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Senegal results show large win for opponent Faye in presidential poll
Senegal results show large win for opponent Faye in presidential poll
Economy
by  AFP

Anti-establishment figure Bassirou Diomaye Faye has comfortably won the Senegalese presidential election with 54.28 percent of votes in the first round, official provisional results showed Wednesday. Third-placed candidate Aliou Mamadou Dia won just 2.8 percent of the vote, according to figures read out at the Dakar court by the president of the national vote counting commission, Amady Diouf.

What is the economic impact of the Baltimore bridge collapse?
What is the economic impact of the Baltimore bridge collapse?
Economy
by  AFP

Diverted cargo and supply chain disruptions -- businesses are rushing to avoid an economic hit following the collapse of a major bridge in Baltimore as a cargo ship slammed into it this week. "Right now you've got ocean shippers, the other ports and the cargo owners all working to figure out where to divert the ships that were headed that way," he said.