Morning news brief: France goes to polls, Jagannath Rath Yatra underway in Puri, and more
Morning news brief
The final round of voting in France gets underway on Sunday (Jul 7) asMarine Le Pen's National Rally (RN) attempts to wrestle outright control of the National Assembly. In other news, the iconic Jagannath Rath Yatra (chariot festival) kicked off in the Eastern Indian state of Odisha on Sunday morning.
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The unique Jagannath Rath Yatra, also known as the Chariot festival, kicked off in the eastern Indian state of Odisha on Sunday (Jul 7). The festival, believed to be as old as the Jagannath Temple in Puri, has seen the authorities deploy AI technology this year to better manage the crowd as millions of devotees gather to catch a glimpse of the deities and partake in the rituals.
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