内容摘要："Russian business does everything possible to fill the gap. For many,  this is an opportunity to carve out their niche in the market," Natalia Zubarevich, a professor at Moscow State University and an expert in regional socioeconomic development, told Al Jazeera.

"Russian business does everything possible to fill the gap. For many,  this is an opportunity to carve out their niche in the market," Natalia Zubarevich, a professor at Moscow State University and an expert in regional socioeconomic development, told Al Jazeera.

in one of her morning news briefings. "This is the defence of the Mexican people for justice, for honesty, for integrity."A loss of judicial knowledge

How effective Sunday's elections are in achieving those ideals remains to be seen. Voter turnout is expected to be low, according to Arias.“Participation is not expected to surpass 10 to 20 percent," Arias explained.That projection is a significant drop from normal election turnouts, she added. "In Mexico, participation is usually around 60 percent.”

The Judicial Electoral Observatory, a monitoring body formed by organisations including Laboratorio Electoral, has also noted that there arein some areas than in others during this election cycle.

In Mexico City, for example, there are 773 candidates running for 168 local positions, while in the port city of Campeche, there are only 20 hopefuls vying for 11 local seats.

And in the state of Durango, there are 49 candidates for 49 open spots, leaving little doubt about the outcome.“The property [is] gone. We lost everything,” Tanko said.

For fisherman Danjuma Shaba, 35, the floods destroyed his house, forcing him to sleep in a car park.“I don’t have a house to sleep in. My house has already collapsed,” Shaba told the AFP news agency.

As Nigeria’s rainy season begins, typically lasting for six months, the Nigerian Meteorological Agency has warned of possible flash floods in 15 of Nigeria’s 36 states, including Niger State, between Wednesday and Friday.The most concerning thing about these floods is “this isn’t even the peak of the rainy season,” said Idris. “In some states, the rains have only been there for a month and yet we’re seeing this.”