Lula: The 77-year-old president-elect also led Brazil during its boom in the first decade of the century. He left office with an approval rating of 80 percent but then convicted of corruption and spent 580 days in prison. The convictions were dropped last year after Brazil’s Supreme Court ruled that the judge in his cases was biased.
Bolsonaro: His tumultuous tenure was marked by conflict with the courtattacks on democratic institutions and a pandemic that kill more people than any other country, but Bolsonaro’s political immunity of the United States ends after he leaves office on January 1 and he faces multiple possible investigations.
A deadly bridge collapse in India
At least 134 people died on Sunday – many of them schoolchildren on holiday for Diwali – when a historic bridge collapsed in the state of Gujarat, western India.
In the midst of India’s biggest festival season, pedestrians packed the suspension bridge, built in the Victorian era and recently reopened. The 755-foot (about 230 meters) bridge is a popular tourist attraction for its swaying feel; people bought tickets for about 20 cents.
After people grabbed the nets to make the bridge wobble, as countless others have done before, the cables suddenly snapped, sending people falling into the river.
Now, India is questioning why its infrastructure has once again failed miserably. An official told local media that the bridge was opened without a “fitness certificate” or permission from the authorities. The company that operated the bridge blamed the victims, but it’s not clear why they allowed multiple people on the bridge at once.
Politics: Gujarat is the home state of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. An opposition leader said that the leaders of his party – which has run the state for more than two decades – announced the inauguration of the bridge as a “Diwali gift” to the townspeople with no guarantees. safe for it.
The volume of Russian imports has dropped as sanctions and trade restrictions go into effect, but some countries have deepened their ties with Russia since the war began. Imports from Turkey increased 113 percent and imports from China increased 24 percent.
Russia remains one of the world’s most important producers of oil, gas and raw materials. Many countries have found it extremely difficult to live without Russian raw materials, and last year’s high oil and gas prices have offset lost revenue due to sanctions. India and China have emerged as much larger buyers of Russian crude, albeit at a discount.
The infrastructure: Russian strikes dislodge most of Kyiv .’s water.
Cereal: After suspending participation in a grain deal, Russia said will not guarantee security for any cargo ship passing through the Black Sea. Some African countries face immediate pain from its suspension.
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Australia is considered the world leader in healthcare. But this country, along with neighboring New Zealand, is one of the very few regulars reject potential migrants on the basis of medical need. That can leave families with a sick or disabled member stuck in legal limbo.
What happened to Hu Jintao?
Nothing unusual happened at the Communist Party congress in China. Nothing undescribed is allowed to happen.
But last week, Hu Jintao, who once led China and sat next to Xi Jinping, suddenly lead out of the closing ceremony. His seemingly reluctant departure was the only interruption in the meeting, where China’s leaders have been anointed twice in a decade, and analysts say chaos at this point. shows it was not planned.
The timing led to mythical speculation: Was Mr. Hu, 79, in poor health, as Chinese state media later reported? Or was he exposed in a dramatic show by Mr. Xi, China’s current leader, for the world to see?
A Times video analysis offers a clue. Hu – who has historically been the only person of the caliber to challenge the leader – was ignored by Mr. Xi; Li Keqiang, Premier of China; and other leading politicians as he was escorted away. After he left, only Mr. Xi remained in the spotlight, an empty chair beside him.
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