Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will be hoping his record as the most popular president in Brazilian history can trump the ignominy of a graft conviction to hand him a third term at the helm -- 12 years after his last.. In his trademark gravelly voice, 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.
Four years after storming in to shake up a Brazil disgusted with politics, far-right President Jair Bolsonaro finds it increasingly hard to cast himself as an outsider, but remains as vitriolic and polarizing as ever.. Two years later, he was elected to the lower house of Congress, where he served until becoming president.
For nearly 20 years, Milorad Dodik has been one of the major political players in post-war Bosnia -- a country he openly despises. . The dramatic moves by Dodik have renewed anxiety in Bosnia that his plans, if executed, could undermine the peace accords that ended years of fighting in the 1990s in Bosnia that saw nearly 100,000 killed.
Kneeling before a chalk star outside his tumbledown house, an old man performs a ritual to rid himself of evil spirits -- which many superstitious Turks believe exist.. - Superstitions - Its coming to power in 2002 after decades of more secular governments helped let the genie out of the bottle, with more religious Turks -- and plenty of secular ones -- lapping up superstitious tales that were previously frowned on.
The Daily Show host Trevor Noah will leave the satirical news program after seven years, he said Thursday, giving no timetable for his exit.. The show rose to prominence under former host Jon Stewart, who hosted the show for 16 years before leaving in 2015.
Having turned to French experts to overhaul her struggling business, Victoria Beckham is seeking the highest validation of the fashion world with her first runway show in Paris on Friday.. Paris Fashion Week is a way for Beckham to validate her status "as a designer and not just a celebrity," said Benjamin Simmenauer, a professor at the French Institute of Fashion.
Next week the world will celebrate peace and mankind's do-gooders when the winners of the Nobel prizes are revealed in a string of daily announcements -- as war rages in Ukraine.. The highlight of the week's announcements, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate, will be revealed on October 7 in Oslo and will hold special significance this year, experts say.
His kitschy colour-saturated images have made him one of the most beloved figures in photography, and at 70, Britain's Martin Parr is still having fun. . It was in colour," recalled Parr.
Britain's Royal Mint on Friday unveiled the official effigy of King Charles III that will appear on coins following his accession to the throne.. A Latin inscription surrounding the effigy translates as "King Charles III, by the Grace of God, Defender of the Faith".
Mark Hamill, who played Luke Skywalker in the "Star Wars" film series, announced Thursday his support for a fundraising drive to buy drones for Ukraine as it battles "the evil empire.". "Right now is the best time for everyone to come together and help Ukraine stand up in this war with the evil empire."
