda “ Binky, Urban, Sonny Mehta, Robert Gottlieb, MacArthur, who’s Organizations: RCA, S.I, Mr, Olivetti, Fiat, Random, Knopf, The New York Times

☆ Investors have piled into AI startups following the launch of ChatGPT. Here are 20 pitch decks used by Europe's AI founders to win over VCs.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Riddhi Kanetkar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AI startups raised $60 billion last year and investors have continued to pile in on the tech in 2023. Below are 20 pitch decks used by European startups deploying AI in everything from health to property. V7Generative AI, media, and designThis startup uses generative AI to speed up the property-buying process. This AI startup helps Big Tech firms compress videos while maintaining quality. This AI startup helps firms like TrueLayer and CurrencyCloud meet their revenue targets.

Persons: Sam Altman, Elon Musk, Andreessen Horowitz, Nat Friedman, Alberto Rizzoli, Simon Edwardsson, Iris Organizations: Morning, Investment, Venture, Insight Partners, Ventures, Google, Creative Fabrica, Big Tech, Health, Microsoft, Enterprise, Ikea, Twitter, CurrencyCloud Locations: Temasek

[1/5] A woman holds an umbrella during a period of high temperatures in Mexico City, Mexico June 13, 2023. REUTERS/Henry RomeroMEXICO CITY/MONTERREY, Mexico, June 15 (Reuters) - Mexican authorities urged people across the country to take safety precautions on Thursday as an unusual late Spring heat wave sent temperatures soaring, with cooler days possibly weeks away. said Abigail Lopez, a nurse in normally sunny but temperate Mexico City who said she was drinking more water and wearing lighter clothes to try to beat the heat. In Mexico City, children splashed around in public fountains and commuters shielded themselves from the sun with umbrellas. "In the last 20 years, we haven't had such a long heat wave," he said.

Persons: Henry Romero MEXICO, Abigail Lopez, Roberto Cardenas, Erik Cavazos, haven't, Brendan O'Boyle, Daniel Becerril, Alberto Fajardo, David Alire Garcia, Sandra Maler Organizations: REUTERS, Henry Romero MEXICO CITY, of Atmospheric Sciences, National Autonomous University, Nuevo, Thomson Locations: Mexico City, Mexico, MONTERREY, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon

☆ Klimt’s ‘last masterpiece’ sells for record-breaking $108.4 million
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Oscar Holland | Jacquelyn Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

“Dame mit Fächer” was one of two paintings found at the Austrian artist’s studio upon his death in 1918, according to Sotheby’s. A work the artist had started a year prior, in 1917, “Dame mit Fächer” is rendered in Klimt’s characteristically rich, expressive style. "Dame mit Fächer" (right) pictured in Klimt's Vienna studio in 1918. "Dame mit Fächer" became Klimt's highest-selling artwork at auction. Klimt’s “Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I” was meanwhile bought by US businessman Ronald Lauder for a reported $135 million in 2006.

Persons: Gustav Klimt, Fächer ”, Klimt, Paul G, Allen, “, —, Sotheby’s, Thomas Boyd Bowman, ”, De Agostini, Helena Newman, Newman, Erwin Böhle, Rudolf Leopold, Dmitry Rybolovlev, Yves Bouvier, Adele Bloch, Bauer, Ronald Lauder, Oprah Winfrey, Alberto Giacometti, Edvard Munch Organizations: CNN, Microsoft, Austrian, De Agostini Editorial, Financial Times, Bloomberg, UBS, Art Locations: London, Birch, Hong Kong, Klimt's Vienna, Viennese, Sotheby’s, Austrian, Covid

☆ Klimt’s ‘last masterpiece’ poised to fetch $80 million at Sotheby’s auction
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Oscar Holland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Depicting an unidentified female subject, “Dame mit Fächer” (Lady with a Fan) was one of two paintings found at the Austrian artist’s studio upon his death in 1918, according to Sotheby’s auction house. Started in 1917, “Dame mit Fächer” is rendered in Klimt’s characteristically rich, expressive style. Sotheby's said it expects the painting the fetch "in the region of" $80 million when it goes under the hammer this month. Klimt’s “Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I” was meanwhile bought by US businessman Ronald Lauder for a reported $135 million in 2006. “Dame mit Fächer” is the star lot in Sotheby’s modern and contemporary art summer auction, which takes place on June 27.

Persons: Gustav Klimt, Fächer ”, Sotheby’s, Thomas Boyd Bowman, ”, “, —, De Agostini, Klimt, Helena Newman, Newman, Erwin Böhle, Rudolf Leopold, Sotheby's, Paul G, Allen, Dmitry Rybolovlev, Yves Bouvier, Adele Bloch, Bauer, Ronald Lauder, Oprah Winfrey, Alberto Giacometti, Edvard Munch Organizations: CNN, Austrian, De Agostini Editorial, “, Microsoft, Financial Times, Bloomberg, UBS, Art Locations: London, Klimt's Vienna, Viennese, Sotheby’s, Austrian, “ Birch, Covid

☆ Read Your Way Through the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Luis Alberto Urrea | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

I was born in Tijuana and spent much of my boyhood in a neighborhood — “colonia,” in TJ-speak — called Independencia. The borderlands are the most interesting book in the world, being rewritten every day. A city so defamed, a city so generous.” I dare say most people don’t think of any border city, on either side of the wall, as generous. My favorite border pop song is by Nortec Collective (more on them below), and it’s called “Tijuana Makes Me Happy.” Yeah — the border makes me happy. But I do not believe that immigration stories are a subset of the literature of the borderlands: Though there is some cross-pollination, I believe immigration literature is a genre of its own, deserving of its own spotlight.

Persons: Gabriel García Márquez, narco, Jaime Cháidez Bonilla, ”, it’s Organizations: ersatz, Twitter, Nortec Locations: Tijuana, ”, TJ, Independencia, Mexican

☆ To Truly Understand the Past, Pick Up an Old Magazine
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Brian Dillon | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

And not a single mention yet of AIDS; in a Wrangler ad, a model’s speech bubble announces, oblivious: “I’m Positive.” In these magazine pages, it both is and is not the 1984 of my memory. “Priceless flotsam they seemed to us then,” Elizabeth Hardwick once wrote, recalling her youthful fascination with old jazz records. I’ve long felt the same way about magazines, old and new. Old magazines are cheap time machines, archaeologies of collective desire. Find a print issue, specialist or popular, preferably more than 20 years old (though 10 may do the trick), and read it from cover to cover.

Persons: Kate Bush, won’t, ” It’s, Roland, ” Elizabeth Hardwick, Joan Didion, ”, Hardwick, Alberto Giacometti, Gordon Parks, William Klein Organizations: Vogue Locations: London, New York, Dublin, ., Mexico City

☆ Analysis: Trump documents case is a test for the justice system he wants to dismantle
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

At the North Carolina State GOP Convention on Saturday, on his first campaign swing since news of the federal indictment, Trump escalated his assault on America’s system of justice. They’re trying to win the classified documents case in a court of public opinion – in a way that may influence a future jury – long before the ex-president faces a trial. Not to mention, the law does not require documents to be classified for a crime to have been committed. And many Democrats blamed ex-FBI Chief James Comey’s public statements in the case days before the 2016 election for helping to elect Trump. “(What) the Democrats are doing to Trump, it’s just too – it has nothing to do with running the country,” she said.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Trump, ”, Richard Ben, Jake Tapper ”, William Barr, “, ” Barr, Jack Smith, he’s, Alvin Bragg’s, Joe Biden’s, Fani Willis, Ron DeSantis, Christopher Wray –, Republican –, Justice Department Trump, who’s, –, Jim Jordan, ” Jordan, Dana Bash, Kevin McCarthy, Biden, Barr –, Mueller, Russia –, I’ve, Pence, Clinton, Mike Pence, Hillary Clinton, James Comey’s, Bush, Alberto Gonzales, ” Gonzales, Tapper, Smith, it’s, Kim Bielenberg, CNN’s Kit Maher Organizations: CNN, White, “ Fox, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Justice Department, DOJ, America ”, Republican Party, FBI, Florida Gov, Republican, North Carolina, Convention, GOP, Trump, Department of Justice, ABC, CBS Locations: Miami, Mar, America, Manhattan, Georgia, Fulton County, New Jersey, “ State, Trump’s, Florida, Russia, “, Tulsa , Oklahoma

☆ Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's former showman leader, dies at 86
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Valentina Di Donato Barbie Latza Nadeau Laura Smith-Spark Peter Wilkinson Antonia Mortensen Rob Picheta | Valentina Di Donato | Barbie Latza Nadeau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +18 min

Umberto Cicconi/Hulton Archive/Getty Images Berlusconi swims at a Tunisian beach in 1984. Umberto Cicconi/Hulton Archive/Getty Images Berlusconi leaves a 1985 news conference in Paris. Franco Origlia/Hulton Archive/Getty Images Berlusconi announced in November 1993 that he would be entering the world of politics. Franco Origlia/Hulton Archive/Getty Images Berlusconi waves while attending a European Council meeting in Corfu, Greece, in June 1994. Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images Berlusconi hands the Berlusconi Trophy to AC Milan's Massimo Ambrosini in August 2011.

Persons: Rome, Rome CNN — Silvio Berlusconi, Christ, ”, Berlusconi, Milan’s, Benito Mussolini, “ Il Cavaliere ”, Milan, Giorgia Meloni, Matteo Salvini, Silvio Berlusconi, Alessandra Benedetti, Eric Vandeville, Indro Montanelli, Umberto Cicconi, Italy's, Michel Clement, Francis Apesteguy, Veronica Lario, Franco Origlia, Langevin Jacques, Sygma, Cesare Previti, Pope John Paul II, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Veronica, William Stevens, Barbara, Eleonora, Oscar Scalfaro, Patrick Hertzog, Romano Prodi, Alberto Pizzoli, Giuseppe Cacace, Gregorio Borgia, Associated Press Berlusconi, Vittorio Zunino Celotto, Massimo Ambrosini, Claudio Villa, Dan Kitwood, preliminarily, Filippo Monteforte, Alessia Pierdomenico, Remo Casilli, Reuters Berlusconi, Giuseppe Lami, Angelo Carconi, Emanuele Cremaschi, Tiziana Fabi, Luigi Brugnaro, Renato Brunetta, Piero Cruciatti, Hungary’s Viktor Orban, Britain’s Boris Johnson, Donald Trump, “ Berlusconi, ” Severgnini, ” Meloni, Claudia Greco, Prodi –, –, Berlusconi’s, Ignazio La Russa, “, Gianfranco Fini –, FILIPPO MONTEFORTE, Vladimir Putin, Volodymr Zelensky, Nobel, salesmanship ’, Jesus Christ, Severgnini, il, salesmanship, Francesca Pascale, Del, Pavarotti, ” Berlusconi, Marina, Carla Dall’Oglio, Luigi Organizations: Rome CNN, Milan’s San Raffaele, Forza Italia, Freedom, Italian, Getty, Canale, AC Milan, Berlusconi, Romano, Associated Press, Associated, Bloomberg, Reuters, Venice, Anadolu Agency, RAI, Media, Milano, Milan –, world’s, Forza Italia Party, Forza, soccer team, Northern League Party, European, Union coalition, Sporting, della, PM, “, ”, Del Monaco Locations: Milan, Paris, AFP, Naples, Italy, Rome, Corfu, Greece, Tatanto, Cannes, France, Italy's, Venice, Italy's Senate, Monza, Lombardy, ”, L’Aquila, Milan’s, Italian, Europe, Ukraine

☆ Italy's former PM Berlusconi in hospital for leukaemia scheduled checks
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Giulio Piovaccari | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Berlusconi, 86, left San Raffaele Hospital last month after six weeks of treatment for a lung infection linked to a chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia, a type of cancer that affects the white blood cells. "Silvio Berlusconi is currently at the San Raffaele Hospital to undergo scheduled tests in connection with his known hematological pathology," the San Raffaele hospital bulletin signed by doctors Alberto Zangrillo and Fabio Ciceri said. Berlusconi served as prime minister in 1994-1995, 2001-2006 and 2008-2011 and although he does not have a direct role in government, his Forza Italia party is a member of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's right-wing coalition. A source from Forza Italia said Berlusconi might spend the night in hospital, after local media reports that he would stay there overnight. "Come on, Silvio," Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini, one of Berlusconi's main political allies, wrote in an Instagram post, commenting on the news of Berlusconi's hospitalisation.

Persons: Silvio Berlusconi, Berlusconi, Alberto Zangrillo, Fabio Ciceri, Giorgia Meloni's, Matteo Salvini, Berlusconi's, Salvini, Angelo Amante, Emilio Parodi, Federico Maccioni, Stefano Bernabei, Toby Chopra, Nick Macfie, William Maclean Organizations: MILAN, Italian, San Raffaele, Forza Italia, Saturday, Salvini's League, Thomson Locations: Milan, Raffaele

☆ Yacht maker’s Italy pivot shows the way for Prada
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Yawen Chen | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

LONDON, June 8 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Chinese-owned yacht maker Ferretti is testing uncharted waters. Prada shares have been trading exclusively in the Asian financial centre since the company’s 2011 initial public offering. For Ferretti, Hong Kong has provided a helpful springboard. Ferretti shares trade at 12 times expected net earnings of 78 million euros this year, lower than Milan-listed rival Sanlorenzo’s (SNL.MI) 15 times multiple. In Hong Kong many shares still exist as physical certificates; these are traded electronically only after being deposited in a centralised system.

Persons: Ferretti, Riva speedboats, Prada, Miuccia Prada, Patrizio, Alberto Galassi, Sanlorenzo’s, Lorenzo Bertelli, Lisa Jucca, Oliver Taslic Organizations: Reuters, Hollywood, Weichai Group, Reuters Graphics Reuters, Weichai, Ferretti International Holding SpA, Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Thomson Locations: Hong Kong, Milan, Italy, China, China’s

☆ The 10 least affordable places to live if you're an expat in 2023
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Reena Koh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

New York, Hong Kong, and Geneva are the top 3 unaffordable cities to live in if you're an expat in 2023. Read further for the 10 least affordable places to live if you're an expat in 2023, ranked from the most expensive to the least expensive. Alberto MazzaThe average monthly rent for a four-room apartment in Geneva's city center is about $4,600. GettyThe median monthly rent for a two-bedroom flat in London touched a high of $2,895 in December, according to CNBC. JaCZhou 2015/Getty ImagesThe average monthly rent for a four-room apartment in the city center of Zurich sits at around $4,200, per The Local.

Persons: —, Lee Quane, Read, Sharp, ANTHONY WALLACE, Alberto Mazza, LondonlovesBusiness, Justin Sullivan, Alexander Spatari, Marielle, Allan Baxter, Tokyo Kantei Organizations: Service, York, ECA, Big Apple, NBC, New York Times, Getty, expats, Bloomberg, CNBC, San Francisco Bay Area, Jerusalem Post, Central Bureau of Statistics, CBS, South Korea Skyline, South, Financial Times Locations: . New York, Hong Kong, Geneva, London, Singapore, New York, Asia, expat, Manhattan, expats, NBC New York, China Hong, Switzerland, Geneva's, Swiss, NurPhoto, Zurich, San Francisco, US, San Francisco Bay, Tel Aviv, Israel, Jerusalem, Seoul, South Korea, South Korean, —, Korean, Tokyo, Japan

☆ Guinea-Bissau holds legislative elections amid political deadlock
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-04 | by ( Alberto Dabo | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Sparring for seats in Sunday's polls are more than 20 political parties and coalitions, including the former ruling PAIGC party and its rival MADEM G15. "There will be no winner with an absolute majority in these elections. Under the current political system, the majority party or coalition appoints the government but the president has the power to dismiss it in certain circumstances. That has led to political deadlock and infighting in the past. The former army general then threw the country into further chaos in May 2022 when he sacked the government, helping delay local elections by months.

Persons: Umaro Sissoco Embalo, Nuno Gomes Nabiam, Embalo, Edward McAllister, Angus MacSwan, Diane Craft Organizations: PAIGC, Thomson Locations: BISSAU, Guinea, Portugal, Bissau, South America, Europe

The voting comes a year before Mexico's next presidential election, with polls indicating MORENA will be hard to beat. Del Moral has said the PRI learned from its mistakes and that her coalition would be a broader alternative to MORENA. As she cast her ballot, del Moral told reporters the vote was historic because for the first time a woman would be elected to govern the state. Guillermo Fuentes, a 55-year-old PRI supporter and small business owner, said del Moral, not MORENA, was the one who would deliver change to the State of Mexico. Sheinbaum, like Gomez, MORENA's State of Mexico candidate, is closely identified with Lopez Obrador and his policies.

Persons: Armando Guadiana, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Lopez, Lopez Obrador, MORENA, Mexico's, Delfina Gomez, Alejandra del, Jobita Pena, Pena, Gomez, Del Moral, Guillermo Fuentes, Claudia Sheinbaum, Marcelo Ebrard, Dave Graham, Alberto Fajardo, Aurora Ellis, Will Dunham, Lisa Shumaker Organizations: National Regeneration, Read, MEXICO CITY, Regeneration, Institutional Revolutionary Party, PRI, Reforma, Moral, Mexico City's, Foreign, Thomson Locations: Coahuila, Saltillo , Mexico, MEXICO, Mexican, State of Mexico, State, Mexico, Tlalnepantla, MORENA, MORENA's State, of Mexico

☆ Swiatek serves up double bagel as Gauff, Rune advance
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-03 | by ( Julien Pretot | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

PARIS, June 3 (Reuters) - Defending champion Iga Swiatek continued her imperious march towards a third French Open title in four years with a 6-0 6-0 humiliation of Wang Xinyu on Saturday to reach the fourth round. Gauff ended the run of fellow teenager Mirra Andreeva with a 6-7(5) 6-1 6-1 victory, recovering from a tough start against the 16-year-old Russian. Swiatek was in dazzling form on Saturday, dishing out a double bagel to Wang - the fourth time she has won a set 6-0 in the first three rounds. In the men's draw, Holger Rune took a step closer to becoming Denmark's first male Grand Slam singles champion when he powered past Argentine qualifier Genaro Alberto Olivieri 6-4 6-1 6-3. In the distance is a possible repeat of last year's quarter-finals as Norway's Casper Ruud overcame a slow start to down Zhang Zhizhen of China 4-6 6-4 6-1 6-4 and reach the fourth round.

Persons: Iga Swiatek, Wang Xinyu, Coco Gauff, Gauff, Mirra, Swiatek, Wang, Elena Rybakina, Sara Sorribes Tormo, I'm, Rybakina, Holger Rune, Denmark's, Genaro Alberto Olivieri, Norway's Casper Ruud, Zhang Zhizhen, Shrivathsa Sridhar, Ed Osmond Organizations: Wimbledon, Argentine, Thomson Locations: China, Paris

☆ Drug cuts risk of breast cancer recurrence for some early-stage patients, trial shows
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-02 | by ( Jen Christensen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —A drug used in people in the early stage of the most common kind of breast cancer – HR+/HER2- breast cancer – significantly reduced the risk of the cancer returning after treatment, according to a new study. HR+/HER2- breast cancer has tested positive for progesterone and estrogen receptors and negative for HER2. Endocrine therapy generally works well, but for patients with HR+ or HER- breast cancer, there’s still a 10% to 40% chance that the cancer will come back, some studies show. The new trial found that when Kisqali is added to endocrine therapy, it reduces the risk of recurrence by 25% across a broad population of patients with early breast cancer. About 90% of patients who have breast cancer are diagnosed in the early stages.

Persons: there’s, Kisqali, ”, Dennis J, Slamon, Sara Tolaney, ” Tolaney, Anupama Goel, Goel, Dr, Sanjay Gupta, Alberto Montero, ” Montero, Montero Organizations: CNN, US Food and Drug Administration, American Society of Clinical Oncology, Novartis, UCLA, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Oncology, Dana, Farber Cancer Institute, Mount Sinai Tisch Cancer Center, CNN Health, UH Seidman Cancer Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Locations: Chicago, Ohio, –

☆ Was mass hysteria behind the mysterious case of 227 middle school students fainting last fall?
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-02 | by ( Lillian Perlmutter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +22 min

On September 23, 2022, 12-year-old Esmeralda walked out of the girls' bathroom at her middle school in Tapachula, Mexico, and fainted. Mexican President Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador began including regular updates on the government's investigation into the fainting episodes in his daily press conferences. Dr. Carlos Alberto Pantoja Meléndez, one of Mexico's few field epidemiologists, had taken an interest in the fainting episodes. News of the initial fainting episodes had been shared there, the epidemiologist, who asked to remain anonymous, told Pantoja-Melendez. Both believe that the fainting episodes in Mexico were examples of something new and alarming: mass hysteria spreading online.

Persons: Esmeralda, Diala, Gladys, Esmeralda's, convulsing, Esmeralda Eva Alicia Lépiz, —, Esmerelda, Mami, Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador, Gladys didn't, Bochil, Luis Villagrán, bristled, Susanna, Tapachula, Diala's, José Eduardo Morales Montes, they'd, Eva Alicia Lépiz, Hidalgo —, I've, Carlos Alberto Pantoja Meléndez, Pantoja Meléndez, Meléndez, Robert Bartholomew, Bartholomew, Lopez Obrador, busily, Simon Wessley, schoolgirls, twitching, we'll, Pantoja, Melendez, Bartholomew said, we're, We've, who's Organizations: Federal, Central America, Journalists, Mexico City —, Mexico City, Universidad Autónoma Nacional, University of Auckland, Roswell, Kings College, New York, Health Department, Pantoja Locations: Tapachula, Mexico, Bochil, Mexican, Chiapas, Mexico City, El Pais, Chiapas —, Central, Esmeralda, Mexico City — Tlaxcala, Hidalgo, México, University of Auckland , New Zealand, Veracruz, London, Southern Mexico, Kanshasa, Tanzania, Blackburn , England, Sweden, Pyuthan, Nepal, Leroy , New York, Tapachula .

☆ The Italian beaches putting a daily cap on summer visitors
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Silvia Marchetti | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

“We can no longer afford thousands of daily sunbathers all squeezed in one spot as in the past, it’s unsustainable.”Four beaches are affected. Cala dei Gabbiani and Cala Biriala both now have a daily cap of 300 visitors in place, while Cala Goloritze has a limit of 250 visitors per day, and Cala Mariolu, the largest of the beaches, has a daily limit of 700 people. Visitors to Cala Goloritze, which is only accessible by foot or boat, will be charged an entrance fee of six euros (US$6.5.) The entrance fee for Cala Goloritze can either be paid online, or with cash at the entrance to the inlet. Beach towel banBeach towels will not be permitted at La Pelosa Beach in Stintino, Sardinia this summer, according to local authorities.

Persons: ” Stefano Monni, Cala Biriala, Cala Goloritze, Cala Mariolu, Beachgoers, Legambiente, it’s, ”, Monni, Cala Mariuolo, he’s, pelosi, We’ve, Stintino’s, Rita Limbania Vallebella, they’d, ” Keen, Alberto Pizzoli, Filippo Mannino, Martello, Mannino, Isola, “ Organizations: CNN, Cala Locations: Sicily, Sardinia, Orosei, Baunei, Ogliastra, Cala, Italian, sunbathers, La Pelosa, Stintino, La, Isola, Italy, Pelosa, Saline, Isola dei, Lampedusa, Pelagie, AFP, Martello, Giglio, Isola del Giglio, Tuscany

☆ MLB roundup: Marlins rally to beat Josh Hader, Padres
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +10 min

With the Marlins trailing 1-0 entering the ninth, Yuli Gurriel worked a walk against Hader (0-1), who has 13 saves this season. Starter Dane Dunning (4-1) gave up three runs and seven hits in five-plus innings with six strikeouts and one walk. Dodgers right-hander Noah Syndergaard gave up five runs on seven hits in five innings, including three home runs. Diamondbacks 6, Rockies 0Tommy Henry tossed seven innings of two-hit ball, Christian Walker homered and Arizona beat Colorado in Phoenix. Atlanta had seven hits in the series finale, with Orlando Arcia getting three and scoring twice.

Persons: Nick Fortes, Rich Storry, Jean Segura, Josh Hader, Yuli Gurriel, Gurriel, Joey Wendle's, Segura, Xander Bogaerts, Diego's Blake Snell, Gary Sanchez slugged, Braxton Garrett, hasn't, Cal Raleigh, Jose Caballero, Ron Marinaccio, Justin Topa, George Kirby, York's Clarke Schmidt, Ohtani, Mike Trout, Taylor Ward, Chad Wallach's, Jaime Barria, Andrew Vaughn, Yasmani Grandal, Clint Frazier's, Jake Burger, Hanser Alberto, Jake Marisnick, Riley Greene, Will Vest, Alex Lange, Nathaniel Lowe, Dane Dunning, Brandon Lowe, Jose Siri, Lowe, Mark Leiter Jr, Taylor Walls, Siri, Leiter, Justin Steele, Luis Garcia, Keibert Ruiz, CJ Abrams, Jeimer Candelario, Joey Meneses, Mookie Betts, Will Smith, Noah Syndergaard, Abraham Toro, Owen Miller, Julio Teheran, Matt Chapman, Manoah, Spencer Steer, Josh Winckowski, Kevin Newman, Newman, Matt McLain, Nick Senzel, Alex Verdugo, Masataka Yoshida, Yoshida, Enmanuel Valdez, Tommy Henry, Christian Walker, Pavin Smith, Corbin Carroll, Jake McCarthy, Nolan Jones, Brenton Doyle, Alan Trejo, Josh Naylor, Naylor, Andres Gimenez, Adley Rutschman, Anthony Santander, Arias, Xzavion Curry, Ronald Acuna Jr, Acuna, Orlando Arcia, Jared Shuster, James Kaprielian, Andrew McCutchen, Connor Joe, Bryan Reynolds, Ji Hwan Bae, Mitch Keller, Patrick Bailey, Wilmer Flores, Alex Wood, McCutchen, Rodolfo Castro, Ke'Bryan Hayes, Carlos Carrasco, Mark Canha, Edmundo Sosa's, Brandon Marsh, Bryson Stott, Kody Clemens, Bryce Harper, Aaron Nola, Louie Varland, Donovan Solano, Ryan Jeffers, Willi Castro, Hunter Brown, Jake Meyers, Yainer Diaz, Jorge Lopez Organizations: Miami Marlins, gatorade, San Diego Padres, loanDepot, Marlins, Diego, Mariners, Yankees, Cal, Seattle, White Sox, Chicago, Tigers, Rangers, Chicago White Sox, Detroit, Texas, Cubs, Tampa Bay, Rays, Dodgers, Washington, Nationals, Brewers, Blue Jays, Milwaukee, Toronto, Reds, Red Sox, Boston, Diamondbacks, Rockies, Arizona, Colorado, Orioles, Baltimore, Braves, Athletics, Atlanta, Oakland, Orlando, Pirates, Giants, The Pirates, San, Mets, Phillies, York, Philadelphia, Astros, Minnesota, Houston, Twins, Thomson Locations: Miami , Florida, USA, New York, Rye, N.Y, Los Angeles, Tampa, Cincinnati, Phoenix, Arizona, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, San Francisco

[1/4] Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez appears after he casts his vote at a polling station during Regional elections, in Madrid, Spain, May 28, 2023. he said in a televised speech that took even some of his political allies by surprise. "...I believe it is necessary to respond and submit our democratic mandate to the will of the people." But it is highly unusual for a Spanish government to call a snap ballot after a poor performance in a regional vote. The PP potentially took as many as eight regional governments from the Socialists, depending on how successful the opposition party is in negotiating alliances with Vox.

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