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May surprised nearly everyone in April when she called the snap election, saying she wanted to strengthen her hand for negotiations with the rest of the European Union about Britain's exit from the bloc. Despite saying she wouldn't, May called for a snap election to shore up more support. The YouGov/Times voting intention figures show the Conservatives down to 42 per cent from 43 per cent at the weekend.

Reliance Jio's breakneck growth hit a speed bump after the Internet service provider announced plans for offering paid services in 2017. As per the report , Indians spent 45% of their time on mobiles; and this is the reason that compared to TV, 7X more time is spent on mobile by Indians.

Prime Minister Theresa May had decided not to debate Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn on television. The Electoral Calculus website, which predicts the results based on polls and electoral geography, said May would win 371 seats and Labour 205 seats.

Taking the average of these new polls , the Conservatives are 10% ahead. Labour is on 39 percent, up three points and its highest level since 2014, before Jeremy Corbyn became party leader. This would leave the Tories below the 326 seats needed for a majority government. With just ten days to go until the United Kingdom hits the 2017 General Election polling stations on 8 June , Betfair Politics reports that it has recorded £ 22 million traded across its "UK 2017" Exchange betting ...

While there was a power failure at a data centre near London's Heathrow airport, the damage was caused by an overwhelming surge once the electricity was restored, it said. "We will have completed an exhaustive investigation on exactly the reasons of why this happened". The airline said it will "comply with all of the relevant European Union compensation regulations" including welfare claims such as hotel accommodation, transport to and from hotels, meals and telephone calls.

Many economists have big doubts. The United States committed to reducing its own by 26 to 28 percent, compared with 2005 levels, by 2025. In a previous statement regarding the same proposal, DiNapoli once noted: "ExxonMobil has said it supports the Paris Agreement, but those are empty words unless the company backs them up with action".

If the US secedes from the alliance, it would become only the third nation out of 197 that is eligible to participate in the agreement but refuse to do so. "I'm hearing from a lot of people, both ways", Trump said as he met with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc. The European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker said it was the "duty of Europe" to stand up to Trump if he chose to pull his country out of the historic accord.

The Lions then face the Auckland Blues next Wednesday in the first of three clashes against Super Rugby teams , before a match against the Maori All Blacks in Rotorua on June 17, where Gatland is expected to field his preferred first test side.

Goldman Sachs warned that the biggest risk to oil markets was what would happen next year, at the end of the OPEC-led production cut. While the agreement essentially spelled out a continuation of the previous production cuts for another nine months, the lack of an option to continue cuts into 2018 is one of the concerns brought up by analysts assessing the deal.

May was taunted by other party leaders for not attending a televised debate with them. However, a lacklustre campaign has seen Mrs May's lead drop dramatically. While only 12 percent of 18 to 24-year-olds said they would vote Conservative, 69 percent would vote for Corbyn. The pollster's MRP model is based on the fact that people with similar characteristics tend to vote similarly, but not identically, regardless of where they live.

British Airways has cancelled all its flights from London's two main airports after a global computer system outage caused massive delays and left planes stuck on runways. American Airlines, which operates code-share flights with BA, said it was unaffected. The airline tells CBS News correspondent Kris Van Cleave it has no evidence the disruption is the result of a cyber attack.