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3 steps forward, but 2.5 back for populism
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 10/10/2022
» The reports about Luiz Inácio 'Lula' da Silva's impending comeback as Brazilian president verged on the ecstatic in the week before the vote on Oct 2. He was after all, fourteen points ahead of his populist rival, incumbent president Jair Bolsonaro, in the last opinion poll before the vote.
UN Human Rights Council rejects debate on Xinjiang
AFP, Published on 07/10/2022
» GENEVA - The UN Human Rights Council on Thursday voted against debating alleged widespread abuses in China's Xinjiang region after intense lobbying by Beijing, in a heavy setback for Western nations.
Kasidit's heroics take Thailand to Davis Cup World Group I play-offs
Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 18/09/2022
» Thailand booked their place in the 2023 Davis Cup World Group I play-offs after they defeated Bolivia 3-1 on Saturday.
Thailand hold all the aces
Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 17/09/2022
» Thailand took a 2-0 lead against Bolivia on the first day of their Davis Cup World Group II clash at the National Tennis Development Centre at Muang Thong Thani on Friday.
Last member of Brazilian indigenous community found dead
AFP, Published on 30/08/2022
» BRASILIA: The last of his people, a Brazilian indigenous man known only as "the man of the hole" has been found dead, decades after the rest of his uncontacted tribe were killed off by ranchers and illegal miners, officials said.
The 'pink tide' is rising in Latin America
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 15/06/2022
» 'Corruption isn't fought with slogans on TikTok," complained veteran Colombian presidential candidate Gustavo Petro. But social media can win elections, and a right-wing dark horse called Rodolfo Hernández, who calls himself the "King of TikTok", may crush Mr Petro's hopes of becoming Colombia's first-ever leftist president next Sunday.
Bolivian ex-president Anez sentenced to 10 years in prison
AFP, Published on 11/06/2022
» LA PAZ - Bolivian ex-president Jeanine Anez was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison, more than a year after her arrest for an alleged plot -- dismissed as fictional by many -- to oust her rival and predecessor Evo Morales.
Colombia shares unprecedented images of treasure-laden wreck
AFP, Published on 08/06/2022
» BOGOTA - Colombia's army has shared unprecedented images of the legendary San Jose galleon shipwreck, hidden underwater for three centuries and believed to have been carrying riches worth billions of dollars in today's money.
University tragedy brings to light 'dinosaur' student issue
AFP, Published on 06/06/2022
» LA PAZ: After four people died in a Bolivian university stampede, an investigation into the role of a 52-year-old student has relaunched the debate over "dinosaur" students who never graduate.
Death toll reaches 25 in Havana hotel blast
AFP, Published on 07/05/2022
» HAVANA: The death toll after an explosion ripped through a luxury hotel in central Havana climbed to 25 people including a Spanish tourist, state television reported on Saturday, one day after the powerful blast due to a suspected gas leak.