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Elected president for the leftist Workers Party (PT) Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks after winning the presidential run-off election, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 30, 2022. (Photo: AFP)

Lula wins Brazil's bitter presidential vote, Bolsonaro silent

The victory marks a stunning turnaround for the charismatic but tarnished leftist heavyweight, who left office in 2010

31 Oct 2022 5:15 PM IST

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Mohan Guruswamy | Only small states will be able to save the republic

Demand for new administrative units will be a continuous one, one that seeks to bring distant provincial govts in remote...

11 Oct 2022 12:05 AM IST

Russian President Vladimir Putin, in his September 30 address, threatened Nato with, among other things, his nuclear arsenal. (Photo: AP)

K.C. Singh | Russia, Iran, China, Brazil: Realpolitik in global churn

During this testy phase of international relations, all nations, big or small or intermediate, are practising...

5 Oct 2022 12:00 AM IST

Elected president for the leftist Workers Party (PT) Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks after winning the presidential run-off election, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 30, 2022. (Photo: AFP)

AA Edit | Ray of hope dawns for Brazil

Swing to the Left may be in line with what has been happening in Latin America where at least 6 nations have gone down...

1 Nov 2022 12:15 AM IST

If there are two large and rising powers in a region, rivalry is inevitable. (Representational Image)

Mohan Guruswamy | Are India and China going to be rivals for all time?

The roots of our problem with China go back a couple of hundred years when Emperor Napoleon and Tsar Alexander met in...

6 Dec 2022 12:00 AM IST

People pose for photos next to a giant replica on the World Cup trophy in front of Stadium 974 on November 18, 2022 in Doha, Qatar, ahead of the Qatar 2022 World Cup football tournament. (Photo: AFP)

AA Edit | Football proves the great leveller

Sporting tales often become most interesting when the mice roar in the face of the lions

5 Dec 2022 12:15 AM IST

For those who are not drunk on the magic of numbers, this massive over-population can only warn of a Malthusian disaster looming ahead. (Representational Image)

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Too many people: Think before you have a baby

Till we achieve global climate stability, encouraging the young to think before becoming a parent is fairly sound advice

27 April 2023 12:00 AM IST

Sales hit an all-time record for the 175-year-old company of more than 4 billion Swiss francs (3.45 billion euros, $4.3 billion). (Photo)

Lindt eyes chocolate lovers in emerging markets

This positive trend is being fuelled by consumers' growing demand for quality and growing desire for chocolate with a...

6 March 2018 4:04 PM IST

The incidence of first-episode psychosis is high among ethnic minorities and in areas with less owner-occupied housing. (Photo: Pixabay)

Young males at risk of developing severe mental disorders: study

In women aged 45-54, it is slightly higher than among men in the same age group.

3 March 2018 5:48 PM IST

A footage that has been doing the rounds show the gunman Elivelton Neves Moreira, 21, pull a pistol on terrified families in Brazil as brave Katia Sastre quickly stepped in. (Photo: Pixabay)

Mother shoots gunman attempting to rob parents outside school

Sao Paolo governor Marcio Franca visited military police officer Katia, 42, at her station on Sunday to thank her for...

14 May 2018 12:31 PM IST

There is a tendency by doctors to rely on pharmacological treatment and neglect non-pharmacological interventions. (Photo: Pixabay)

Exercise improves asthma in obese adults

There is a tendency by doctors to rely on pharmacological treatment and neglect non-pharmacological interventions.

17 March 2018 10:16 AM IST

Drier areas still had fertile soils, where farmers would have been able to grow crops and fruit trees like Brazil nuts. (Photo: Pixabay)

'Uninhabited' Amazon may have been home to a million people

Scientists from Britain and Brazil uncovered evidence of hundreds of fortified villages in the rainforest away from the...

28 March 2018 5:02 PM IST