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Brazil awaits Bolsonaro's next move as Lula faces tough to-do list
Brazil awaits Bolsonaro's next move as Lula faces tough to-do list
World
by  AFP

A tense Brazil awaited Jair Bolsonaro's next move Monday, as the far-right incumbent remained silent after losing a razor-thin runoff presidential election to veteran leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva -- who now faces a tough to-do list. Lula has acknowledged his tough to-do list.

Somalia appeals for international help after deadly blasts
Somalia appeals for international help after deadly blasts
World
by  AFP

Somalia's president has issued an urgent plea for international help for wounded victims of devastating car bombings at the weekend that claimed the lives of 100 people. Somalia's allies denounced the bombings, with the United States, the United Nations and the African Union among those issuing messages of support.

Grief, prayers and anger at South Korea crowd crush memorial
Grief, prayers and anger at South Korea crowd crush memorial
World
by  AFP

Wiping away tears, Song Jung-hee laid a single white chrysanthemum at a memorial for the 154 victims of a fatal crowd crush in South Korea. At a second official memorial in Noksapyeong, near Seoul's new government offices, a group of policemen came to pay tribute to the victims, many looking visibly moved as they laid white flowers on the altar.