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A former metalworker and later trade union leader, Lula implemented social reforms during his two presidential terms: student scholarships, access to free healthcare, low-rent housing and agrarian reform. The lives of millions of Brazilians were transformed, with whole families able to join the middle class and consumer society.
The Ukrainian foreign minister said that the annexation by Russia of four regions – Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia – where so-called referendums were held this week changed "nothing" for his country and the world. He said that Russia did not even control all of those areas, adding that Ukrainian forces were actually "progressing well" in the Donetsk region, in particular around the railway hub of Lyman. He added that the annexation meant that talking to Vladimir Putin now made no sense.
Microalgae tend to be invisible to the naked eye, although occasionally algal blooms can be seen from space as they leave behind a trail of green, orange, brown, or even red sludge. It's a natural phenomenon, says Yoan Le Merrer, a marine scientist at French Institute for Ocean Science (IFREMER), but it's not entirely harmless.
Coincidence of the calendar: this was the week the new Baltic Pipe link between Norway and Poland via Denmark was inaugurated. How vulnerable is Europe's energy infrastructure to attack?
"It's a strong sign from FIFA and the authorities to have women referees in that country. I'm not a feminist spokesperson, but if this can make things happen..." said Frappart.
Whoever is sworn in as Brazil's next president in January will face many challenges ahead. To get more analysis, we speak to Brazilian journalist Marcelo Lins.
But rather than being reassured, investors seem spooked: the International Monetary Fund is weighing in as the Bank of England hints at more rate hikes and British banks suspend new mortgage offers to homeowners. Some evoke 1976, when the IMF had to bail out the UK, a humiliation for a UK under Labour rule. The backlash would later come in the form of Britain's first female prime minister.
We also take a look at Ruben Östlund's satire on the high seas as this year's Palme d'Or winner, "Triangle of Sadness", hits French screens.