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U2 frontman Bono releases memoir 'Surrender'
U2 frontman Bono releases memoir 'Surrender'
World
by  AFP

U2's Bono on Tuesday released his memoir "Surrender," detailing the journey from his youth in Dublin to fronting one of the world's most prominent rock bands. "U2's music was never really rock 'n' roll," he writes in the book.

Brazil's Lula finds quick welcome and likely ally in Biden
Brazil's Lula finds quick welcome and likely ally in Biden
World
by  AFP

For the White House on a Sunday evening, the pace was extraordinary -- 35 minutes after Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was declared the winner of Brazil's election, President Joe Biden issued a congratulatory statement. Lula and Biden, who followed up Monday with a telephone conversation, stand to form a close partnership on issues dear to both of them, starting with climate change.