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Municipalities in South Africa. More than 99% of the ballots were stripped. The results will be announced tomorrow, after verification of nearly 200 challenges. But the trends are clear: the ANC is back in history, barely passing the 30% mark. With 24.6%, the Democratic Alliance of Geordin Hill-Lewis, the mayor of Cape Town, is the country's second largest political force.
The Iranian army assured Saturday that it was "stronger" than at the beginning of the Middle East war, saying it was ready to respond to any attack "immediately" and "without geographical limits" after recent American threats.
The American company derives its name from the Greek goddess of victory, which is why Dar al-Ifta said that the display of his logo was contrary to Islam.
In this edition, we report on how the US midterms, which saw the Democrats make massive gains, also marked a series of historic firsts for women. Also the dark side to Bangkok's booming fertility industry, which attracts thousands of foreign patients seeking assistance from the Thai capital's state-of-the-art private clinics. Plus how an impoverished neighbourhood in El Salvador, once a no-go zone plagued by gang violence, is being transformed by women into a vibrant canvas for street art.
The purchasing power and the precariousness are also the struggles brought on this Thursday 5 November, day of inter-union strike. In France, according to INSEE, 9.8% of French people are below the poverty line (2024). Social justice is called for, in solution, the demonstrators propose the taxation of the ultra-rich. The Secours populaire, claims that 26 per cent of French people feel they are in a precarious situation.
More than 250 rallies will take place throughout France in the afternoon of 5 November, but some demonstration routes are under fire with the authorities. Announced at the beginning of October, this day must bring together employees from the private, public, retired, but also high school students and students already mobilized for weeks.
Every weekday, the Investing Club releases the Homestretch; an actionable afternoon update just in time for the last hour of trading.
