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Brazil's Bolsonaro begins 27-year jail term for coup bid
AFP, Published on 26/11/2025
» BRASíLIA - Brazil's Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro to begin serving a 27-year sentence for plotting a failed coup, after he exhausted all appeals.
Police take Bolsonaro into custody due to flight risk
AFP, Published on 22/11/2025
» BRASILIA - Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro was taken from house arrest into police custody on Saturday to prevent him from escaping as he appeals a conviction for a failed coup attempt, the Supreme Court said.
Brazil court reaches majority to reject Bolsonaro appeal against jail term
AFP, Published on 08/11/2025
» BRASíLIA - Brazil's Supreme Court on Friday reached a majority to uphold a 27-year prison sentence against former president Jair Bolsonaro for plotting a coup.
Ouattara tipped for fourth term as Ivory Coast leader
AFP, Published on 25/10/2025
» ABIDJAN - Incumbent Alassane Ouattara is the overwhelming favourite to secure a fourth term in Ivory Coast’s presidential election on Saturday, a task facilitated by the barring of several key opposition figures.
UN says 383 aid workers killed in 2024
AFP, Published on 19/08/2025
» GENEVA - An unprecedented 383 aid workers were killed in 2024, the United Nations said on Tuesday, branding the figures and lack of accountability a "shameful indictment" of international apathy -- and warned this year's toll was equally disturbing.
In search of your Mello
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 07/11/2024
» In a post-Covid world, technology is changing the future of spa treatments. New spa trends include biohacking, spiritual wellbeing, sleep optimisation and eco-design.
Four children killed in attack on Brazil preschool
AFP, Published on 05/04/2023
» RIO DE JANEIRO - A 25-year-old attacker burst into a preschool in southern Brazil and killed four children Wednesday with a bladed weapon before turning himself in to police, authorities said.
Baht’s 6% rally poised to stall without China tourists
Published on 21/11/2022
» The rally in the baht may be nearing an end without new catalysts, such as a return of Chinese tourists, as technical indicators show the currency is overbought.
Central banks in Asia spend billions to slow currency declines
Published on 28/06/2022
» After years of building their foreign-exchange reserves, central banks in Asia are tapping into their stockpiles to bolster their weakening currencies against a rising US dollar.
In Amazon region hit by double murder, poverty fuels violence
AFP, Published on 23/06/2022
» ATALAIA DO NORTE (BRAZIL) - A short walk from the spot where British journalist Dom Phillips and Brazilian Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira set out for their final journey, people sit in the blistering sun breaking rocks into pieces with hammers.