Fifteen-year-old boy with dwarfism, Sadisu Buba Mahmud, has withdrawn from contesting a House of Representatives seat after he was found to have lied about his age.
Fifteen-year-old boy with dwarfism, Sadisu Buba Mahmud, has withdrawn from contesting a House of Representatives seat after he was found to have lied about his age.
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.
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."
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
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