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Absentee votes shift electoral map with Ra’am losing a seat to Meretz but Islamist party remains key player; 425,000 ballots remain; tensions emerge in Netanyahu’s bloc

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is under investigation. If his own party moves against him, he could face New York’s first impeachment proceeding in more than a century.

By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is planning to impose sanctions on two conglomerates controlled by Myanmar’s military over the generals Feb. 1 takeover and a deadly crackdown, two sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.

By Josh Smith and Antoni Slodkowski SEOUL/TOKYO (Reuters) – North Korea launched two ballistic missiles into the sea near Japan on Thursday, Japan’s prime minister said, fuelling tensions ahead of the Tokyo Olympics and ramping up pressure on the new

By Kiyoshi Takenaka, Elaine Lies and Ju-min Park FUKUSHIMA/TOKYO (Reuters) – The Olympic torch relay set off from Fukushima on Thursday, beginning a four-month countdown to the summer Games in Tokyo, delayed from 2020 and the first ever organised during

By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australians hit by devastating floodwaters began returning to their homes on Thursday as skies cleared and authorities accelerated clean-up efforts, though fresh evacuation orders were issued in some areas where water levels were still rising.

UI-licious’ co-founders, chief technology officer Eugene Cheah (left) and chief executive officer Shi Ling Tai (right) UI-licious, a Singapore-based startup that simplifies automated user interface testing for web applications, announced today it has raised $1.5 million in pre-Series A funding.

Suez canal drama – and a tiny bulldozer – inspire wave of memes  The Guardian Suez Canal blocked after huge container ship wedged across it – BBC News  BBC News Jimmy Fallon Pities the Suez Canal’s ‘Dockblocker’  The New York Times Suez Canal

Suez canal drama – and a tiny bulldozer – inspire wave of memes  The Guardian Empire State Building-length ship stuck in Suez Canal  CNN Jimmy Fallon Pities the Suez Canal’s ‘Dockblocker’  The New York Times Suez Canal blocked after huge container ship wedged

Suez canal drama – and a tiny bulldozer – inspire wave of memes  The Guardian Suez Canal blocked after huge container ship wedged across it – BBC News  BBC News Ever Given, the massive cargo ship that ran aground in the Suez