Brazil’s Bolsonaro faces more corruption accusations
President Jair Bolsonaro is accused of involvement in scheme to skim his aides' salaries, news website UOL reported.
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Saudi Arabia plans to invest $147B in transport sector by 2030
Saudi officials want to turn Riyadh into a global business hub and attract 100 million tourists a year by 2030.
Death toll rises to 27 as search resumes at Florida condo
Remains of building were demolished overnight as rescuers expanded search to previously unsafe areas of rubble pile.
Airlines to be charged more for pollution under EU’s Green Deal
A proposal to be unveiled by the European Commission includes a gradual phase-out of emission allowances for airlines.
British-funded task force to investigate Myanmar military abuses
Myanmar Witness says it has documented and verified evidence of army reprisals including shelling of civilian areas.
UN expert likens Belarus to ‘totalitarian’ states
Special Rapporteur Anais Marin warns Human Rights Council that Minsk is moving to 'purge' Belarus of all dissent.
Food prices may decline next year as demand slows, output rises
Inflation-adjusted prices may ease before staying largely flat through 2030, the OECD and UN said in a report.
OPEC+ calls off meeting as UAE, Saudi spat continues
OPEC+ sources said there had been no progress in resolving the matter and Monday's meeting was called off.
Indian activist Stan Swamy, jailed under terror law, dies
Swamy was arrested in October after being accused of having links with Maoist rebels, a charge he denied.
Ghana plans to issue Africa’s first social bonds with $2B sale
Ghana would be pioneering social bonds in Africa, seizing on an instrument that’s boomed since the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ethiopia PM defends handling of Tigray conflict after rebel gains
Abiy Ahmed says he wants a period of silence in Tigray after TPLF seized control of the regional capital, Mekelle.
UN raises alarm over Yemeni children’s education amid conflict
More than two million children are out of school because of the continuing war across Yemen, says UNICEF.
Fast-moving Atlantic Storm Elsa makes landfall in Cuba
Fears of heavy flooding as Cuba orders 180,000 people evacuated ahead of a storm that battered Caribbean islands.
140 students missing after gunmen raid Nigerian school
Police said gunmen shooting wildly attacked the Bethel Baptist High School in the south of Kaduna state overnight.
MSF calls on Italy to release seized rescue vessel
Detention of ship that saved hundreds of migrants and refugees in June is politically motivated, medical charity says.
Saudi Arabia changes import rules from Gulf in challenge to UAE
Saudi Arabia has announced the latest rule changes despite the fact that UAE is its second-biggest trade partner.
Celebrities and the cult of Russia’s President Putin
With legislative elections in months, famous figures sanctioned by the Kremlin are making noise.
‘This is hell’: 1,500 rescuers search mud for Japan missing
About 80 people are still missing after torrential rain at the weekend sent mud and rocks onto the streets of Atami.
Collapsed Florida condo demolished, search and rescue to resume
Damaged remaining portion of the collapsed Florida condo demolished as rescuers prepare to resume searching for victims.
UK set to remove final COVID curbs, despite Delta variant surge
Prime Minister Boris Johnson expected to announce move at Monday news conference despite scientists' concerns at cases.