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Brazil's new leader Lula rises from ashes at 77
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who rose from poverty to Brazil's presidency before crashing into disgrace in a corruption scandal, made a spectacular comeback as leader of Latin America's biggest economy at the age of 77. Lula has said he is again "in love as if I were 20 years old" with Rosangela "Janja" da Silva, a sociologist and PT activist whom he married in May.
Brazil on knife-edge in Bolsonaro-Lula showdown
Brazilians were on the edge of their seats Sunday awaiting results from an election battle between far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro and leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in a bitterly divisive race seen as too close to call.
AU appeals for ceasefire as rebels advance in DRCongo
African Union officials on Sunday appealed for an end to the growing violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a day after rebels made further progress there and Kinshasa expelled Rwanda's ambassador. The DR Congo government said on Saturday it was expelling Kigali's envoy over what it said was Rwanda's backing for the M23 rebels making fresh inroads in the east of the country.
In Amazon, Indigenous voters wear Lula support painted on faces
In the Brazilian Amazon, members of an Indigenous community painted their faces and put on traditional feather headdresses as they set out to vote Sunday in the hard-fought presidential runoff election. The Satere-Mawe men wear feather headdresses, the women colorful feather earrings.
Buhle Samuels unleashes her inner freak with a spicy Halloween costume, Mzansi can't keep calm: "A hottie"
'The Kings of Joburg' star Buhle Samuels got social media users talking after she shared a picture of her sultry Halloween costume. Peeps loved the hot look.
Firebombing at UK immigration office handling Channel migrants
An attacker on Sunday threw firebombs at an immigration office used to process asylum seekers crossing the Channel in small boats and was later found dead. The BBC quoted the Home Office as saying the attack took part at the Western Jet Foil Border Force centre in the major Channel port town, used to process asylum seekers.
Connie Ferguson's fans urge her to get tattoo of a Shona Ferguson artwork she shared on his death anniversary
Connie Ferguson's followers have called on 'The Queen' actress to get a tattoo of a Shona Ferguson illustration she shared on her husband's death anniversary.
Brazil election hit by outcry over roadblocks
Brazil's election boss on Sunday announced the lifting of traffic police roadblocks that had "delayed" voters during a high-stakes presidential election, after the blockages led to an outcry from the left. On Saturday night the superior elections court banned any traffic police (PRF) operation that would hinder voters.
Paris museum says painting was target of attempted attack
A young woman tried to throw soup at a painting at the world-famous Musee d'Orsay in Paris this week, the museum confirmed Sunday, in a similar attack to others by climate activists in Europe. According to Le Parisien newspaper, the woman had initially tried to approach the 1889 Van Gogh self-portrait at Saint-Remy before attempting to throw soup at a painting by Gaugin.
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