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Minggu, 30 Juni 2024

Europe weather: Four dead in storms in Swizterland and Italy as wildfires burn in Greece and Turkey - Sky News

Extreme weather across Europe has left four people dead in storms in Switzerland and northern Italy, while wildfires force people from their homes in Greece and Turkey.

The bodies of three people were recovered following a landslide in the Fontana area of the Maggia valley in the Italian-speaking Ticino state on the southern side of the Swiss Alps.

The body of a man whose partner had reported him missing was found at a hotel in the Alpine resort of Saas-Grund early on Sunday. It is believed floodwater caught him by surprise.

Police said another man had been missing since Saturday evening in the Binn area in the upper Rhone valley close to the Italian border.

Meanwhile, searing temperatures and strong winds have sparked wildfires near Athens and in the Turkish district of Izmir, with residents and holidaymakers evacuated from their homes.

Both southern and western parts of Switzerland have been affected by heavy rain. Campsites along the River Maggia have been evacuated, while part of the Visletto road bridge collapsed.

One person has been reported missing in the nearby Lavizzara valley.

Further north, the River Rhone burst its banks in several areas of Valais state, flooding a road and railway line.

80 rescue missions in northern Italy

Floods, thunderstorms, and landslides have also hit various regions in northern Italy.

Italian firefighters in the northern Piedmont region said they carried out about 80 rescue operations, evacuating dozens of people.

Two adults and a three-month-old girl were rescued after rising waters left them stuck in their car between Montanaro and San Benigno Canavese, firefighters said.

In the Valle D'Aosta region, several villages were isolated because of overflowing streams.

Temperatures set to rise further in Greece and Turkey

Temperatures are expected to rise further on Monday and Tuesday, creating further risk of wildfires.

In Greece, dozens of firefighters were battling blazes south of Athens on Sunday.

Supported by 17 water-carrying aircraft, they tackled the flames in a sparsely populated area near the town of Keratea, 22 miles south of the Greek capital. At least four houses were in flames, television footage showed.

Authorities ordered some residents to evacuate and others to stay at home and close their windows to protect themselves from smoke.

In Turkey, meanwhile, holidaymakers have reportedly been warned they may have to move because of a wildfire. Helicopters are said to be in use in the Selcuk district of Izmir.

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French election: centrists and left urge tactical voting as exit polls say Le Pen’s far-right is ahead in first round - The Guardian

With polls now closed, first estimates have been published.

Note that these numbers should be treated with caution: while these figures show broad election dynamics, they do not necessarily reflect the final outcome given that there are 577 constituency votes – and a second round next weekend.

Here are the estimates from IFOP:

Far right National Rally: 34.2%

Leftwing New Popular Front: 29.1%

Emmanuel Macron’s allies Together: 21.5%

Here are the estimates conducted for BFMTV:

Far right National Rally: 33%

Leftwing New Popular Front: 28.5%

Emmanuel Macron’s allies Together: 22%

Here are more images from protests in Paris

Masked protesters demonstrate against the French far-right National Rally at the Place de la Republique in Paris.

Demonstrators take part in a rally against far-right.

With the results of final counts still coming in from constituencies, 65 MPs have been elected in the first round – a high number.

These included 38 MPs for the far-right National Rally and its alliance with Eric Ciotti of Les Républicains. That figure is more than double the number Marine Le Pen had said she expected.

Twenty-one MPs from the left alliance were elected in the first round, with two for Emmanuel Macron’s centrist grouping.

A majority of constituencies will face a second-round run-off.

The hard left France Unbowed’s Jean-Luc Mélenchon is now addressing a crowd at Place de la République in Paris.

Demonstrators at Place de la Republique in Paris, June 30.

In a sign of the far-right National Rally’s historic surge, at least 20 of its candidates were elected to parliament in the first round on Sunday night – a higher number than the party had expected.

Far-right candidates were elected in northern areas including l’Aisne, the Somme and the Pas-de-Calais as well as in Burgundy. Marine Le Pen was re-elected in the former coal-mining town of Hénin Beaumont in the north.

Marie-Caroline Le Pen, Marine Le Pen’s older sister, is in a strong position for the second round run-off in the Sarthe, historically a stronghold of the traditional right.

The French Union of Jewish Students has said “danger is imminent” and called on candidates to withdraw from three-way races to help defeat the far-right – with the exception of races involving France Unbowed (LFI).

Here’s where the estimates stand, according to Ipsos.

Estimates are indicators of the national political dynamics, but not necessarily of the final outcome of the election, which depends on races in individual constituencies.

National estimate, Sunday evening, for the first round of the French election

The prime minister, Gabriel Attal, had been due to sign a decree on Monday morning introducing new limits on unemployment benefits – a policy that had been attacked by the far right and the left.

Attal announced on Sunday he had suspended that decree.

To win one of the 577 seats in the national assembly in the first round, a candidate must get more than 50% of ballots cast, representing at least 25% of registered voters.

This usually happens only rarely, although the 2024 election’s high turnout has seen the number rise sharply to perhaps as many as 80.

If no candidate in a constituency achieves that, the two highest scorers plus anyone else who collected at least 12.5% of total registered voters advance to a second round. In that round, the candidate who obtains the most votes is elected.

The combination of the highest turnout since the 1980s and fewer candidates – 4,011 against 6,290 in 2022 – from just three main camps (left, centre and far right) – means the second round of the 2024 ballot will feature a record number of “triangular” contests.

The situation is highly uncertain and will remain fluid until the actual candidates running in the second round become clear. With up to half the seats in the assembly potentially becoming three-way contests, the scope for an anti-National Rally “Republican front” is clearly there – but the extent of inter-party cooperation will be critical, as will be voters’ willingness to vote tactically.

Read the full story here.

The prime minister, Gabriel Attal, has suspended the publication of a government decree on unemployment insurance reform.

Several thousand people gathered at Place de la République in Paris where leading figures in the left alliance were due to speak out against the far right.

Some people carried cardboard signs saying: “Bardella out”. Some young people were photographed in tears.

Street demonstrations also took place in cities including Strasbourg, Lyon, Nantes and Lille.

Demonstrators wave flags in support of the New Popular Front as they gather to protest against the French far-right at the Place de la Republique.

“This evening, in the serious moment in which France finds itself, it is essential that, in each constituency, the Republicans block both LFI [France Unbowed] and the RN [National Rally],” said Michel Barnier.

Congratulations are coming in from Europe’s far right.

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France votes in snap election that could make history - Sky News

Voters in France are heading to the polls today for a parliamentary election that could usher in the country's first far-right government since the Second World War.

French President Emmanuel Macron called a surprise vote after his centrist alliance was soundly beaten in the European elections by Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally earlier this month.

Voting began at 8am (7am UK time), closing at 4pm in smaller towns and 6pm in bigger cities. A winner may be apparent on Sunday night.

France has a semi-presidential system, which means it has both a president and a prime minister.

The voting taking place today will determine who is prime minister but not president, with Mr Macron already set on remaining in his role until the end of his term in 2027.

If Ms Le Pen's party wins an absolute majority, France would have a government and president from opposing political camps for only the fourth time in post-war history.

Her protege 28-year-old Jordan Bardella would be prime minister if the party wins outright.

As of midday (11am UK time) the turnout stood at 25.9%, which is a higher participation rate than any of the five previous parliamentary elections this century at this stage.

How does the election work?

There are 577 constituency contests, one for each seat in the National Assembly, which is the lower house of parliament.

Candidates with an absolute majority of votes in their constituency are elected in the first round.

In most cases, no candidate meets this criteria and a second round is held, which will be next Sunday - 7 July - when the final outcome will be confirmed.

To qualify for the run-off, candidates need first-round votes amounting to at least 12.5% of registered voters.

The top scorer wins the second round.

When will we have a result?

Voting ends at 8pm (7pm UK time), when pollsters publish nationwide projections based on a partial vote count.

Official results start trickling in, with counting usually fast and efficient and the winners of almost all seats likely to be known by the end of the evening.

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Joe Biden tells donors he won more voters than Trump during disastrous debate - The Telegraph

Joe Biden has told donors that his debate performance converted more undecided voters than Donald Trump.

The US president admitted Saturday that he “didn’t have a great night” during the first round of presidential debates, which he was roundly seen to have lost.

However, he claimed he had won over more voters than his Republican rival because people remembered the “bad things” which happened during Mr Trump’s presidency.

“Research during the debate shows us converting more undecided voters than Trump did, in large part because of his conduct on Jan 6,” Mr Biden said Saturday at a fundraiser at New Jersey governor Phil Murphy’s home.

“I didn’t have a great night, but I’m going to be fighting harder,” Mr Biden added.

Mr Biden also claimed his polling numbers had gone up with Democrats following the debate.

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Sabtu, 29 Juni 2024

T20 World Cup final: India's thrilling win gives tournament its Hollywood ending - BBC

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Cricket’s attempt to crack the United States got its Hollywood ending.

South Africa looked to have the T20 World Cup won before India surged back to take the title in one final twist.

Throughout the finale the plots of tournaments gone by flashed before our eyes.

For India it was the pain of defeat in the 50-over World Cup final eight months ago. That day a crowd of 90,000 arrived in Ahmedabad but Australia had read the wrong script.

Before that there had been the thrashing by England in Adelaide in 2022, defeat by New Zealand in the Manchester rain in 2019 and the loss to West Indies in 2016, again in front of an expectant home crowd, since their last World Cup win.

India had at least won one before. For South Africa the past was nothing but pain.

The rain in Sydney, Allan Donald’s run-out in 1999, getting the maths wrong in 2003 and Grant Elliott at Eden Park in 2015. It all resurfaced as part of the narrative.

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Either way this was going to be an emotional finale, with inner demons to overcome.

As it was Virat Kohli charged in to embrace Hardik Pandya, while Rohit Sharma dropped to the floor in celebration.

This was Rohit’s redemption, captain of India here as he was during the disappointment last year.

Having had a leading role in The Agony of Ahmedabad, he has completed the sequel - The Kensington Coronation.

Kohli won the 50-over World Cup in 2011 as part the supporting cast. The then 22-year-old lifted the great Sachin Tendulkar onto his shoulders in the victory lap.

This time he was the leading man.

He struggled throughout this tournament, floundering as India progressed unbeaten through both group stages and the semi-finals, but was always lurking - like the baddie that has never been killed off.

Kohli hit three fours in his first four balls. After that he stood casually leaning against his bat, one arm on his hip. He was back.

His nonchalant flick onto the roof of the Sir Garfield Sobers pavilion will be a moment played over and over – as will the Suryakumar Yadav catch at the death and Jasprit Bumrah’s ferocious dismissal of Reeza Hendricks that was enough to send batters around the world hiding behind the sofa.

In the celebrations, Rohit and Kohli stood arm in arm, before announcing they will depart this stage, with this their last T20 international.

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South Africa’s players, in contrast, became the characters your heart breaks for.

As the trophy presentation began, David Miller dropped to his haunches and stared at the ground, while tears flowed from the eyes of Heinrich Klaasen.

This was so nearly a story about Klaasen, who took the Proteas to the brink with 52 from 27 balls. Afterwards he was consoled on the outfield by his wife and young daughter.

Some will say the South Africa of previous years returned. Others can rightly argue India were just too good.

In Bumrah they have the world’s best bowler – a man who conceded only 18 runs from his 24 balls and will go down as one of the greats.

Kuldeep Yadav had a rare off day in the final, but the last two weeks have shown he is the game’s premier spinner, while Rohit’s 92 against Australia was one of the best knocks of the past four weeks.

When it came to the crunch, Rohit turned to his all-rounder Hardik, who delivered, while his Proteas opposite number Marco Jansen faltered.

The win was celebrated wildly in the stands by India fans who had flown into Barbados over the previous days.

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Elsewhere others will roll their eyes.

The Rocky theme played at the Kensington Oval when England met USA last week but this was not an underdog story.

India, already the dominant force in the world game, progressed having been the only team to know in advance where their semi-final would be played.

It mattered not, England would have been resoundingly beaten at Lord’s as well as Guyana, but preventing such a scenario again is one of the minor tweaks that could improve the T20 World Cup.

Fixing the draws so India meet Pakistan and England face Australia may boost the coffers but it cheapens the product.

A week could have been taken off this tournament had it progressed straight from the first stage to quarter-finals when also moving solely to the Caribbean. Two group stages are never necessary.

The International Cricket Council should also thank Josh Hazlewood, because had Australia not been spooked by the reaction to his ill-judged words about manipulating their result against Scotland, a farcical situation may have occurred on the field.

But overall this has been the best of the three men’s World Cups, two T20 and one 50-over, that have been squeezed into the past 21 months.

Its biggest success was that it was the first to go truly global - upped to 20 teams.

There may have been one-sided fixtures in the group stage but the presence of Uganda, Papua New Guinea, the USA, Nepal and other smaller nations brought freshness and excitement.

Uganda’s 39 all out or Oman being beaten inside 17 overs by England were negatives but those were resoundingly outweighed by USA’s iconic victory over Pakistan, Papua New Guinea coming close to beating hosts West Indies and Brandon McMullen’s superb performances for Scotland.

It is for those moments as much as the finale that this tournament will be remembered.

In the end, though, it is India’s name that goes up in lights.

Cincunri Sakia

Minggu, 30 Juni 2024

Europe weather: Four dead in storms in Swizterland and Italy as wildfires burn in Greece and Turkey - Sky News

French election: centrists and left urge tactical voting as exit polls say Le Pen’s far-right is ahead in first round - The Guardian

France votes in snap election that could make history - Sky News

Joe Biden tells donors he won more voters than Trump during disastrous debate - The Telegraph

Sabtu, 29 Juni 2024

T20 World Cup final: India's thrilling win gives tournament its Hollywood ending - BBC

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