Despite Borisov and members of his Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria (GERB) party having been detained during a special operation concerning 120 cases of misuse of European Union funds…
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Brazil: President and ex-President to face run-off after non-conclusive election
Brazil’s election is going into a second round in which left-winger Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will face far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro. With almost all the votes counted, Lula had…
Burkina Faso: Military leader to step down after coup
Burkina Faso’s military leader, who was ousted in a coup on Friday, has formally agreed to step down, religious and community leaders said. They said the country’s new self-declared leader,…
Canada: British renewable energy company cuts down primary forests
A company that has received billions of pounds in green energy subsidies from UK taxpayers is cutting down environmentally-important forests Drax runs Britain’s biggest power station, which burns millions of…
Iran: Students in Tehran clash with police amid protests
Iranian police clashed with students at one of the country’s most prestigious universities on Sunday, according to social and state media reports. Reports say a large number of students at…
China: Billionaire sexual assault case settled in US
It was meant to be one of the biggest #MeToo trials China had ever seen, set to play out on the other side of the world in the US state…
Japan: A drive for ‘deep tech’ innovation
Since Kyoto University started its innovation department and investment fund seven years ago, the number of start-ups created by its students have more than doubled to 242. Japan is pushing…
UK: Fight against monkeypox rages on
The UK’s monkeypox cases continuing to fall, says one of Britain’s leading infectious disease modellers. Prof Neil Ferguson believes vaccines and vigilance have helped drive cases down from a peak…
USA: Rusian firm deepfakes Bruce Willis
Bruce Willis may have retired from acting, but he will live on in future films thanks to deepfake technology. Bruce Willis’ agent has denied reports that the film star has…
Brazil: President Bolsonaro seeks re-election
Brazilians are heading to the polls on Sunday in an election which could see one of the world’s most populous democracies switch from a far-right to a left-wing leader. Voting…