2021年6月18日星期五

Friday Briefing: Judge under U.S. sanctions set to win presidency for Iran's hardliners

Friday, June 18, 2021

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Iranians go to the polls, a Pacific undersea cable project sinks, and a Danish ‘meme stock’ plunges

Today's biggest stories

U.S. President Joe Biden is applauded as he reaches for a pen to sign the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law in the White House, June 17, 2021

U.S.

U.S. Senate Democrats scrambled to unite around a sweeping election reform bill they hope to begin debating next week, in the face of Republican opposition and moves by several states to pass laws placing new restrictions on voting.

An independent commission in Colorado will reveal a preliminary map of new congressional districts next week, putting the state at the forefront of efforts to draw battle lines for the 2022 election and strip party politics from the process.

All members of the crowd control team of Portland police have resigned from their positions in the unit after an officer was indicted on an assault charge stemming from alleged illegal use of force during a protest last year.

A St. Louis, Missouri, couple who drew international attention for brandishing guns at racial justice protesters last year pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges stemming from the incident.

A baking heatwave that has gripped the U.S. Southwest for three days spread eastward to Iowa and Missouri, while punishing the hardest-hit areas with record high temperatures that have strained power systems.

Russian soccer fans react as they watch the Finland v Russia Euro 2020 game in a fan park in Moscow, June 16, 2021

WORLD

The Kremlin blamed a surge in COVID-19 cases on reluctance to get vaccinated due to "nihilism" after a record 9,000 new infections in Moscow fanned fears of a third wave. Coronavirus-related deaths worldwide have passed a grim milestone of 4 million, according to a Reuters tally.

Hong Kong police charged the chief editor and chief executive of pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily with collusion with a foreign country, a national security case that has sent chills through the city's media.

Iranians are voting in a presidential election likely to be won by a hardline judge subject to U.S. sanctions, though many are expected to ignore the ballot amid economic hardship and calls for a boycott by liberals at home and abroad.

Gunmen killed a police officer and kidnapped at least 80 students and five teachers from a school in the Nigerian state of Kebbi. The attack is the third mass kidnapping in three weeks in northwest Nigeria, which authorities have attributed to armed bandits seeking ransom payments.

BUSINESS

A hawkish shift from the Federal Reserve has woken up a slumbering dollar, sending the U.S. currency to its highest level in months and stoking expectations that an unwind of bearish positions could fuel more gains.

A World Bank-led project declined to award a contract to lay sensitive undersea communications cables after Pacific island governments heeded U.S. warnings that participation of a Chinese company posed a security threat, two sources told Reuters.

Boeing is readying the largest member of its 737 MAX family for its maiden flight, as the planemaker tries to close a sales gap with a competing Airbus jet. The first voyage of the 737 MAX 10 is expected around 10 a.m. local time from the Seattle area.

Orphazyme slashed its financial forecasts after U.S. health regulators rejected its key drug candidate, sending shares in Denmark's first so-called meme stock tumbling 75%. The biotech company is yet to have a drug approved or make money.

Quote of the day

"This ruling reaffirms what we have long known to be true: the Affordable Care Act is here to stay"

Barack Obama

U.S. Supreme Court rejects Trump-backed challenge to Obamacare

Video of the day

Rohingya learn photography to document refugee life

Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh are learning to visually document their lives and the settlements they live in, from a photography school in their own camp.

And finally…

Fossils show new species of extinct giant rhino

The fossils shed light on how the ancient rhinos, some of the largest land mammals ever, evolved and moved across what is now Asia.

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