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Without Lula, right wing and green candidates lead Brazil’s presidential race: poll
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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

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
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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’
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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
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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
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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

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
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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

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
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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…
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