{"id":575946,"date":"2020-11-04T04:05:52","date_gmt":"2020-11-04T04:05:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2020\/11\/04\/what-were-tracking-on-4-november-2020\/"},"modified":"2020-11-04T04:05:52","modified_gmt":"2020-11-04T04:05:52","slug":"what-were-tracking-on-4-november-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2020\/11\/04\/what-were-tracking-on-4-november-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"What we\u2019re tracking on 4 November 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a id=\"tldr-story-01\" class=\"content-anchor\"><\/a><strong> It is still early hours for US election results as we hit \u201csend\u201d on your morning read at 6am <\/strong><strong>CLT<\/strong>, but here\u2019s what we know after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-usa-election-voting\/u-s-election-day-unfolds-smoothly-so-far-defying-fears-of-disruption-idUSKBN27J12R\">peaceful day of voting<\/a> to cap an election that seems set to see the highest turnout level in a century:<\/p>\n<p><strong>US ELECTION WATCH-<\/strong><strong> The \u201cblue wave\u201d that so many had hoped for hasn\u2019t yet materialized.<\/strong> Results at dispatch time paint a picture of an election that looks to be much a closer-run contest then many of the final polls indicated.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RACE FOR THE PRESIDENCY- <\/strong>Traditionally, the US public looks to CNN and the AP to call individual races. With polls in the West Coast still open:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>CNN<\/strong> is calling 94 electoral college votes for Biden and 72 for Trump.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The AP<\/strong>, which takes a more aggressive approach to its predictions, has it at 131 for Biden and 108 for The Donald.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>A candidate needs at least 270 electoral college votes <\/strong>to claim the win. <strong>Need a refresher on the electoral college system?<\/strong> CNN has a detailed explainer <a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2008\/LIVING\/wayoflife\/11\/04\/mf.electoral.college\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SENATE-<\/strong> Democrats could still be on course to take the Senate, having so far won or being predicted to win 43 seats to the Republican\u2019s 38. Republican senator of Kentucky and Speaker Mitch McConnell will sit for a seventh term after defeating Democratic challenger Amy McGrath. Democrat and former presidential candidate Corey Booker handily won re-election.<\/p>\n<p><strong>HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES- <\/strong>There\u2019s a long way to go in the contest for the House but in the early stages Republicans have taken 76 seats to the Democrats\u2019 51. Republican Jeff Fortenberry, who has been a fairly steady supporter of Egypt, was trailing Democratic candidate Kate Bolz in Nebraska. The vote counts hadn\u2019t started on the west coast, where outspoken Democratic senators Ro Khanna and Darrell Issa \u2014 both of whom have been vocal about Egypt \u2014 and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi are standing for reelection.<\/p>\n<p><strong>AND REMEMBER, FOLKS: <\/strong>It could still be days before we know the final outcome as mail-in ballots are counted and the results finally certified.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here\u2019s what we know from the battleground states at the time of dispatch:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Trump is looking good in Florida<\/strong>, up 3 points with 93% of votes counted.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Things are extremely close in Ohio:<\/strong> Although leaning Biden early on, Trump took the lead with 75% of votes counted.<\/li>\n<li><strong>North Carolina is another toss-up:<\/strong> Both candidates were neck and neck with almost 90% of the votes counted.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Trump was up 15 points in Georgia. <\/strong>We may not know the results for a day or two after a burst water pipe halted the count in Atlanta.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Biden has a 9-point lead in Arizona<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pennsylvania<\/strong> \u2014 the state many politicos suggested could decide the election \u2014 <strong>was leaning Trump<\/strong>, though with only 25% of the votes counted.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wisconsin and Michigan<\/strong> \u2014 two Rust Belt states expected to go to Biden \u2014 <strong>were leaning Trump<\/strong> in the early vote count.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>With the ballot counting underway, the Fed begins its two-day meeting today: <\/strong>The US Federal Reserve is primed to address any post-election market volatility that might arise during a two-day policy meeting that kicks off today and wraps up tomorrow, says <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/c53bcaa5-b5c0-4de2-9aca-44650e9bd228\">the Financial Times<\/a>. US policymakers could ramp up asset and debt purchases to contain any potential disruptions to Treasury and mortgage-backed security markets, two economists at advisory firm Evercore ISI said. The Fed would draw a line between commitment to a loose monetary policy, <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/a2355aec-3ee0-401e-b671-b0106a9bc32d\">adopted in its latest meeting<\/a> and keeping financial markets afloat through emergency response.<\/p>\n<p><strong>It was a sea of green in global stock markets yesterday as investors anticipated a Joe<\/strong><strong> Biden win and fresh fiscal stimulus.<\/strong> US equities rallied for the second day running, with the S&P 500 jumping 1.8% and the Dow rising 2.1% in its biggest single-day gain since July. US treasuries and the USD Spot Index both fell as investors left safe haven assets, while oil prices rose on reports that OPEC+ will shelve plans to ease supply cuts. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloombergquint.com\/markets\/asia-stocks-head-for-muted-open-oil-rises-markets-wrap\">Bloomberg<\/a> has the full market wrap.<\/p>\n<p><strong>But investors were more nervy this morning as the prospect of a so-called blue wave faded<\/strong>. Stock markets in Europe and the US were projected to fall in early trading.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The talking heads here at home are not praying for a Biden presidency: <\/strong>Cairo and Washington have in many respects become closer under the Trump administration after some post-2011 drift, and the talking heads last night were not looking forward to a Biden White House. Ala Mas\u2019ouleety\u2019s Ahmed Moussa claimed that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the Democratic Party are plotting a \u201cconstitutional coup\u201d against Trump in the event he wins <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yNtAw6-Yn9E\">(watch, runtime: 5:08)<\/a>. Kelma Akhira's Lamees El Hadidi, meanwhile, cast doubt on the recent polls showing Biden in the lead <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GZVskLCbeDM\">(watch, runtime: 2:34)<\/a> and said that the Egyptian government would not change its approach to the Muslim Brotherhood if the Democrats won the White House, in reference to what many in Cairo see as the Obama administration\u2019s softness on the Ikhwan in 2012 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=K2qmPhGMtYQ\">(watch, runtime: 1:42)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>El Hadidi reviewed Trump and Biden\u2019s most memorable statements from the campaign <\/strong><strong>trail<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MUNSoIOSamg\">(watch, runtime: 2:11)<\/a>, while Al Hayah Al Youm\u2019s Mohamed Sherdy talked through potential election outcomes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fdW018gPEb8\">(watch, runtime: 35:15)<\/a>. Masaa DMC\u2019s Ramy Radwan interviewed Adel Al Adawi, an international relations professor at the American University in Cairo, who explained America\u2019s electoral college system <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=I2e5jXemS2k\">(watch, runtime: 16:23)<\/a>, while Yahduth Fi Misr\u2019s Sherif Amer talked to Heba Al Qudsi, the Washington correspondent for Al Sharq Al Awsat newspaper, who discussed swing states and their role in determining the final results <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5YwEFoJ5i4A\">(watch: runtime: 9:59)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Beijing is also following the results closely: <\/strong>Trump-era barriers to Chinese investments in the US are likely to remain even if the president loses to Biden, pundits quoted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-usa-election-china-investments-analys\/analysis-barriers-to-china-u-s-investments-could-outlast-trump-idUSKBN27J0RL?il=0\">Reuters<\/a> said. Anti-China sentiment, prompted by fears that China could abuse its tech \u201cprowess\u201d to misguide investors, seems to be shared by both Democrat and Republican lawmakers, suggests the newswire.<\/p>\n<p><strong>And because Egyptians have to put their touch on everything:<\/strong> Singer Wissam Magdy repurposed 1999 Egyptian operetta \u201cEkhtarnah\u201d (We Chose Him), which was initially composed for late President Hosni Mubarak, into a pro-Donald Trump ballad that has garnered hundreds of thousands of views online, reports <a href=\"https:\/\/www.al-monitor.com\/pulse\/originals\/2020\/11\/egypt-singer-song-trump-elections-2020-mubarak-sisi.html#ixzz6cih3aN7q\">Al Monitor<\/a>. <strong>Feel like cringing this morning?<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3635Nga\">watch, runtime: 04:42<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"web-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/eg-en\/title\/80214886\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2020\/11\/Paranormal-1600px.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"enterprise\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Netflix\u2019s Paranormal premieres tomorrow:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/idUSL4N2HO3OF\">Reuters<\/a> is taking note of tomorrow\u2019s debut episode of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/eg-en\/title\/80214886\">Netflix\u2019s Paranormal<\/a>, the first Egyptian TV series to be released by the streaming giant. Based on books by Egyptian novelist Ahmed Khalid Tawfik, the series follows the paranormal experiences of doctor Refaat Ismail.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Egyptians abroad go to the polls today for the second phase of House elections.<\/strong> Casting their ballots are folks registered in Cairo, Dakalia, Qalyubia, Menofia, Gharbia, Kafr El Sheikh, Sharqia, Damietta, Port Said, Ismailia, Suez, North Sinai and South Sinai. Expats have until Friday to vote. Polls open for voters here at home on 7-8 November.<\/p>\n<p><strong>GERD meetings between the irrigation ministers of Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia will<\/strong><strong> take place today<\/strong><strong>,<\/strong> ahead of Thursday\u2019s ministerial committee meeting, the Egyptian Irrigation Ministry said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/bitly.com\/\">statement<\/a>. Legal and technical representatives of the three countries have been in discussions for several days on the framework for future negotiations on the dam project, as well as the role of external observers moving forward.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Defense Minister Mohamed Zaki is in Portugal to talk military cooperation<\/strong> with Portuguese officials over the course of several days, according to a<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/34OE5Eu\">ministry statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The government is preparing new incentives for consumers who want to convert their <\/strong><strong>cars to run on natural gas<\/strong> instead of petrol, President Abdel Fattah El Sisi <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3emxuEA\">said during a meeting<\/a> with the PM and oil minister. The incentives come as part of the government\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/hardhats\/challenges-will-govt-face-replacing-gasoline-fired-cars-dual-fuel-vehicles\/\">multi-year plan to transform 1.8 mn cars<\/a> into dual-fuel vehicles announced earlier this year. Talk of incentives has so far included the idea of giving owners of cars over 20 years\u2019 old <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/a9ca4595-65d7-4dd9-80f7-225ca87d2630\">access to subsidized loans<\/a> to pay for new natural gas-powered vehicles, while those with younger cars could be made <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/c91b2be4-e5fb-4204-a703-765a565b8b37\">eligible for zero-interest finance<\/a> to install dual-fuel engines.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other news triggers to keep your eye on:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Inflation<\/strong> data for October will be released on 10 November;<\/li>\n<li>The Central Bank of Egypt\u2019s <strong>Monetary Policy Committee<\/strong> will meet to review rates on 12 November.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr class=\"grey-line\" \/>\n<p><strong>The Health Ministry <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/362hljL\">reported<\/a><\/strong><strong> 197 new covid-19 infections yesterday<\/strong>, up from 189 the day before. Egypt has now disclosed a total of 108,122 confirmed cases of covid-19. The ministry also reported 14 new deaths, bringing the country\u2019s total death toll to 6,305. We now have a total of 99,765 confirmed cases that have fully recovered.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Europe is moving towards a \u201cjust test everyone\u201d policy as new infections rise:<\/strong> Slovakia pushed through a massive nationwide testing campaign last week to test almost every person aged 10-65 in just two days fter a surge in covid-19 cases, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/europe-considers-new-idea-about-who-should-get-tested-for-covid-everybody-11604346337?mod=hp_lead_pos6\">the Wall Street Journal<\/a> reports. The UK appears to be taking notes and is looking to test the entirety of Liverpool, but healthcare professionals maintain that testing without self-isolation is not enough to keep outbreaks at bay.<\/p>\n<p><strong>France could move to reimpose a nighttime curfew in the Greater Paris area<\/strong> as the surge in covid cases continues, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-health-coronavirus-france\/france-to-reinstate-paris-evening-curfew-as-covid-19-worsens-idUSKBN27J0TX?il=0\">Reuters<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UAE Prime Minister Sheikh Mohamed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HHShkMohd\/status\/1323543394350759936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">received a covid-19<\/a><\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HHShkMohd\/status\/1323543394350759936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">vaccine<\/a><\/strong><strong> on<\/strong><strong> Tuesday<\/strong>. An Emirati company is working with China\u2019s Sinopharm on phase 3 trials of its covid vaccine, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/health-coronavirus-emirates-vaccine-int-idUSKBN26T1N5\">plans to begin manufacturing it next year<\/a>. The country <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NCEMAUAE\/status\/1305531641130094597?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1305531641130094597%7Ctwgr%5Eshare_3&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnbc.com%2F2020%2F09%2F15%2Fthe-uae-approves-a-chinese-made-coronavirus-vaccine-for-emergency-use-.html\">authorized<\/a> the vaccine to be given to frontline health workers in September.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bahrain also began administering Sinopharm\u2019s vaccine to its frontline workers<\/strong> <strong>Tuesday<\/strong>, after the health ministry granted it emergency approval, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/idUSKBN27J153\">Reuters<\/a>reports. Bahrain is currently hosting phase 3 trials along with Egypt, the UAE, and Jordan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"web-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2020\/11\/Jack-Ma-1600px.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"enterprise\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>China slammed the brakes on Ant Group\u2019s anticipated blockbuster USD 37 bn<\/strong> <strong>IPO two days before its stock market debut<\/strong> after financial regulators said the company may not meet listing qualifications or disclosure requirements in light of recent changes to the fintech regulatory environment. The Shanghai Stock Exchange said in <a href=\"http:\/\/english.sse.com.cn\/news\/newsrelease\/c\/5253317.shtml\">a statement<\/a> that it would suspend the listing citing \u201cmaterial matters\u201d relating to \u201ca change in the regulatory environment on financial technology,\u201d a day after regulators called in company founder Jack Ma for a \u201csupervisory interview.\u201d New draft regulations issued by the central bank and regulators on Monday require online lenders to cap loans at one third of a borrower\u2019s annual pay, a condition that could affect Ant\u2019s profitability, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/c1ee03d4-f22e-4514-af46-2f8423a6842e\">Financial Times<\/a> says.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How will the economy escape the global liquidity trap?<\/strong> Not with further monetary easing, writes the IMF\u2019s chief economist Gita Gopinath for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/2e1c0555-d65b-48d1-9af3-825d187eec58\">Financial Times<\/a>. Gopinath hammers home <strong>the necessity for governments to step up to the plate with large spending programs<\/strong> \u2014 a recurring message from the IMF that seems to have fallen on deaf ears in some parts of the developed world. This fiscal support is essential in fighting an economic downturn during a liquidity trap, where interest rates are either near zero or in negative territory, and monetary policy has a weakened effect on spending. \u201c<strong>Fiscal stimulus is not just economically sound policy but also the fiscally responsible thing to do<\/strong>,\u201d writes Gopinath, who recommends cash transfers and large scale investments in job-generating projects as a potential antidote.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Some non-election headlines you may want to know about:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Brexit talks between the EU and UK are going nowhere fast with less than two weeks before the<\/strong><strong> deadline<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-britain-eu\/eu-uk-so-far-fail-to-bridge-gaps-to-secure-trade-deal-idUSKBN27J1IF\">Reuters<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Oil prices could further<\/strong><strong> slump<\/strong> as Libya resumes of oil exports and Iraq and Nigeria exceed their production quotas. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2020-11-02\/opec-boosts-output-even-as-new-virus-wave-sends-oil-crashing?srnd=premium-middle-east&sref=mmeFTDW1\">Bloomberg<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Saudi Aramco shareholders won\u2019t be forgoing their 3Q payouts <\/strong>after the company decided to go ahead with plans to pay USD 18.8 bn in dividends despite not having enough cash to cover the costs, CEO Amin Nasser said as the company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aramco.com\/en\/news-media\/news\/2020\/aramco-announces-third-quarter-2020-results\">published its quarterly results<\/a>. Aramco\u2019s use of debt has soared this year in response to falling revenues, which \u201craises questions of sustainability,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/89764816-9f36-4bfb-989b-84f9783b83fd\">the FT<\/a> quotes an analyst at Bernstein as sayin.<\/li>\n<li><strong>At least 54 Amhara people have been killed in Ethiopia\u2019s Oromia region<\/strong> in a new bout of ethno-nationalist violence. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2020\/nov\/02\/killed-ethiopia-massacre-amnesty-oromia-amhara\">Guardian<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"web-image stand-out-borderless\"><a href=\"https:\/\/somabay.com\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2020\/10\/Mesca-Beach-Oct.-Approved-3.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"enterprise\" \/><\/a>Introducing the new Mesca Beach: an exclusive slice of island paradise where you can slow down and sunbathe or simply live it up by engaging in exciting beachfront activities, offered in abundance above and below Somabay\u2019s mesmerizing sea. Powered by top-class utilities and exceptional service, Mesca Beach is a heaven on earth.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Covid-19 has pushed big companies to adopt tech at a blistering pace<\/strong>, a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2020\/11\/How-COVID-19-has-pushed-companies-over-the-technology.pdf\">McKinsey<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2020\/11\/How-COVID-19-has-pushed-companies-over-the-technology.pdf\">& Company survey of executives (pdf)<\/a> finds. Companies have sped up the digitization of internal operations and supplier and customer interactions by three to four years, while digital or \u201cdigitally enabled products\u201d as a share of company portfolios has accelerated by \u201ca shocking seven years\u201d on average across regions. McKinsey said. Executives surveyed by the consultancy also expect those changes to be long-lasting and not just a passing fad.<\/p>\n<p class=\"web-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2020\/1\/Web-view-01.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"enterprise\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>*** It\u2019s Hardhat day \u2014 your weekly briefing of all things infrastructure in Egypt:<\/strong> Enterprise\u2019s industry vertical focuses each Wednesday on infrastructure, covering everything from energy, water, transportation, urban development and as well as social infrastructure such as health and education.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In today\u2019s issue: <\/strong>We explore the Finance Ministry\u2019s Green Energy framework \u2014 the government\u2019s manual for projects that stand to benefit from Egypt (and the region\u2019s) <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/5d1b54d5-5efa-41c9-ac8b-728b105b2ef0\">first ever issuance of green bonds<\/a> back in September.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is still early hours for US election results as we hit \u201csend\u201d on your morning read at 6am CLT, but here\u2019s what we know after a peaceful day of voting to cap an election that seems set to see the highest turnout level in a century: US ELECTION WATCH- The \u201cblue wave\u201d that so [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"single-feature.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":false,"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","ep_exclude_from_search":false,"_primary_brand":0,"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7204],"tags":[394,144,116,107,984,72,103,7202,491,819,1656,127,639],"brand":[],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"class_list":["post-575946","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-what-were-tracking-today","tag-aramco","tag-automotive","tag-china","tag-covid-19","tag-donald-trump","tag-enterpriseam","tag-fdi","tag-foreign-policy","tag-france","tag-fuel","tag-hosni-mubarak","tag-politics","tag-technology","wpautop","entry"],"acf":{"mongo_id":"a27b5d55-bbf8-4913-ba83-0c0cb71a6312","is_powered_by":true,"story_type":"1","photo_url":"","photo_position":"above","related_issue":[575944],"teaser":"","voice_url":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - 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