Far right on the march and Lula’s failures: key drivers of Flávio Bolsonaro’s Brazil surge
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Far right on the march and Lula’s failures: key drivers of Flávio Bolsonaro’s Brazil surge

Experts say strength of evangelical church and perception that Lula is too old also helped propel Jair Bolsonaro’s son to first-round election winOn Sunday night, as the scale of the far-right triumph in Brazil sank in, an adapted football chant rang out in one of Rio’s most leftwing areas.“Let’s turn this around, Lu-laaaaa! Let’s turn this around, Lu-laaaaa! Let’s turn this around, Lu-laaaaa!” cr...

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor takes legal action against police and Old Bailey over Epstein raids
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor takes legal action against police and Old Bailey over Epstein raids

Former prince to challenge whether Thames Valley force and central criminal court of England and Wales acted lawfully over searches relating to his arrestAndrew Mountbatten-Windsor is taking action against Thames Valley police and the central criminal court to challenge the legality of search warrants that led to his arrest earlier this year, a judicial spokesperson has said.A private high court h...

Gatorade maker recalls 122,000 cases of popular sports drink across 37 US states
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Gatorade maker recalls 122,000 cases of popular sports drink across 37 US states

PepsiCo initiated class II recall of 28oz bottles last month over ‘undeclared’ yellow dyes, FDA notice saysAbout 122,000 cases of the popular sports drink Gatorade have been voluntarily recalled across 37 US states due to their having “undeclared” food dye, according to an official federal notice.The varieties of the drink involved in the notice include 28oz bottles of Gatorade Lemon Lime, Lime Ze...

Separatists win Quebec election in fresh test for Canada’s Carney

Separatists win Quebec election in fresh test for Canada’s Carney

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Separatists won provincial elections in Quebec Monday, with a promise to hold a vote on leaving Canada after US President Donald Trump leaves office, testing Prime Minister Mark Carney’s message of national unity. Public broadcaster CBC and private outlets predicted the Parti Quebecois would form the next government in Canada’s French-speaking province, but it was not yet clear if they would contr...

Quebec votes in provincial election as separatist surge poses test for Canada’s PM Carney

Quebec votes in provincial election as separatist surge poses test for Canada’s PM Carney

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Quebec separatists eyed a return to power in Canada’s majority French-speaking province on Monday in an election that could test Prime Minister Mark Carney’s message of national unity to confront the United States. Carney is popular in Quebec and the possible success of the separatist Parti Quebecois (PQ) is not seen as a repudiation of his stance towards US President Donald Trump, whose trade war...

Dad built a backyard coaster, now selling it for NZ$4,500

Dad built a backyard coaster, now selling it for NZ$4,500

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In the midst of the COVID-19 lockdown, inspired by a flurry of YouTube tutorials, Bjorn Burton took on an exciting challenge—he built a roller coaster in his backyard. With his father’s help, he engineered this thrilling ride after rigorous safety trials with concrete bags. Now that the neighborhood kids have outgrown it, Bjorn is ready to sell the coaster, already envisioning a future project for...

Florida high-schooler and one other killed in school bus rollover crash

Florida high-schooler and one other killed in school bus rollover crash

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Authorities say crash in Winter Haven involved three vehicles, including bus filled with dozens of schoolchildrenA high school student and one other person were killed in a crash that caused a school bus to flip over on to its roof in central Florida early on Monday, according to authorities.About 26 students traveling on the public school bus involved in the crash were taken to the hospital, the ...

Florida high schooler and one other killed in school bus rollover crash

Florida high schooler and one other killed in school bus rollover crash

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Authorities say crash in Winter Haven involved three vehicles, including bus filled with dozens of high schoolersA high school student and one other person were killed in a crash that caused a school bus to flip over on to its roof in central Florida early on Monday, according to authorities.About 26 students traveling on the public school bus involved in the crash were taken to the hospital, the ...

Tory shadow minister claims Luton has ‘no-go zones’ where ‘white people won’t go’

Tory shadow minister claims Luton has ‘no-go zones’ where ‘white people won’t go’

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Blake Stephenson tells fringe meeting at Tory conference that the town is ‘a very dangerous place’ with ‘ghettoes’A shadow Conservative Home Office minister has claimed there are “no-go zones” in Luton where “white people won’t go”.Blake Stephenson, the MP for Mid Bedfordshire who was appointed to the Tory frontbench role two weeks ago, claimed the town was “a very dangerous place” where some comm...

Flydubai co-pilot originally planned attack for July, investigators believe

Flydubai co-pilot originally planned attack for July, investigators believe

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Police and security agencies in multiple countries scramble to piece together background and intentions of Hamam al-HammamiInvestigators believe that the co-pilot who tried to take control of a plane from Dubai to Tel Aviv last week originally planned his attack for July but postponed the hijacking, possibly because a friend was among the crew, regional and Israeli officials have said.The evidence...

UK threatens to expel Israeli diplomats over planned East Jerusalem consulate closure

UK threatens to expel Israeli diplomats over planned East Jerusalem consulate closure

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Tit-for-tat expulsions expected after relations deteriorate as a result of UK ban on goods from illegal settlementsThe UK has threatened to expel one Israeli diplomat for every British diplomat forced to leave Israel as a result of Israel’s decision to close the UK consulate in East Jerusalem later this week.This could mean as many as 27 Israeli diplomats being expelled from the UK, a step that wo...

UK threatens to expel Israeli diplomats after closing of East Jerusalem consulate

UK threatens to expel Israeli diplomats after closing of East Jerusalem consulate

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Tit-for-tat expulsions expected after relations deteriorate as a result of UK ban on goods from illegal settlementsThe UK has threatened to expel one Israeli diplomat for every British diplomat forced to leave Israel as a result of Israel’s decision to close the UK consulate in East Jerusalem later this week.This could means as many as 27 Israeli diplomats being expelled from the UK, a step that w...

Russia plays down plague reports after lab worker death

Russia plays down plague reports after lab worker death

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Russia on Monday sought to play down reports that a laboratory technician had died of plague, even as US President Donald Trump said Washington was closely monitoring the situation and offered US help. Reports on Friday that pneumonic plague had killed a 28-year-old woman named Darya Shipilova, who had been working for the anti-plague institute in Siberia’s Irkutsk region, sparked alarm. “We’re lo...

After plague death reports at Siberia lab, Russia says situation under control

After plague death reports at Siberia lab, Russia says situation under control

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Moscow on Monday downplayed reports that a laboratory technician had died of plague, stressing that postmortem tests had not detected the disease, while Washington said it was closely monitoring the situation. Reports on Friday that plague had killed a 28-year-old woman named Darya Shipilova, who had been working for the anti-plague institute in Siberia’s Irkutsk region, sparked alarm. The news ou...

After plague death reports at Siberia lab, Russia says ‘situation under control’

After plague death reports at Siberia lab, Russia says ‘situation under control’

SCMP •

Moscow on Monday downplayed reports that a laboratory technician had died of plague, stressing that postmortem tests had not detected the disease, while Washington said it was closely monitoring the situation. Reports on Friday that plague had killed a 28-year-old woman named Darya Shipilova, who had been working for the anti-plague institute in Siberia’s Irkutsk region, sparked alarm. The news ou...