- BBC
Council votes unanimously 'no confidence' in Thames Water
Henley Town Council unanimous votes of no confidence in the water company Thames Water.
- Associated Press
India's Modi prepares for record 3rd term as nations congratulate his government on election victory
China, Ukraine and other nations sent their congratulations on Wednesday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government began preparations for his swearing-in for a record third term following the world's largest democratic election. Modi’s Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party planned to meet with allies later Wednesday to discuss the government's formation. Official results from the Election Commission showed the BJP-led National Democratic alliance won 294 of the 543 seats, more than the 272 needed for a majority but far fewer than had been expected.
- Reuters
Stock exchanges told to improve how they deal with outages
Stock exchanges and other trading platforms should draw up and make public plans for dealing with outages to provide greater predictability for customers, global securities watchdog IOSCO said on Wednesday. Exchanges worldwide have been hit by glitches and outages for various reasons, such as software changes. A glitch at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Monday triggered massive swings in the shares of Berkshire Hathaway and Barrick Gold, and trading halts in dozens of other companies, before the problem was fixed.
