President Sauli Niinistö received an overwhelming majority of the votes during the election night at the House of the Estates in Helsinki, Finland on Sunday, January 28, 2018. Picture: Tony Öhberg for Finland Today President Sauli Niinistö gets ready to shine his shoes for his second term in the Palace. He grabbed 62.7 percent of the votes in the presidential elections, after all votes had been calculated on Sunday evening. Niinistö was the most popular candidate in every municipality in the country. In Helsinki, he scored 58.4 percent of the votes. He crushed Greens’ Pekka Haavisto who came second with 12.4 percent of the votes. Third place was taken by Laura Huhtasaari from the Finns Party with 6.9 percent. Paavo Väyrynen — an independent candidate but attracting some of the same voters as Huhtasaari — was not too far behind. He received 6.2 percent of the votes.Advertisement Matti Vanhanen from the Centre Party received 4.1 percent, Tuula … [Read more...] about President Sauli Niinistö Gets Ready For His Second Term With a Landslide Victory in Presidential Elections
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Welsh councillor hopes to get ready to rumble as voice of the boxing ring
By day councillor Jonathan Millard is busy providing a voice for his constituents. On weekends he’s a big noise in the ring as an announcer at boxing and wrestling bouts around the UK. Now, the Ebbw Vale South ward council member who is a familiar face in Blaenau Gwent due to his distinctive moustache, is aiming to make it big as a ring MC. Jonathan has reached the final of a national competition to find a voice of the ring to emulate superstar MC Michael Buffer. Joe Cordina paid tribute to his beloved Cardiff City on the undercard of Anthony Joshua v Joseph Parker Michael Buffer’s and Matchroom Boxing’s MC Academy broadcast on Sky Sports has seen hundreds of hopefuls whittled down to just three in the chase for the main prize of a contract with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing, who looks after the interests of many top fighters including Anthony Joshua. “I began announcing nearly nine years ago, when I was doing impressions while working in a call … [Read more...] about Welsh councillor hopes to get ready to rumble as voice of the boxing ring
Get ready to rumble as hit show returns to town
A host of top wrestling stars are getting ready to descend on Kilmarnock. British Championship Wrestling (BCW) will be back at the Grand Hall on Friday, April 20. As always, there are household names making the trip over the water. This year is extra special as former WWE, ECW and TNA star Al Snow and Victoria will be making appearances. Both are former WWE stars and will be sure to get the crowd going. It will also feature comedy star Grado and other fan favourites including BCW heavyweight champion BT Gunn, Kenny Williams, Jack Jester and many more. Grado (below) is set to team with Al Snow in a dream match against Davey Blaze and Sha Samuels. With plenty of other great matches in the pipeline, an explosive night is in store. Promotor Graham McKay said: “There is a lot of history between Grado and Al Snow. “Grado sees him as a sort of mentor, so this should be immense. “I know they are both looking forward to it on a personal and professional level. “For Grado … [Read more...] about Get ready to rumble as hit show returns to town
How much is Spotify worth? Streaming service gets ready to go public this week
Spotify grew out of the ashes of Napster and file-to-file sharing to become the main way that digital natives consume music. What started out as a Swedish startup has come to dominate the music streaming space in the minds of most people. Now, it's getting ready to launch on the public stock market at a time when many tech companies are experiencing huge downturns. Spotify offers around 30 million songs that can be streamed or downloaded to various devices for a monthly Premium subscription of £9.99. It also works with a variety of smart speakers to become a hassle-free music catalogue for users. How much is Spotify worth? We won't know exactly how much the company is worth until it starts trading this week following its initial public offering (IPO). However, experts have predicted it could fetch a valuation of more than $25 billion (£18 billion) which would make it roughly equal to the Snapchat IPO in March last year which valued the company at $17 a share giving it a … [Read more...] about How much is Spotify worth? Streaming service gets ready to go public this week
Get Ready to Spend Thousands This Wedding Season
The cost of other people’s happiness is climbing. By March 28, 2018, 5:00 AM EDT With wedding season approaching, it’s time to start saving your pennies. Attending nuptials for friends or family this year will put you out hundreds—or even thousands—of dollars. A nationally representative survey of more than 2,000 people by website Bankrate.com found that members of the wedding party spend an average of $728 on gifts, travel, attire and everything else associated with someone else’s happiness. Attendees in the Northeast spend even more: an average of $1,070 for the shower, the bachelor or bachelorette party and, finally, the main event. “It is a big expense,” said Robert Barba, an analyst at Bankrate. “It is something that people do have to plan for, or risk going into debt.”Weddings these days require much more of guests, which can lead to higher costs, said Kristen Maxwell Cooper, the … [Read more...] about Get Ready to Spend Thousands This Wedding Season