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Without Lula, right wing and green candidates lead Brazil’s presidential race: poll
World
April 15, 2018
Without Lula, right wing and green candidates lead Brazil’s presidential race: poll
Environmentalist Marina Silva and right wing politician Jair Bolsonaro would be leading candidates in Brazil’s presidential election if jailed former…
Egypt down 2 spots, Tunisia up 9 spots in FIFA world rankings
Egypt
April 12, 2018
Egypt down 2 spots, Tunisia up 9 spots in FIFA world rankings
Egypt’s football team dropped two spots in the FIFA world ranking on April 12, down to 46th place. Egypt lost…
Lula turns himself in to Brazil police, ending standoff
World
April 8, 2018
Lula turns himself in to Brazil police, ending standoff
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva turned himself in to police on Saturday, ending a day-long standoff to…
Brazil braces for looming arrest of ex-President ‘Lula’
World
April 6, 2018
Brazil braces for looming arrest of ex-President ‘Lula’
Latin America’s largest nation prepared for what would have been unimaginable just a few years ago: the arrest of former…
Military takeover in Rio sparks fears of police brutality
World
February 28, 2018
Military takeover in Rio sparks fears of police brutality
One by one, three black Brazilian men matter-of-factly give tips for interacting with police that sound very much like “the…
Rio kicks off Carnival parade with anti-establishment tone
World
February 12, 2018
Rio kicks off Carnival parade with anti-establishment tone
There are some Brazilians who probably aren’t finding much to enjoy in Rio de Janeiro’s colorful Carnival parades — the…
Antiquities Minister inagurates ‘Moses’ Wells’ in Sinai with foreign ambassadors
Egypt
February 11, 2018
Antiquities Minister inagurates ‘Moses’ Wells’ in Sinai with foreign ambassadors
Six ambassadors took part in the opening of the first phase of the rediscovery and purifying of ”Ouyoon Moussa” (Moses’ Wells)…
Venezuela freeing some jailed activists, may expel diplomats
World
December 24, 2017
Venezuela freeing some jailed activists, may expel diplomats
Venezuela’s leftist government prepared to release some 80 jailed anti-government activists on Saturday, and threatened to expel envoys from Canada…
Egypt national team 31st in FIFA world rankings, 3rd in Africa
Egypt
December 21, 2017
Egypt national team 31st in FIFA world rankings, 3rd in Africa
The Federation International Football Association (FIFA) ranked Egypt’s national football team as 31st in the world in 2017, and third…
Mass occupation underscores Brazil’s poverty, creates angst
World
December 18, 2017
Mass occupation underscores Brazil’s poverty, creates angst
Luciano Oliveira, a bricklayer, gazes at the floor of his tiny wood shack, which is one of thousands of makeshift…