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Chandrayaan 3 launch live updates: Launch successful, journey to moon begins

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Chandrayaan 3 launch live updates: Launch successful, journey to moon begins

Chandrayaan 3 launch live updates: Launch successful, journey to moon begins

Sriharikota (ET) – India launched its ambitious third lunar mission Chandrayaan 3, eyeing a rare feat in moon exploration so far only accomplished by the likes of the US, China and the former Soviet Union.

Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) third lunar expedition in 15 years, the hugely anticipated Chandrayaan 3 embarked on its month-long journey towards the moon,

piggybacking ISRO’s latest heavy lift launch vehicle, ‘Fat boy’ LVM3-M4 from Sriharikota.

The soft landing of the payload, the most challenging part of the mission, is planned for late August. Chandrayaan 2 could not achieve this objective when communication with the Lander ‘Vikram’ was lost.

Chandrayaan-2 failed to achieve the desired soft landing on the moon surface in 2019, leaving the ISRO team dejected. Images of an emotional then ISRO chief K Sivan being consoled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi who was present to achieve the rare feat, remains vivid in the memory of many.

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Scientists at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre here, after investing many hours of hardwork, now aim at mastering the technology of soft-landing on the surface of the moon.

ISRO is crossing new frontiers by demonstrating soft-landing on the lunar surface by its lunar module and demonstrating roving on the lunar terrain, the space agency said.

The mission is expected to be supportive to future interplanetary missions.

ISRO chief S Somanath says, “Chandrayaan-3 has started its journey towards the moon. Our dear LVM3 has already put Chandrayaan-3 craft into the precise around earth…Let us wish all the best for the Chandrayaan-3 craft to make its farther orbit raising manoeuvres and travel towards the moon in the coming days…”

ISRO releases stunning photos of Chandrayaan-3’s lift off

Proud moment for India, says Karnataka CM

Congratulating the ISRO for the successful launch Siddharamaih said: “It is a proud moment for India and a new milestone in India’s space research and innovation.”

Our family’s 73 days of ‘penance’, finally rewarded: ISRO

  • The 73 days of penance hasbeen rewarded with the successful orbiting of Chandrayaan-3 spacecraftby India’s heavy lift rocket LVM3, said a senior official of IndianSpace Research Organisation (ISRO).
  • Addressing the people assembled at the Mission Control Centre at therocket port here after the successful rocket mission, S. Mohana Kumar,the Mission Director, Chandrayaan-3 said it was a 73-day penance for theISRO family.The penance has been finally rewarded with the injection ofChandrayaan-3 spacecraft in the precise orbit.

Moon landing expected on August 23rd at around 5.47pm: ISRO chief S Somanath

If everything goes normal then landing on the moon is expected on August 23rd at around 5.47pm IST, says ISRO chief S Somanath on Chandrayaan-3

It demonstrates the nation’s unwavering commitment to advancement in space science and technology: President

It is a historic moment for India’s achievements in space tech under the leadership of PM: LS Speaker, Om Birla

This is a moment of glory for us, moment of glory for India and moment of destiny for all of us: MoS Jitendra Singh

ISRO scientists has today propelled India on the path of scripting a remarkable space odyssey for generations to cherish: HM, Shah

Chandrayaan-3 scripts a new chapter in India’s space odyssey: PM Modi

 

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Tornado Warning : Tornado touches down near Chicago’s O’Hare airport, disrupting hundreds of flights

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Tornado Warning : Tornado touches down near Chicago’s O’Hare airport, disrupting hundreds of flights

Tornado Warning : Tornado touches down near Chicago’s O’Hare airport, disrupting hundreds of flights

CHICAGO (CBS)- A tornado touched down near Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, prompting passengers to take shelter and disrupting hundreds of flights. There were no immediate reports of injuries.

A confirmed tornado was on the ground around 7 p.m. Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service in Chicago.

“This tornado has been touching the ground intermittently so far and is moving east. There are additional circulations along the line south of O’Hare. Seek shelter if in the warned area,” it said.

By 8 p.m. the weather service said the Chicago forecast area was “currently tornado warning free.” The storm moved into Michigan before passing through the state and into Canada early Thursday. Tornado watches that were in effect for parts of Michigan, Indiana and Ohio all expired.

Video from TV stations showed hundreds of people taking shelter in an O’Hare concourse. Some 173 flights departing the airport were canceled and more than 500 were delayed, according to the flight tracking service FlightAware.

Kevin Bargnes, director of communications for O’Hare and Chicago Midway International Airport, told WGN-TV Wednesday night that no damage was reported at either airport.

The National Weather Service had issued two tornado warnings for Chicago Wednesday evening. Tornado sirens sounded warning people to find shelter.

Lynn Becker, a longtime Chicago resident, posted video to Twitter with tornado sirens blaring across the city’s iconic skyline.

“I’m in a 60 story apartment building so my options are somewhat limited,” he said. “We have to, I assume, go into the core of the building.”

Becker said news of the storm was featured across local media.

“There’s a certain panic when you’re watching a TV screen and everything is in red … but the hope is that the damage is minimal,” he said.

Travelers wait for their luggage at Midway International Airport in Chicago, Wednesday, July 12, 2023. A tornado touched down Wednesday evening near Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, prompting passengers to take shelter and disrupting hundreds of flights.NAM Y. HUH / AP

Local news outlets said warehouses were reportedly damaged near O’Hare.

The weather service quoted an unidentified emergency manager as saying a roof was blown off in the community of Huntley in McHenry County northwest of Chicago. Huntley Battalion Chief Mike Pierce told ABC-7-TV that firefighters and other emergency services were responding to downed power lines, trees and tree branches, and that power outages had been reported. Building damage appeared to be concentrated around two apartment buildings, he said.

More than 10,000 customers lost power in the region, according to poweroutage.us.

In Hodgkins, southwest of Chicago, police said storm damage and debris was found on the north end of town, near a shopping center.

Earlier Wednesday, the weather service’s Storm Prediction Center had said there was an enhanced risk for severe weather, including tornadoes in northern Illinois, including Chicago.

Brett Borchardt, senior meteorologist with the National Weather Service, confirmed to WGN-TV that multiple tornadoes touched down across the Chicago area. He said surveying the damage will likely take days.

Over the years many tornadoes have struck in the Chicago metropolitan area, and several have hit within the city limits of Chicago, according to the National Weather Service. Between 1855 and 2021, the weather service recorded 97 significant tornadoes in the Chicago metro area.

The deadliest formed in Palos Hills in Cook County on April 21, 1967. The twister traveled 16 miles (26 kilometers) through Oak Lawn and the south side of Chicago, killing 33 people, injuring 500 and causing more than $50 million in damage, according to the weather service.

XRP coin surges after judge delivers a huge win to Ripple in its case against the SEC

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XRP coin surges after judge delivers a huge win to Ripple in its case against the SEC

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XRP coin surges after judge delivers a huge win to Ripple in its case against the SEC

XRP coin surges after judge delivers a huge win to Ripple in its case against the SEC

CNBC – Ripple’s XRP token surged on Thursday after a judge in the Southern District of New York ruled that it’s “not necessarily a security on its face.”

The price of XRP was last higher by 71% at about 80 cents a coin, according to Coin Metrics. The news gave hope to crypto investors, who breathed a sigh of relief that other altcoins also may not be considered securities after all. Polygon’s matic
token gained 17.82%. Litecoin and the Solana jumped 18.35%, and Cardano’s token advanced 20.31%. Bitcoin and ether got a boost too, rising more than 4% and 6%, respectively.

“The judgments today are a huge step forward for the industry,” Chris Martin, head of research at Amberdata, told CNBC. “By judging that XRP is not a security we’re starting to get clarity on what constitutes a security and what constitutes a commodity — the SEC will have to revise their tactics on several of their ongoing cases and I expect that this judgment will implicate several other tokens as non-securities.”

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Coinbase, which had previously de-listed XRP on its trading platform, tweeted on Thursday afternoon that it would now allow trading of the asset again. Gemini said it’s “exploring the listing of XRP for both spot and derivatives trading.”

“The judgment that institutional sales of XRP by Ripple constitute securities also has massive implications for the industry with several ICO’s now likely in the spotlight,” Martin added. “For exchanges caught in ongoing SEC cases, it’s not clear how this judgment will affect them – they’ve only been involved in secondary sales for the most part. But as we can see with prices today, the market is very bullish on the judgments.”

The news marks the end of a three-year battle between Ripple and the Securities and Exchange Commission — although, today’s decision came in a trial court decision and there’s a good possibility some of these findings will be appealed and could be reversed. In 2020, the SEC sued Ripple for breaching U.S. securities laws by selling XRP without first registering it with the agency.

The decision was widely seen as a key hurdle to clear in the second half of 2023 as crypto assets are still still contending with a challenging macroeconomic environment and have spent the past several weeks under immense pressure from U.S. regulators, highlighted by lawsuits brought by the SEC against Coinbase and Binance in June.

Coinbase shares were last up more than 24% after the ruling on optimism the company could prevail in its own battle with the SEC. Robinhood
and Block, both of which offer crypto trading services, rose 4.3% and 7%, respectively. Bitcoin proxy Microstrategy gained almost 12%. Miners surged double digit percentages.

A complex ruling

Investors are upbeat about Thursday’s ruling, but it’s not a clear-cut victory. The notion that XRP is plainly not a security is wrong, according to Stephen Palley, a partner at Brown Rudnick.

Still, he added, “if I were an XRP holder, I’d be happy right now.”

The ruling was divided into three sets of factual circumstances surrounding sales of XRP: institutional sales, programmatic sales and “other distributions,” such as employee compensation.

The court sided with the SEC when it came to “Ripple’s Institutional Sales of XRP to sophisticated individuals and entities,” saying they were securities transactions and constituted an investment of money. Ripple won when it came to “programmatic” sales, however, or sales made through trading algorithms, as well as other distributions.

“Having considered the economic reality and totality of circumstances, the Court concludes that Ripple’s Programmatic Sales of XRP did not constitute the offer and sale of investment contracts” at the same time as the “other distributions” didn’t demonstrate the ”‘investment of money’ as part of the transaction or scheme,” the filing said.

Palley highlighted another significant issue: whether or not crypto exchanges like Coinbase need to themselves register as securities exchanges. The SEC has been clear that most crypto assets being traded should be considered securities. However, the court didn’t reach a conclusion on the matter, which was another win for Ripple, Palley said.

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The IMF Executive Board approves three billion dollar for Pakistan

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The IMF Executive Board approves three billion dollar for Pakistan

The IMF Executive Board approves three billion dollar for Pakistan

The International Monetary Fund has approved a much-awaited $3 billion bailout for Pakistan that likely will save the nation from defaulting on its debt repayments

ISLAMABAD (AP)- The International Monetary Fund approved a much-awaited $3 billion bailout for Pakistan on Wednesday, the global lender said, a move that’s likely to save the nation from defaulting on its debt repayments.

The IMF said its executive board approved an agreement to release the funds over nine months to support Pakistan’s economic stabilization program.

The announcement comes less than two weeks after Pakistan and the IMF agreed to the plan following meetings with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar and other officials.

“The arrangement comes at a challenging economic juncture for Pakistan. A difficult external environment, devastating floods, and policy missteps have led to large fiscal and external deficits, rising inflation, and eroded reserve buffers” in the fiscal year 2023, the IMF said in a statement.

Later, IMF head Kristalina Georgieva said in a statement that “Pakistan’s economy was hit hard by significant shocks last year, notably the spillovers from the severe impacts of floods, the large volatility in commodity prices, and the tightening of external and domestic financing conditions.”

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She said the $3-billion bailout, if “implemented faithfully” by Pakistan, will give it an opportunity to regain macroeconomic stability and address imbalances through consistent policy implementation.

Sharif quickly welcomed the IMF decision, saying it was a major step forward in the government’s efforts to stabilize the economy.

“It bolsters Pakistan’s economic position to overcome immediate to medium-term economic challenges, giving the next government the fiscal space to chart the way forward,” he said in a tweet. “This milestone, which was achieved against the heaviest of odds & against seemingly impossible deadline, could not have been possible without excellent team effort.”

The bailout had been on hold since December when the IMF refused to release a critical $1.1 billion part of the loan because of the country’s lack of compliance with a 2019 agreement signed between the IMF and former Prime Minister Imran Khan.

A breakthrough was announced recently after Sharif met with IMF head Georgieva in Paris at the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact to discuss the revival of the $6-billion bailout package amid shrinking foreign exchange reserves and increasing inflation, which resulted in higher food costs.

Sharif has been trying to overcome the economic crisis since he came into power after Khan was ousted in a no-confidence vote in parliament in April 2022. Pakistan’s economy witnessed a major shock last summer when devastating floods killed 1,739 people, destroyed 2 million homes and caused $30 billion in damage.

“Things are now moving in the right direction,” said Dar, the finance minister Wednesday.

According to analysts, Pakistan needs at least $20 billion in the next two years to pay back foreign loans with interest. However, earlier this year, foreign exchange reserves fell to less than $4 billion. This money was only enough for the import bill of four weeks, although Pakistan banned some of the imports to save dollars.

The approval for the IMF loan came a day after Saudi Arabia deposited $2 billion into Pakistan’s central bank. On Wednesday, the United Arab Emirates also deposited $1 billion to the central bank of Pakistan, according to the finance minister, Dar, who said the country’s economy was now back on the path of growth.

According to analysts, the approval of the IMF bailout will help Pakistan because it could encourage other international financial institutions to help Islamabad overcome economic challenges. Pakistan, China, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have provided financial assistance in the past five months to avoid a default on debt payments.

Dar said Pakistan’s economy will be in a much better position when the government of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League party completes its tenure next month. The next parliamentary elections are expected to take place in October or November, Sharif said in his televised speech earlier in the day, saying he hopes Pakistan will avoid any further loans from the IMF by generating funds domestically.

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Record monsoon rains have killed more than 100 people in northern India over a weeks, Yamuna above the danger mark in Delhi

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Record monsoon rains have killed more than 100 people in northern India over a weeks, Yamuna above the danger mark in Delhi

Record monsoon rains have killed more than 100 people in northern India over a weeks, Yamuna above the danger mark in Delhi

NEW DELHI (AP) — Schools and colleges were closed after record monsoon rains led to massive waterlogging, road caves-in, collapsed homes and gridlocked traffic in large parts of northern India, killing more than 100 people over two weeks, officials said Thursday.

At least 88 people died, 42 of them in the past five days, and more than 100 were injured in the worst hit-mountainous Himachal Pradesh state where cars, buses, bridges and houses were swept away by swirling flood waters, a state government statement said. The region is nearly 500 kilometers (310 miles) north of New Delhi.

Yamuna Level Recedes Slightly After Flooding Homes, Roads In Capital of India

Twelve people have died of rain-related incidents since Wednesday in Uttar Pradesh state, said Shishir Singh, a state government spokesman.

Nine of them drowned, two died after being struck by lightning and one was killed by a snake bite, Singh said.

One person died in New Delhi and four were killed in the Indian-controlled section of Kashmir, officials said.

Authorities used helicopters to rescue nearly 300 people, mostly tourists, who were stranded in the Chandertal area in Himachal Pradesh state since Saturday. They included seven sick people who were airlifted on Tuesday, the government said.

PM Modi assures all help to Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh Governments to battle flood crisis

Nearly 170 houses have collapsed and another 600 were partially damaged by heavy rains and landslides in the state, the state emergency operation center said.

In New Delhi, residential areas close to the Jamuna River were flooded, submerging roads, cars and homes, leading to the evacuation of thousands of people from low-lying areas.

Dozens of cars were blocked by sheets of water, throwing the movement of vehicles into disarray during the morning rush hour in New Delhi on Thursday.

The water level of the Jamuna River flowing through the Indian capital topped a 40-year record and reached 207.71 meters (681.5 feet) on Wednesday evening, according to a statement by the office of New Delhi’s top elected official, Arvind Kejriwal.

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Authorities have moved nearly 30,000 people to relief camps and also converted some schools into relief camps in the badly hit areas, the statement said. Hundreds of people with their livestock also have taken shelter under overhead road bridges in the eastern parts of the Indian capital.

Rajesh Singh, a factory owner, was stuck with his motorbike for hours with floodwater blocking both sides of the road near the river bank. “I have never seen anything like this in the past 22 years.”

“New Delhi hasn’t seen a lot of rain in the past two days, but the river level has risen due to abnormally high levels of water discharge from Hathni Kund barrage in neighboring Haryana state,” Kejriwal said.

India’s weather agency has forecast more heavy rains in northern parts in the coming days. It said monsoon rains across the country have already brought about 2% more rainfall than normal.

India regularly witnesses severe floods during the monsoon season, which runs between June and September and brings most of South Asia’s annual rainfall. The rains are crucial for rain-fed crops planted during the season but often cause extensive damage.

Scientists say monsoons are becoming more erratic because of climate change and global warming, leading to frequent landslides and flash floods in India’s Himalayan north.

NDRF Jawans rescuing people in different flood affected parts of #Delhi :

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Here are the 2023 Emmy Award nominations list

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Here are the 2023 Emmy Award nominations list

Here are the 2023 Emmy Award nominations list :

(UT)- The 75th annual Primetime Emmy Awards nominations were revealed Wednesday morning, with HBO dominating the list with anticipated nods going to Succession, House of the Dragon, The Last of Us and The White Lotus.

Succession, the HBO drama headlined by Brian Cox, earned a leading 27 nominations overall including an expected Best Drama nomination, plus multiple nods in the actor/actress categories. In the actor categories, perhaps the question should be who didn’t get a nomination from the show: all the male faves got some Emmy love including Cox, Jeremy Strong and Kieran Culkin as well as Matthew Macfadyen, Alexander Skarsgård, Alan Ruck and the beloved Cousin Greg (Nicholas Braun). For the women, Sarah Snook got a nomination as did J. Smith-Cameron.

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In the main Drama Series race, Succession will go up against fellow HBO hits that include House of the Dragon, The Last of Us and The White Lotus in addition to Andor, The Crown and Yellowjackets.

On the comedy side, the lineup was not entirely surprising: Ted Lasso, Barry, Only Murders in the Building, Abbott Elementary and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel are back in the running, but Academy voters left room for three new players in Wednesday, The Bear and Jury Duty.

As for comedy actors, the usual suspects populated the male lineup — Bill Hader, Martin Short and Jason Sudeikis — but newbies Jason Segal and Jeremy Allen White were invited to the party. For the women, Christina Applegate got some attention for Dead to Me, while Natasha Lyonne and Jenna Ortega are the welcome plebes of the lot, competing against now Emmy veterans Quinta Brunson and Rachel Brosnahan.

The Limited Series category has once again shaped up to be a competitive situation: Beef will compete against fellow Netflix hit Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, while Daisy Jones & The Six will vie for the prize alongside Fleishman Is in Trouble and Obi-Wan Kenobi.

LIST OF MAJOR 2023 EMMY AWARDS NOMINEES:

Best drama series

“Andor” (Disney+)

“Better Call Saul” (AMC)

“House of the Dragon” (HBO)

“The Crown” (Apple TV+)

“The Last of Us” (HBO)

“The White Lotus” (HBO)

“Succession” (HBO)

“Yellowjackets” (Showtime)

Best comedy series

“Abbott Elementary” (ABC)

“Barry” (HBO)

“Only Murders in the Building” (Hulu)

“Ted Lasso” (Apple TV+)

“The Bear” (FX)

“Jury Duty” (Freevee)

“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Amazon)

“Wednesday” (Netflix)

Best limited/anthology series

“Beef” (Netflix)

“Daisy Jones and the Six” (Amazon Prime)

“Fleishman is in Trouble” (Hulu)

“Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” (Netflix)

“Obi-Wan Kenobi” (Disney+)

Lead actress, drama series

Bella Ramsey, “The Last of Us” (HBO)

Elisabeth Moss, “The Handmaid’s Tale” (Hulu)

Sharon Horgan, “Bad Sisters” (Apple TV+)

Melanie Lynskey, “Yellowjackets” (Showtime)

Keri Russell, “The Diplomat” (Netflix)

Sarah Snook, “Succession” (HBO)

Lead actor, drama series

Jeff Bridges, “The Old Man” (FX)

Bob Odenkirk, “Better Call Saul” (AMC)

Brian Cox, “Succession” (HBO)

Jeremy Strong, “Succession” (HBO)

Kieran Culkin, “Succession” (HBO)

Pedro Pascal, “The Last of Us” (HBO)

Lead actress, comedy series

Christina Applegate, “Dead To Me” (Netflix)

Jenna Ortega, “Wednesday” (Netflix)

Natasha Lyonne, “Poker Face” (Peacock)

Quinta Brunson, “Abbott Elementary” (ABC)

Rachel Brosnahan, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Amazon)

Lead actor, comedy series

Bill Hader, “Barry” (HBO)

Jason Sudeikis, “Ted Lasso” (Apple TV+)

Jeremy Allen White, “The Bear” (FX)

Martin Short, “Only Murders in the Building” (Hulu)

Jason Segel, “Shrinking” (Apple TV+)

Lead actress, limited series/TV movie

Ali Wong, “Beef” (Netflix)

Dominique Fishback, “Swarm” (Amazon Prime)

Jessica Chastain “George & Tammy” (Showtime)

Kathryn Hahn, “Tiny Beautiful Things” (Hulu)

Lizzy Caplan, “Fleishman is in Trouble” (FX)

Riley Keough, “Daisy Jones & the Six” (Amazon Prime)

Lead actor, limited series/TV movie

Michael Shannon, “George & Tammy” (Showtime)

Daniel Radcliffe, “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story” (Roku Channel)

Evan Peters, “Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” (Netflix)

Kumail Nanjiani, “Welcome to Chippendales” (Hulu)

Steven Yeun, “Beef” (Netflix)

Taron Egerton, “Black Bird” (Apple TV+)

Supporting actress, drama series

Aubrey Plaza, “The White Lotus” (HBO)

Elizabeth Debicki, “The Crown” (Netflix)

J. Smith-Cameron, “Succession” (HBO)

Jennifer Coolidge, “The White Lotus” (HBO)

Meghann Fahy, “The White Lotus” (HBO)

Sabrina Impacciatore, “The White Lotus” (HBO)

Simona Tabasco, “The White Lotus” (HBO)

Rhea Seehorn, “Better Call Saul” (AMC)

Supporting actor, drama series

Alan Ruck, “Succession” (HBO)

Alexander Skarsgård, “Succession” (HBO)

F. Murray Abraham, “The White Lotus” (HBO)

Matthew Macfadyen, “Succession” (HBO)

Michael Imperioli, “The White Lotus” (HBO)

Nicholas Braun, “Succession” (HBO)

Theo James, “The White Lotus” (HBO)

Will Sharpe, “The White Lotus” (HBO)

Supporting actress, comedy series

Alex Borstein, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Amazon)

Ayo Edebiri, “The Bear” (FX)

Hannah Waddingham, “Ted Lasso” (Apple TV+)

Janelle James, “Abbott Elementary” (ABC)

Jessica Williams, “Shrinking” (Apple TV+)

Juno Temple, “Ted Lasso” (Apple TV+)

Sheryl Lee Ralph, “Abbott Elementary” (ABC)

Supporting actor, comedy series

Anthony Carrigan, “Barry” (HBO)

Brett Goldstein, “Ted Lasso” (Apple TV+)

Ebon Moss-Bachrach, “The Bear” (FX)

Henry Winkler, “Barry” (HBO)

James Marsden, “Jury Duty” (Freevee)

Phil Dunster, “Ted Lasso” (Apple TV+)

Tyler James Williams, “Abbott Elementary” (ABC)

Supporting actress, limited/anthology series or TV movie

Annaleigh Ashford, “Welcome to Chippendales” (Hulu)

Camila Morrone, “Daisy Jones & The Six” (Amazon Prime)

Claire Danes, “Fleishman is in Trouble” (FX)

Juliette Lewis, “Welcome to Chippendales” (Hulu)

Maria Bello, “Beef” (Netflix)

Merritt Wever, “Tiny Beautiful Things” (Hulu)

Niecy Nash-Betts, “Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” (Netflix)

Supporting actor, limited or anthology series or TV movie

Jesse Plemons, “Love & Death” (HBO)

Joseph Lee, “Beef” (Netflix)

Murray Bartlett, “Welcome to Chippendales” (Hulu)

Paul Walter Hauser, “Black Bird” (Apple TV+)

Ray Liotta, “Black Bird” (Apple TV+)

Richard Jenkins, “Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” (Netflix)

Young Mazino, “Beef” (Netflix)

Variety/talk series

“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” (ABC)

“Late Night With Seth Meyers” (NBC)

“The Daily Show With Trevor Noah” (Comedy Central)

“The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” (CBS)

“The Problem With Jon Stewart” (Apple TV+)

Competition program

“RuPaul’s Drag Race” (VH1)

“The Amazing Race” (CBS)

“Survivor” (CBS)

“The Voice” (NBC)

“Top Chef” (Bravo)

Host, reality or competition program

Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, “Baking It” (Peacock)

RuPaul Charles, “RuPaul’s Drag Race” (VH1)

Padma Lakshmi, “Top Chef” (Bravo)

Bobby Berk, Karamo Brown, Tan Frace, Antoni Porowski, Jonathan Van Ness, “Queer Eye” (Netflix)

Nicole Byer, “Nailed It!” (Netflix)

Scripted variety series

“A Black Lady Sketch Show” (HBO)

“Last Week Tonight With John Oliver” (HBO)

“Saturday Night Live” (NBC)

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Here’s How To Watch ‘Mission Impossible 7 – Dead Reckoning Part One’ (2023) Free Online Streaming At Home

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Here’s How To Watch ‘Mission Impossible 7 – Dead Reckoning Part One’ (2023) Free Online Streaming At Home

Here’s How To Watch ‘Mission Impossible 7 – Dead Reckoning Part One’ (2023) Free Online Streaming At Home

DT BEATS (DH)- Paramount Pictures! Here are options for downloading or watching Mission: Impossible 7 – Dead Reckoning Part One streaming the full movie online for free on 123movies & Reddit, including where to watch the seventh installment of Mission Impossible movie at home. Is Mission Impossible 7 available to stream? Is watching Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One on Peacock, Disney Plus, HBO Max, Netflix or Amazon Prime? Yes, we have found an authentic streaming option/service.

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Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One will be available in select theaters beginning July 10, with a wider release following on July 12. If you’re wondering how and where you can watch it yourself this weekend, take a look at the info below.

A year after Tom Cruise dominated the box office with Top Gun: Maverick, the action-film legend is back for another summer blockbuster. According to IGN’s Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One review, Tom Cruise’s anti-algorithm crusade takes hilariously literal form, in a fun, intense, and self-reflexive action saga that works despite itself.

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After nearly thirty years, it’s hard to believe that not only is the Mission: Impossible film series still going, but it’s actually somehow becoming better and better with each new installment! Since 1996, it’s safe to say that the series has evolved into one of the most ambitious big-screen blockbusters we have today. Thanks to impressive action set pieces and stunt work, riveting narratives, and an all-star cast, we simply can’t get enough! Luckily for all of us, the series’ seventh entry, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, is just around the corner.

This new film will once again follow Ethan Hunt (played by Tom Cruise) as he and his team race against the clock to locate a horrifying new weapon that threatens the entire globe. At the same time, Ethan’s dangerous past is finally catching up with him. This leads to greater complications as he and the team must contend with a mysterious enemy who shows no mercy. Though this sounds a bit vague, it’s undoubtedly all for a good reason! If past entries have taught us anything, it’s that there will likely be lots of unexpected twists and turns.

It’s worth noting that it was initially assumed that this film, together with its second part arriving in 2024, would serve as a send-off to Ethan Hunt and presumably wrap up the franchise. This has helped build up much anticipation and hype for both installments. However, director Christopher McQuarrie has recently confirmed that this is not the case, leaving audiences unclear on the significance of this two-part story and the franchise’s direction moving forward. As much as we want him to, Tom Cruise can’t be a daredevil stunt performer forever! So, it will be very interesting to see how both films play out and if they set up a potential ninth installment.

Five years after the most recent Mission: Impossible movie comes the seventh installment in the beloved action franchise, Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One. Luckily, we have you covered on all the ways you can watch this new flick!

Tom Cruise is back as notorious IMF agent Ethan Hunt, who’s about to embark on his most dangerous mission yet. The movie follows him as he tries to track down a fatal new weapon, which could threaten humanity if the wrong person gets ahold of it.

So, where can you watch and stream Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One? Where can you watch Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One? Is it on Netflix? What about Max? Here’s everything we know about how to watch Mission: Impossible 7 online:

When is the Release Date for Mission Impossible 7?

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One will be available in select theaters beginning July 10, with a wider release following on July 12.

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One should eventually be released on Paramount Plus rather than Netflix, (HBO) Max, or Disney+. However, M:I 7 distributor Paramount has yet to announce a streaming release date.

The movie was originally scheduled to premiere on July 23, 2021. Subsequent delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic pushed the date, first to November 19, then May 27, 2022, then to September 30, 2022, then July 14, and finally to its current date. With any luck, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part 1 won’t be hit with any more delays or changes.

Where To Watch Mission Impossible 7 Online:

As of now, the only way to watch Mission Impossible 7 is to head out to a movie theater when it releases on Wednesday, June 12. You can find a local showing on Fandango.

Otherwise, you’ll just have to wait for it to become available to purchase or rent on digital platforms like Vudu, Apple, Amazon and YouTube, or become available to stream on Paramount+.

Is Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One Streaming Online?

Not at the moment, no. Predicting when a film will become available online, whether that’s through digital stores or a certain streaming service, is often quite difficult. The date often relies on a variety of different factors such as the film’s production studio, distributors, box office performance, and more. If we look at Cruise’s last film, Top Gun: Maverick, it proved to be an unusual outlier last year when it came to its streaming debut. Whereas other films were released online as little as 45 days after their cinema debut, audiences waited nearly three months for Top Gun: Maverick to arrive in digital stores. Additionally, nearly seven months passed before its arrival on Paramount+. So, all in all, it’s very unpredictable. While we can’t share a confirmed date yet for when Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One will be available to stream, keep an eye on this space for updates.

Is Mission: Impossible 7 available to stream?

As mentioned above, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One is not available to stream at the moment and Paramount hasn’t confirmed a digital release date for the new movie.

However, we can look to other Paramount releases in 2023 to get an idea of Mission: Impossible 7’s streaming debut.

There were eight weeks between Scream VI’s cinema release and its digital release, so a similar timeline for the new Mission: Impossible movie puts its streaming debut in late August or early September in the UK.

In the US, Scream VI was available to stream six weeks after its theatrical release, so Mission: Impossible 7 could be released digitally around mid-August in the US if it follows a similar timeline.

Nothing has been confirmed yet though and it’s possible that if the new movie is a hit at the box office, it might receive a longer exclusive theatrical run.

When Will Mission Impossible 7 Be Available on Streaming?

Mission Impossible 7 will eventually be available to stream, most likely on Paramount+. But for now, the film is out exclusively in theaters.

The film will also be available to stream on Paramount+ sometime after the film’s theatrical debut. Unlike some of Paramount’s biggest 2022 releases such as Smile, The Lost City, and Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Tom Cruise’s last film, Top Gun: Maverick waited 209 days after its theatrical release before it finally premiered on Paramount+, and the seventh Mission: Impossible film will likely be no different, so the new film likely won’t be on Paramount+ until early 2024.

Is Mission: Impossible 7 on HBO Max?

No, Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One will not be on Max since it’s not a Warner Bros. movie. The platform — previously known as HBO Max — also no longer does direct-to-streaming releases. Instead, they’ve implemented a 45-day window between the theatrical release and the Max release.

Will Mission Impossible 7 Be On Netflix?

Sadly for Netflix users, “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part 1” won’t be on Netflix, at least not immediately. The film is made by Paramount Pictures, and their films typically debut on their own streaming platform, Paramount+.

Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One will not be on Netflix — at least not anytime soon, since it will go to Paramount+ after its theatrical run.

Will Mission Impossible 7 Be On Amazon Prime Video?

Yes, Mission Impossible 7 will be available to rent or purchase on Prime Video. If the movie follows the same pattern as Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, it should come to the platform about two weeks before it releases on Paramount+ — meaning it may be available around mid-August 2023.

In the past, films like “Top Gun” and “Scream,” also from Paramount Pictures, landed first on Paramount+. There’s a chance it could later be available on Prime Video, but it’s not certain because not all Paramount movies have done so. However, you can access Paramount+ through Amazon Channels.

As for the future, it’s possible that the film might appear on other streaming platforms, but this could take years. In the meantime, “Mission: Impossible 7” will be available for digital purchase or rental on platforms like Amazon Instant Video, iTunes, and Google Play.

Is Mission Impossible 7 Available On Hulu?

Viewers are saying that they want to view the new action movie Mission Impossible 7 on Hulu. Unfortunately, this is not possible since Hulu currently does not offer any of the free episodes of this series streaming at this time. It will be exclusive to the MTV channel, which you get by subscribing to cable or satellite TV services. You will not be able to watch it on Hulu or any other free streaming service.

When Is Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One Coming Out on DVD and Blu-ray?

Though Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One will certainly be released on physical media in the near future, like streaming, it is too early to determine a release date just yet. In general, movies usually take roughly two to three months from the date of the premiere to arrive in physical formats. Keep an eye on this space for updates on when DVD and Blu-ray versions will be available in stores.

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There are a few ways to watch Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part 1 online in the U.S. You can use a streaming service such as Netflix, Hulu, Paramount Plus, or Amazon Prime Video. You can also rent or buy the movie on iTunes or Google Play. You can also watch it on-demand or on a streaming app available on your TV or streaming device if you have cable.

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One Cast

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One was written by Christopher McQuarrie and Erik Jendresen. It was directed by Christopher McQuarrie and stars the following actors:

●    Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt
●    Rebecca Ferguson as Ilsa Faust
●    Hayley Atwell as Grace
●    Simon Pegg as Benji Dunn
●    Vanessa Kirby as The White Widow
●    Ving Rhames as Luther Stickell

What Is Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One About?

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One is the seventh movie in the Tom Cruise-led action series. Here’s the official plot synopsis from Paramount:

In Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his IMF team embark on their most dangerous mission yet: To track down a terrifying new weapon that threatens all of humanity before it falls into the wrong hands. With control of the future and the fate of the world at stake, and dark forces from Ethan’s past closing in, a deadly race around the globe begins. Confronted by a mysterious, all-powerful enemy, Ethan is forced to consider that nothing can matter more than his mission – not even the lives of those he cares about most.

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Nothing Phone 2 First Impressions: Price and full details here

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Nothing Phone 2 First Impressions: Price and full details here

Nothing Phone 2 First Impressions: Price and full details here

New Delhi (G360)- The Nothing Phone 2 is officially here, and after weeks of teasers we finally get to see if all the hype was worth it or not. The Nothing Phone 1 was (and still is) a solid first attempt from a new company and it got many things right, including the price, which means that the Phone 2 has some big shoes to fill. While our review is in progress, here are our initial impressions of the phone.

Price and full details here 

The Nothing Phone 2 ships in a slim package much like the Phone 1, but you now get a proper box which slides out from inside the outer printed jacket. Here, you’ll find some documentation, the transparent SIM eject tool, and a flashy new USB Type-C cable with a transparent section near the connector. The Phone 2 comes in a new Dark Grey colour instead of black, but there’s still a white variant.

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Nothing has launched the Phone 2 in three configurations. The base variant is priced at Rs. 44,999 in India and has 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. For Rs. 49,999, you get 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. There’s a new third variant this time with 512GB of storage (and 12GB of RAM) which is priced at Rs. 54,999 in India. Prices are of course higher compared to the Phone 1’s launch pricing, but the Phone 2 does have notable upgrades to try and justify that.

It’s clear that design plays a pretty big role for Nothing; moreso than specs. The Phone 2 evolves that original semi-transparent design in subtle ways. From afar, it’s tough to tell the two models apart but you’ll notice the changes once you hold them both. The Nothing Phone 2 is a larger smartphone than Phone 1 – noticeably taller and a bit wider, heavier, and thicker. It still feels excellent in the hand, and Nothing says the mid-frame is made of 100 percent recycled aluminium.

The new taller display on the Nothing Phone 2 is an LTPO OLED panel.

The antenna bands and one of the microphones are positioned a bit differently on the new Phone 2, but the buttons and ports are in the same places as on the Phone1. The glass back panel of Phone 2 has curved edges making it nicer to hold, and the Glyph lights now have more segments, thereby allowing for more varied lighting patterns and displays of information.

The display on the Nothing Phone 2 is still flat but now has a centred hole-punch camera. It measures 6.7 inches and the company has used an updated LTPO OLED panel so the refresh rate can vary from 1Hz from 120Hz, if needed. Peak brightness gets a boost to up to 1,600 nits, while the Phone 2’s water resistance rating has been improved slightly to IP54, versus IP53.

The Nothing Phone 2’s hardware has received some upgrades too. As opposed to the mid-range chip in the Phone 1, Nothing has gone with the more premium Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC from Qualcomm. It’s not the latest or greatest, but it’s tried and tested, and I think it should do just fine for its segment. The battery has gotten a slight bump in capacity to 4,700mAh, and the Phone 2 now supports 45W PD fast charging. There’s also still 15W wireless charging along with 5W reverse wireless charging.

The Nothing Phone 2 still has two rear cameras, but the main one has been upgraded to a 50-megapixel Sony IMX890 sensor; the same one we’ve seen in many recent phones such as the OnePlus 11R, OnePlus Nord 3, and more. The ultra-wide camera uses the same 50-megapixel Samsung JN1 sensor as the Phone 1, but it does have autofocus for macro photos. The selfie camera on the Phone 2 has been upgraded to a 32-megapixel Sony IMX615 sensor. We are in the process of testing the cameras so do check the full review for our final thoughts, when it’s out.

The Nothing Phone 2 has a larger battery and can be charged quicker.

Finally, we come to software. The Nothing Phone 2 runs Nothing OS 2.0, which is based on Android 13. The Phone 2 should receive three years of Android upgrades and four years of security patches, as per the company. Nothing OS 2 introduces some new widgets, a monochrome icon pack, and many subtle tweaks to the interface.

The Glyph lighting system has gotten new customisation options. It now supports auto-brightness and you can tag certain apps or types of notifications from a particular app as ‘essential’, which means one light strip on the back will stay lit till you dismiss or view that notification. There are new ringtones and notification sound packs, and you can even now use the Glyph lights to keep track of a timer or check the progress of an activity in some third-party apps such as Uber. Finally, the new Glyph composer allows you to create your own ringtones and alert sounds.

The Nothing Phone 2 has some tough contenders to deal with in India. There are the OnePlus 11 5G, Oppo Reno 10 Pro+ 5G, and iQoo 11 5G to name a few. We’ll be exploring the Phone 2’s software and performance in much greater detail in the full review, so make sure you don’t miss it. In the meantime, do drop us a comment and let us know if there’s anything specific you’d like to know about this phone.

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West Bengal Panchayat Election Result 2023 Live Updates : TMC Sweeps polls

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West Bengal Panchayat Election Result 2023 Live Updates : TMC Sweeps polls

West Bengal Panchayat Election Result 2023 Live Updates : TMC Sweeps polls

KOLKATA (ANI)- The counting of votes in the violence-hit panchayat and rural body elections in West Bengal is currently underway. This comes a day after repolling was held across 696 polling booths in 19 districts.

Trinamool Congress (TMC) supporters celebrate their party candidates’ victory in the West Bengal panchayat elections 2023, at a counting center in North 24 Parganas on Tuesday. (ANI Photo)(Utpal Sarkar)
In this election, 37 people have lost their lives, with 18 killed on the day of polling on Saturday.

A total of 5.67 crore people living in the state’s rural areas were eligible to decide the fate of 2.06 lakh candidates in 73,887 seats of the panchayat system.

Bengal BJP loses to TMC in most panchayat areas where it won Lok Sabha and assembly seats

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) trailed West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) in most regions where it performed well in the 2021 Assembly and 2019 Lok Sabha elections, trend in the results to the July 8 panchayat elections and July 10 bypolls showed around 8 pm on Tuesday.

TMC resides in hearts of people: Mamata on panchayat poll win

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday thanked the people of West Bengal for the TMC’s huge win in the panchayat elections.

The counting for the election to the three-tier panchayat system, comprising zilla parishad, panchayat samiti and gram panchayat, was still underway.

Bengal BJP loses to TMC in most panchayat areas where it won Lok Sabha

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) trailed West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) in most regions where it performed well in the 2021 Assembly and 2019 Lok Sabha elections, trend in the results to the July 8 panchayat elections and July 10 bypolls showed around 8 pm on Tuesday.

TMC Tweeted after Won Panchayat Election 

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Iraq’s $27B deal with TotalEnergies could ease its longstanding energy crisis, but challenges remain

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Iraq’s $27B deal with TotalEnergies could ease its longstanding energy crisis, but challenges remain

Iraq’s $27B deal with TotalEnergies could ease its longstanding energy crisis, but challenges remain

BAGHDAD (AP) — A multi-billion dollar agreement signed with France’s Total Energies could help resolve Iraq’s longstanding electricity crisis, attract international investors and reduce its reliance on gas imports from neighboring Iran, a point of tension with Washington.

The $27 billion agreement signed in Baghdad on Monday after years of negotiation marks the largest foreign investment in Iraq’s history. It could even help combat climate change by reducing oil flares, and relieve some of the stress on Iraq’s dwindling waterways through a new desalination plant.

But that’s only if the parties implementing the agreement can overcome the endemic corruption and political instability that has undermined Iraq’s oil sector for more than two decades.

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The Gas Growth Integrated Project focuses on bolstering the country’s oil-rich but underdeveloped Basra province. TotalEnergies would take on a 45% stake in the Basra Oil Company, with Iraq holding 30% and Qatar’s state-owned petroleum company taking the other 25%.

It would recover natural gas from three oil fields and use it to generate electricity. Because Iraq lacks the necessary infrastructure, that gas is currently being burned off into the atmosphere. The World Bank estimates Iraq flares around 16 billion cubic meters of gas per day.

The project also includes the construction of a seawater treatment plant that would relieve the pressure on Iraq’s water resources, and a solar power plant to be built with Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power that would supply the local grid.

Iraq is an OPEC member with some of the world’s largest oil reserves. But its electricity grid has suffered from decades of mismanagement and damage from various conflicts. Power outages are common, especially in the scorching summer months, forcing many Iraqis to rely on diesel generators or suffer through temperatures that exceed 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit).

Iraq is an OPEC member with some of the world’s largest oil reserves. But its electricity grid has suffered from decades of mismanagement and damage from various conflicts. Power outages are common, especially in the scorching summer months, forcing many Iraqis to rely on diesel generators or suffer through temperatures that exceed 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit).

Iraq also relies heavily on gas imports from Iran, with which it has had close ties since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion. The U.S. has been forced to grant some exceptions to the sanctions it maintains on Iran over that country’s disputed nuclear program. Budgetary shortfalls and surging demand have meanwhile forced Iran to reduce the supply in recent years, compounding Iraq’s woes and fueling violent protests.

Iraq’s energy problems stem from its troubled politics.

The power-sharing arrangement set up in the wake of the U.S.-led invasion divides the state and its institutions along religious and ethnic lines. Sectarian-based political parties bicker over ministries, install loyalists at top positions and dispense public sector jobs to their supporters. The system breeds widespread corruption, inefficiency and political gridlock.

ExxonMobile, which saw a similar multi-project deal fall through after years of negotiations, announced in 2021 that it would be selling its shares from the West Qurna 1 oil field. London-based BP is spinning off development of the Rumaila field, Iraq’s largest.

Iraq signed an initial contract with TotalEnergies in 2021, but political disputes delayed the final signing for another two years.

TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanné nevertheless struck an upbeat tone at the signing ceremony, saying the agreement would boost Iraq’s economy and create jobs, with Iraqis making up at least 80% of the project’s workforce.

“It’s a very strong signal, not only to TotalEnergies to encourage to invest, but also to all other foreign investment,” he said in a statement. The company did not respond to several requests for additional comment.

The state-run Iraqi News Agency said work would begin “in a matter of days,” with the Oil Ministry expecting tangible results in three years.

Oil Ministry spokesman Assim Jihad said the ministry has been trying to launch such projects for over a decade but was held back by political gridlock, the COVID-19 pandemic and the war against the Islamic State extremist group, which at one point controlled much of northern and western Iraq.

“Now there is political will to speed up implementing these kinds of projects,” he said.

Bachar El-Halabi, an energy markets analyst at London-based Argus, says the megaproject “gives the country a breather” after recent years saw some oil majors pull out of Iraq.

“This should, in theory, help decrease Iraq’s dependency on Iranian gas imports, which remains a sticky point between Baghdad and Washington,” he said.

Marc Ayoub, an energy policy expert at the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy, a Washington-based think tank, said the project could face challenges down the line.

“The political climate in Iraq is sensitive and could change at any moment,” he said.

The size of the project, and the involvement of a major multi-national company, means “there would be less room for corruption,” he added. “But you never know. There’s always risk.”

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Chehayeb reported from Beirut.

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