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'Drunkard,' 'redneck,' a few of the milder insults in Brazil runoff
President Jair Bolsonaro has called his election opponent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva a "thief" and a "drunkard."
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.
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. "If the court decides in the way we hope it does, on 19th October next year there will be an independence referendum."
'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. But tough Covid restrictions in China make it unlikely visitors from there will be flocking back to Japan anytime soon. mac/sah/qan
'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. "None of that here," scoffs Ntefane, as she stands outside her home, gazing at the mountains, while cow bells ring in the distance. cld/ub/gw/smw
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. Oxfam delivered a withering criticism of most nations, arguing that the pandemic should have been a "wake-up call" to act on poverty in general.
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.
Smart lady started internet service provider aimed at lower-income households
One smart network engineer, from a township in Cape Town, has started an internet service provider called Sky Internet SA, aimed at lower-income households.
Ukrainian soldier called back to the front despite strike on his home
Maxim was on leave from the front lines for the first time in six months to celebrate his wife's birthday when Russian missiles slammed into the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro, damaging their home. Here I had the right to celebrate my wife's birthday," he said, his military papers in hand.
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