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Brazil’s former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, mononymously called Lula, on October 30 defeated incumbent Jair Bolsonaro marking a comeback and the end of a decade-long right wing rule. On first glance, this should not be a surprise — Mr. Bolsonaro, a far-right politician, presided over a disastrous COVID-19 pandemic response in the country…
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Kurt Waldheim was the former Secretary-General who later became the President of Austria Published – October 26, 2026 05:17 pm IST Read Comments Copy link Email Facebook Twitter Telegram LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit Source link
A bus crash in the Barcelona area of Spain injured more than 80 people, local emergency services said on Sunday (October 25, 2026). The Catalan medical emergency services said 83 people were injured, including seven people seriously, 18 less seriously and 58 with minor injuries, in the crash in Fogars de Monclús near Barcelona. Spanish…
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Versatility is a wonderful virtue to possess in any sphere of life. To be very good at more than one discipline is a grand trait not bestowed upon many. True, one must work unbelievably hard to maximise that gift, but as they say in a sporting parlance, primarily, you make your own luck. Versatility can…
President Donald Trump at a Sunday (October 25, 2026) campaign rally ratcheted up his push to link U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed to Muslim extremists, comparing him to the 9/11 attackers while saying Democrats would let violent anti-American terrorists into the United States. “I’m here to keep a jihadist, Muslim Brotherhood member from becoming a…
Heavy rains lash Tamil Nadu for the past 24 hours in various district. Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Several districts in Tamil Nadu received moderate to heavy rainfall till 5.30 a.m. on Monday (October 26, 2026), according to the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC). The weather station in Pamban received…
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Brazil’s economy has beaten expectations in recent years, but mounting debt and entrenched structural problems could complicate leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s fourth term, which begins in January. Here are the five main economic challenges he faces: Soaring debt Brazil’s public debt has surged more than 10 percentage points during Mr. Lula’s current…
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The French physicist Claude Cohen-Tannoudji, who helped develop techniques to cool atoms to barely above absolute zero using laser light, passed away on October 22, aged 93. His work revolutionised physics by giving scientists a way to manipulate atoms and probe their quantum properties, work for which he won a piece of the physics Nobel…
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The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) has forecast heavy to very heavy rain at isolated places in Pudukottai, Sivaganga, and Ramanathapuram districts on Monday. Heavy rain is likely to occur over isolated places in Kanniyakumari, Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi, Tenkasi, Virudhunagar, Madurai, Theni, Dindigul, Karur, Tiruchi, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, and Nagapattinam districts. The remaining parts of Tamil Nadu, Puducherry,…
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Brazil’s leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva pulled off a dramatic comeback on Sunday (October 25, 2026) as he clinched election victory against right-wing senator Flavio Bolsonaro, who trounced him in the first round. The leftist icon, who turns 81 on Tuesday (October 27), defied all projections to win an unprecedented fourth term at…
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