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Brazil looking likely to elect far-right Bolsonaro as president
Brasilia - Deputy Jair Bolsonaro argues with Ms. Maria do Rosario during a general commission
2018-10-21, The Times of India
RIO de JANEIRO: Barring any last-minute upset, Brazil appears poised to elect Jair Bolsonaro, a populist far-right veteran politician, as its next president in a week's...
Thousands in Brazil rally in support of candidate Bolsonaro2018-10-22
Tucson: RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Tens of thousands of people rallied Sunday in 15 states across Brazil in support of Jair Bolsonaro, the right-wing front-runner in next week's presidential runoff election. ......
Argentina-versus-Brazil semi sizzlers2018-10-22
Public Technologies: Libertadores 2018 semis: River Plate-Gremio, Boca Juniors-Palmeiras We recall past semi-final thrillers between Argentinian and Brazilian clubs Juninho Pernambucano, Riquelme and Ronaldinho feature Who doesn't relish a good old Argentina-versus-Brazil...
Brazil, hijacked by post-truth2018-10-22
Open Democracy: The post-truth turns democracy into an inert mass in the hands of those who dominate it. Ideas are not discussed. Truths are confronted and interlocutors are delegitimized. Español The fake news that associated the image used by the newspaper to the Carnaval....
Table tennis star Fukuhara announces retirement2018-10-22
The Japan News: Jiji PressTOKYO (Jiji Press) — Table tennis star Ai Fukuhara, a four-time Olympian for Japan, announced her decision to retire from competition on her blog Sunday. “I’ve come to feel that I’ve fulfilled my mission as a player,” said the 29-year-old two-time...
AC Milan-bound Paqueta helps fuel Flamengo's title hopes2018-10-22
Yahoo Daily News: Rio de Janeiro, Oct 22 (IANS) AC Milan-bound midfielder Lucas Paqueta scored his 10th goal of the Brazilian Serie A football season as Flamengo kept their title hopes alive with a 4-0 rout of Parana. Paqueta, who will join the Italian...
'After what I lived through?': survivors of Brazil’s dictatorship fear Bolsonaro2018-10-22
The Observer: José Carlos Giannini will never forget the horrors he endured at the hands of Brazil’s 21-year military dictatorship: the savage torture-sessions he and others considered leftist enemies of the state suffered after being cast into São Paulo’s dank political...
For many Brazilians, election is picking 'lesser of evils'2018-10-22
The World: RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — In the lead up to Brazil's elections, Peter Rooker struggled to find a presidential candidate he believed in out of a field of 13. He was sure of one thing, though: He would not vote for far-right congressman Jair Bolsonaro or Fernando...
Boss is coming2018-10-22
ZDNet: Manage your factories in Rio de Janeiro.Make products to get better factories.Do not keep clicking forever. Hire employees to work... ......
Tokyo 2020’s worrying water quality a concerning issue that threatens to rain over Olympic parade2018-10-22
The Independent: Bubble tea has become a widespread phenomenon in Tokyo. Outside Alley Lujiaoxiang toward the south of the city, locals flood on to the pavement to get a taste of the ‘BonsaiGarden’ special - an insipid camel coloured tea with a trowel’s worth of imitate soil...
For many Brazilians, election is picking ‘lesser of evils’2018-10-22
Wtop: RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — In the lead up to Brazil’s elections, Peter Rooker struggled to find a presidential candidate he believed in out of a field of 13. He was sure of one thing, though: He would not vote for far-right congressman Jair Bolsonaro or...
Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro says he would put army on streets to fight crime2018-10-22
The Guardian: Jair Bolsonaro, the frontrunner to become Brazil’s next president, said on Sunday that, if elected, he intends to use the armed forces for routine street patrols, describing the country as “at war”....
AC Milan-bound Paqueta helps fuel Flamengo title hopes2018-10-22
Xinhua: RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- AC Milan-bound midfielder Lucas Paqueta scored his 10th goal of the Brazilian Serie A season as Flamengo kept their title hopes alive with a 4-0 rout of Parana on Sunday. Paqueta, who...
Copa Libertadores preview: Argentina and Brazil clash in semifinals2018-10-22
Xinhua: By Michael Place RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- Bitter football rivals Brazil and Argentina will this week face off in two tantalizing battles for a place in the final of South American football's top club competition. On Tuesday, Buenos Aires giants...