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The naming of geographical features in Antarctica follows strict rules. The Amos Channel was recommended by the UK Antarctic Place Names Committee, which looks after names for sites within the British Antarctic Territory, as well as South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. Athena Dinar, from the British Antarctic Survey, …

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In the next week, two sets of elections will be held on two continents, the outcomes of which could have profound consequences for the world. By a fluke of electoral timetabling, millions of voters around 6,000 miles apart will unite in exercising their democratic rights within days of each other. …

Police have arrested a teenager in connection with a shooting on Saturday that injured 12 people in Florida. The incident took place at 20:00 local time (01:00 Sunday GMT), close to an American football stadium in the city of Tallahassee where a university game had recently been played. Eleven people …

Two Catholic bishops in the US have said they regret meeting President Donald Trump at the White House, after images of them praying with him were released and prompted many to ask if they were making a political statement. Photos and video of the 22 October meeting show a group …

Measuring the electoral impact of online mobilisation, however, is notoriously difficult. While Lula’s allies credit Lula’s Army with helping fuel the comeback, political scientists caution that it is impossible to determine how many votes, if any, were directly influenced by the WhatsApp operation. Political scientist Denilde Holzhacker argues that a …

Lula, who turns 81 on Tuesday, has already been president for three non-consecutive terms, serving two terms between January 2003 to December 2010, and again from January 2023. His win makes him the first in Brazilian history to secure a fourth term, which will last until 2030. But this has …

A US Marine has been indicted on suspicion of murdering and robbing a woman in Japan earlier this month in a case that has triggered protests, Japanese media reports. Devin Jacob Ballard, 20, who was stationed at US Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, was arrested on suspicion of killing Anna …

North Korean howitzer guns have been seen close to the border with South Korea – at a time when tensions between the two nations are high. Source link

The October full Moon lit up skies around the world this weekend. Full Moons throughout the year have traditionally been given names that reflect what is going on in nature. This particular full moon is known by several names, including the Hunter’s Moon, a name rooted in historical traditions in …

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Under his chosen successor, progress stalled. The economic boom also gave way to recession, and the country’s political scene was rocked by a huge investigation into top-level corruption, known as Operation Car Wash. Lula was among those to get caught up in the scandal. In July 2017, he was convicted …

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Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has returned home after more than 10 months in exile. “I am here. With you,” Machado wrote on X on Sunday. Her return came after several prior efforts to re-enter the country came to no avail. Machado attended Mass at a church in the …

Past plenum sessions have been used to declare Xi as “the core” of the Party, abolish term limits which cleared the way for him to remain in power indefinitely, and elevate his personal philosophy – branded as “Xi Jinping Thought” – to the same level as Chairman Mao. This years …

Brazil’s left-wing President has been elected for a fourth term after narrowly beating right-wing Flávio Bolsonaro in a knife-edge vote. BBC News

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A convicted murderer serving a life sentence in Australia has lost his bid to overturn a ban on prisoners consuming Vegemite – the salty yeast-based spread that has become a national symbol. Andre McKechnie argued that the ban, in place since 2006, denied him the right to “enjoy his culture …

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