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Shortages, inflation, cholera, security: Haiti protests continue amid numerous crises

Meanwhile, the race for the presidency is heating up in Brazil. The country will head to the polls next weekend to choose between Jair Bolsonaro and Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Both the current and former presidents went head-to-head in a final televised debate last Sunday. Bolsonaro lashed out at Lula on corruption, while the latter accused the incumbent of playing with the lives of Brazilians during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Brazil jersey hostage to politics a month from World Cup

BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil: Every four years, there is an explosion of green and yellow in Julio Cesar Freitas’s neighborhood as locals cover the streets in the colors of the Brazilian flag.

One month to go before US mid-terms: Why abortion is a key campaign issue

And in Brazil, less than three weeks remain before the second round in the presidential election. As each day passes, supporters of former leftist president Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva - who went into the first round as the frontrunner - are getting increasingly worried that their candidate might actually lose. His momentum has been on the decline ever since incumbent leader, conservative Jair Bolsonaro, made a stronger-than-expected showing in round one. We take a closer look at how Lula is trying to pull out all the stops before the October 30 vote.

US soccer sexual abuse scandal: Probe reveals widespread misconduct by coaches

Also in this edition, Brazil's presidential election will be a run-off between current leader Jair Bolsonaro and former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Bolsonaro fared much better than expected in the first round, keeping former left-leaning leader Lula from his predicted outright win. And if Lula does clinch victory in the second round, he'll still face the challenge of a very right-leaning parliament. We take a closer look.

Forget the polls: Bolsonaro surge forces Lula into Brazil run-off

It's a whole new race. Yes, the faces are familiar but since Lula's heyday, when this emerging giant roared and commodity exports boomed, Brazil has been battered by corruption, Covid and culture wars amplified by social media. Bolsonaro is taking a leaf out of the Trump playbook by methodically laying the groundwork for confrontation with unsubstantiated allegations of fraud. Could Brazil experience its own January 6 moment?

Annexation Day, Trouble in the Baltic Sea, UK tax cuts, Brazil election

When Vladimir Putin says no going back, it comes in a week where it is all coming to a head: the referendum, mobilisation and the explosions that took out the currently-offline Nord Stream pipelines, pipelines hit by the equivalent of hundreds of kilos of TNT according to the Danes. All sides point to sabotage. In whose interest is it to blow up the natural gas link between Russia and Germany? On the day Germany rolled out a €200 billion energy subsidy plan for consumers and businesses. Here in France, there is talk of mandatory measures if the French do not watch their energy consumption this winter.

Brazil's presidential election polluted by misinformation

>> The scourge of fake news in Brazil’s presidential election

Jair Bolsonaro, Neymar, dan Jersey Timnas Brasil yang Kini Ditakuti

Presiden Brasil, Jair Bolsonaro, menggunakan sepakbola sebagai alat kampanye, semisal menggandeng Neymar. Publik kini takut mengenakan jersey timnas lagi.

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Shortages, inflation, cholera, security: Haiti protests continue amid numerous crises

Brazil jersey hostage to politics a month from World Cup

One month to go before US mid-terms: Why abortion is a key campaign issue

US soccer sexual abuse scandal: Probe reveals widespread misconduct by coaches

Forget the polls: Bolsonaro surge forces Lula into Brazil run-off

Annexation Day, Trouble in the Baltic Sea, UK tax cuts, Brazil election

Brazil's presidential election polluted by misinformation

Jair Bolsonaro, Neymar, dan Jersey Timnas Brasil yang Kini Ditakuti