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Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was sworn in as Brazil’s president on Sunday, delivering a searing indictment of far-right former leader Jair Bolsonaro and vowing a drastic change of course to rescue a nation plagued with hunger, poverty and racism. In a speech to Congress after officially taking the reins …

Philippine authorities halted flights in and out of Manila on New Year’s Day due to a malfunction of air traffic control, causing chaos for tens of thousands of travellers. A total of 282 flights were either delayed, cancelled or diverted to other regional airports, affecting around 56,000 passengers at Manila’s …

The coming year will be one of much-delayed pension reform, President Emmanuel Macron told the French in a New Year’s Eve speech on Saturday. Reforming France’s costly and complicated pension system was a key plank of Macron’s election platform when he came to power in 2017. But his initial proposals …

Air travelers to Canada from China must test negative for Covid-19 no more than two days before departure, Ottawa said on Saturday, joining other nations that have implemented such restrictions. The requirements, which take effect at 12:01 a.m. ET on Thursday, apply to all travelers aged 2 and older on …

Chinese President Xi Jinping called on Saturday for more effort and unity as the country enters a “new phase” in its approach to combating the pandemic, in his first comments addressed to the public on Covid-19 since his government changed course three weeks ago and relaxed its rigorous policy of …

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for developing new intercontinental ballistic missiles and a larger nuclear arsenal to counter U.S.-led threats, state media said on Sunday, amid flaring tension between the rival Koreas. At a meeting of the ruling Workers’ Party, Kim highlighted the need to secure “overwhelming military …

Thousands of people across the country poured out onto the streets Saturday night to celebrate the incoming New Year. Featured Bangkok, Hanoi, Jakarta (GMT+7) Oldest Latest Has news updated January 2 0h00 Welcoming the new year Two foreigners hug in Hanoi at the midnight strike. Photo by Ngoc Thanh Foreigners …

Thousands of people across the country poured out onto the streets Saturday night to celebrate the incoming New Year. Featured Bangkok, Hanoi, Jakarta (GMT+7) Oldest Latest Has news updated 21h00 Foreign tourists join Hue countdown In the central town of Hue, restaurants in the backpackers streets Vo Thi Sau and …

Dust pollution at the construction site of Long Thanh, slated to be Vietnam’s largest airport in the southern Dong Nai Province, exceeded permitted levels by multiple times, inspections found. Regular inspections by Dong Nai Department of Natural Resources and Environment between April and October found dust pollution at the site …

Former Pope Benedict, who in 2013 became the first pontiff in 600 years to step down, died on Saturday aged 95 in the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in the Vatican where he had lived since his resignation, a spokesman for the Holy See said. “With sorrow I inform you that the …