On May 7, Israeli forces seized the main border crossing at Rafah, closing a vital route for aid into the besieged area
world7 hours ago
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has a 70 per cent chance of winning the White House race against her Republican rival Donald Trump, a top American pollster has said on the eve of what is being described as the most crucial election in decades.
"Hillary Clinton has a 70 per cent chance of winning the election," said FiveThirtyEight website's Nate Silver, who accurately predicted the outcome of 2008 and 2012 presidential elections.
This is up from a 65 per cent chance on Sunday night, so Clinton, 69, has had a good run in the polls in the final days of the campaign, he said.
Clinton's projected margin of victory in the popular vote has increased to 3.5 per cent from 2.9 per cent, Silver said.
In the 19 latest polls taken into account by the poll, Clinton is leading in 17 polls while Trump, 70, leads in just two polls.
Clinton's poll margin ranges from six per cent to two per cent, while Trump's ranges from two to five per cent.
"Seven of the 19 polls have Clinton leading by 4 points; another four have her ahead by 3 points, then we have a smattering of 1's, 2's and 6's, along with two pollsters, IBD/ TIPP and Los Angeles/USC Dornsife, who still have Trump ahead.
"On average, Clinton leads by 2.9 points in the polls, although the highest-rated pollsters have her a bit higher at 3.8 points, on average. As is usually the case, the range of national polls closely matches the FiveThirtyEight popular- vote forecast," Silver said.
On the eve of the elections, Clinton had a lead of 2.9 percentage points over Trump in the website's average of polls.
On May 7, Israeli forces seized the main border crossing at Rafah, closing a vital route for aid into the besieged area
world7 hours ago
When rains lashed the country last month, many tourist spots and adventure destinations were damaged, posing a risk for visitors
uae7 hours ago
In a video, the group said 51-year-old Nadav Popplewell died after being wounded in an Israeli strike in Gaza
mena8 hours ago
The clay-court icon said he is still not clear about playing at Roaldn Garros will do his best to get there over the coming weeks
sports8 hours ago
Shareef AlRomaithi enters the Human Exploration Research Analog habitat at Nasa’s Johnson Space Center
space8 hours ago
The authority uploaded a video of the medical evacuation, showing a rescuer descending from the chopper while it was suspended mid-air
uae9 hours ago
President Sheikh Mohamed expressed his sincere condolences and heartfelt sympathy
uae9 hours ago
The environmental activists glued themselves to a glass case containing the historic Magna Carta document at the British Library
world9 hours ago