If victorious, Lula will have to battle 'hostile' Congress
Brazil's new right-leaning Congress risks making life difficult for leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva should he win a third presidential term in elections this month, analysts say.
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Nursing shortage forces emergency room closures across Canada
An acute nursing shortage is clogging or even closing hospital emergency rooms across Canada, pushing an already stressed national health system to the brink with potentially severe consequences for patient care.
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Why English audiences have the toughest time with Shakespeare
All the world's a stage but the irony is the rest of the globe often has an easier time understanding William Shakespeare than English speakers.
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UK's top court to assess legal basis for new Scottish independence vote
The UK Supreme Court will on Tuesday consider the legality of Scottish moves to hold a new referendum on independence next year without the consent of the government in London.
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'Dream come true': Japan reopens to tourists
Japan reopened its doors to tourists Tuesday after two-and-a-half years of tough Covid restrictions, with officials hoping an influx of travellers enticed by a weak yen will boost the economy.
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'Our home': Lesotho's last cave dwellers
Inside a dimly-lit mud dwelling nestled within a rocky mountain in the southern African kingdom of Lesotho, Mamotonosi Ntefane, 67, dusts off an animal skin.
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World failing to address 'dangerous' inequality after Covid: Oxfam
The world has mostly failed to address a "dangerous" increase in inequality in the wake of the Covid pandemic, anti-poverty campaigners Oxfam said Tuesday.
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Jean Paul Gaultier sued by Uffizi in Botticelli bottoms row
The Uffizi museum in Florence said Monday it was suing French fashion house Jean Paul Gaultier for "unauthorised use" of Botticelli's "The Birth of Venus", its Italian Renaissance masterpiece.
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Top Democrat urges US block on weapons sales to Riyadh
A powerful US senator called Monday for Washington to freeze all cooperation with Saudi Arabia over its decision to "underwrite" Russia's war in Ukraine by slashing oil production.
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Forest held as Young rocket earns draw for Villa
Ashley Young's superb strike earned Aston Villa a 1-1 draw on Monday at relegation rivals Nottingham Forest who climbed off the bottom of the Premier League.
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