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Europe

Morocco counts its dead and missing after mass swim to Ceuta

Amina Saadoun spent Saturday on the road from Ceuta into Morocco, holding up a small photo of her 15-year-old brother to each returning migrant who sloped by. “Have you seen this boy? He’s my brother, I raised him like a son,” she asked.By Sunday, the death toll from the mass crossing into the Spanish enclave had risen to 72, according to Spanish authorities, leaving Moroccan families bereft or terrified that their children were among the dead.Saadoun has been searching for her brother Mohammed — shy, scared of lots of things, not interested in studying — since he left home in…

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USA

Top analysts are bullish on these dividend stocks for passive income

The uncertainty in the Middle East and concerns about the durability of the artificial intelligence boom and high spending continue to weigh on investor sentiment. Investors can consider strengthening their portfolios by adding dividend stocks. Tracking top Wall Street analysts can help investors shortlist attractive dividend stocks, as these experts provide useful insights after thorough analysis of a company’s financials and growth prospects.Here are three dividend-paying stocks that are highlighted by Wall Street’s top pros, as tracked by TipRanks, a platform that ranks analysts based on their past performance.Expand EnergyThis week’s first dividend pick is natural gas producer Expand Energy, which recently announced…

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Politics

Clacton by-election ballot list costing four times more

Davidson said his teams are having to make changes to the way they usually carry out elections.The ballots are “going to be sometimes longer than the table so we’re having to do double tables and we’re going to have to sort them in batches before we can verify them or even count them.”Paul Whiteley, professor of government at the University of Essex, said the previous record for the number of candidates standing for a seat in the House of Commons was the Haltemprice and Howden by-election in East Yorkshire in July 2008.”David Davis resigned his seat and stood again as…

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Europe

Foreign bidders woo UK companies with ‘bear hug’ takeover offers

Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the UK companies myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox.Foreign bidders are wooing investors in London-listed companies with a growing number of “bear hug” offers designed to be too good to refuse in a tactical shift that underscores the confidence of buyers targeting UK groups. UK companies received £44bn of such unsolicited public bids at a premium of 20 per cent or more above their share price in the second quarter, the highest value since 2018. Bidders make so-called “bear hug” bids where they hope to pressure a target’s board into acceptance. Companies listed…

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