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Brazil's youngest voters betting on 76-year-old candidate
Brazil's youngest voters betting on 76-year-old candidate
by  AFP

At a samba bar in Rio de Janeiro, three university students are engaged in a vigorous political debate as they count down the days to Brazil's presidential elections. "I am the only 'favelada' (slum-dweller) in my (university) physics course, all the other students are from the elitist areas of Rio, like Ipanema," said Brasil, who hopes there will be more like her under a new Lula government.

Journalists, Bolsonaro's 'enemy,' eye post-election Brazil
Journalists, Bolsonaro's 'enemy,' eye post-election Brazil
by  AFP

After four years being called "liars," "scum" and worse by President Jair Bolsonaro, journalists in Brazil are ready for a return to civility -- but also wary of what awaits the press under his election rival Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

US would know if Russia prepares nuclear strike: experts
US would know if Russia prepares nuclear strike: experts
by  AFP

The United States would almost certainly discover ahead of time if Russia was preparing a nuclear strike on Ukraine, and Moscow might very well want it known, nuclear weapons experts say. - Warning the world - The United States warned for weeks before the February 24 invasion that Russia intended to attack Ukraine, seeking to prepare Kyiv and allies -- and possibly deter Moscow from acting.

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