A new era in seychelles after years
For the first time in 43 years, since seychelles became independent from the UK in 1976, an opposition candidate has been elected president. Wavel Ramkalawan, who made his sixth presidential candidacy in three decades, won thursday through Saturday’s elections. 54. 9% of the vote, while Danny Faure, who ran for a moment for the term, won 43. 5%, announced the electoral commission on Sunday. The economy is expected to contract by 13. 8% this year, the IMF estimates. He also promised to continue running with Faure, whose United Seychelles party has been in force for 43 years, but it is the first time he himself has faced voters. president when his predecessor resigned in 2016 after approving a constitutional amendment limiting presidents to two terms.
Protests in Poland abolition of ban
Street marches opposing an almost total ban on abortion began in Poland on Sunday, despite limitations on rallies due to covid-19. Thousands of others have taken part in the protests since Thursday, when Poland’s highest court ruled that an existing Law allowing abortion of poorly trained fetuses is incompatible with the constitution. Abortions will only be allowed in cases of rape, incest or in cases of risk to a woman’s life. Poland already had one of the strictest abortion laws in the EU and fewer than 2,000 court layoffs are made each year; women’s rights teams say at least 150,000 abortions are performed illegally or abroad; protesters said they may only accentuate the protests on Monday; Since the Law and Justice Party (PiS), which enjoys the Catholic Church in a devout country of 38 million others, was elected in 2015, has taken steps to limit women’s reproductive rights and LGBTQ rights.
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Technology can expand insurance success
Unforeseen prices for fitness services push about 20 million Indians into poverty each year because they don’t have insurance. With the pandemic, this threat is greater. Insurance penetration in India is low and the big question is whether generation can access it. Insurance penetration, or the insurance premium as a share of GDP, remained at 3-4% (see chart), well below the global average and below markets such as the United States (7. 1%), the United Kingdom (10. 6%) Japan (8. 9%). Non-life insurance penetration is even lower in India, at 0. 97%, compared to the global average of 2. 78%. Digital generation not only promises to build scales or convenience, but also to achieve through reduced data integration and processing prices. Several new companies are running on it. For more information, stop by Startup Inc.
A rises from the rubble of Beirut
Artist Hayat Nazer created a sculpture of a woman made of debris from the beirut harbour explosion, with a clock at his feet that stopped at the time of the fate’s turn at 6:08 p. m. On August 4, the statue, which looks towards the city with an arm raised and is located near the site of the Lebanese capital, is made of damaged glass, debris from structures and family pieces that were destroyed when some 3000 tons of ammonium nitrate, an Explosive Chemical, stored in the harbor, exploded. More than 200 people were killed, more than 6,000 injured and about 300,000 people were left homeless. It is unclear what ignited the chemicals stored in the facility for six years. Rights Watch said a Lebanon-led investigation into the explosion had been tarnished by political interference and lack of judicial independence, and called for a United Nations-led investigation.
Make room, the flight has landed
Flying cars are no longer just a car or movie cartoon concept, with many car brands coming on the scene. Hyundai has planned a variety of aerial cars that can carry six or seven people, and expects to take them to the skies until 2028. The month, Japanese startup SkyDrive, with Toyota money, effectively tested a flying car and said it hopes to manufacture the vehicle for consumers in 3 years. Automakers have a merit over planners because of their experience in mass production, Bloomberg reports Usually Airbus and Boeing each deliver fewer than 1,000 aircraft a year, while automakers can make millions. Hyundai introduced its concept of flying car, developed with Uber earlier this year, and said Uber drivers can drive cars until they become self-driving. Experts say individual air travel will be a trillion-dollar industry until 2040.
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