Brazil’s X ban drives outraged Bolsonaro supporters to rally for ‘free speech’

Brazil’s X ban drives outraged Bolsonaro supporters to rally for ‘free speech’

SAO PAULO (AP) — Supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro began flooding Sao Paulo’s main boulevard for an Independence Day rally Saturday, buoyed by the government’s blocking of tech billionaire Elon Musk’s X platform , a ban they say is proof of their political persecution. A few thousand demonstrators, clad in the yellow-and-green colors

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Vaccinations against mpox in Congo will begin next month, authorities say

Vaccinations against mpox in Congo will begin next month, authorities say

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A vaccination campaign against mpox in Congo will begin Oct. 2, authorities said Saturday, with workers focusing on the three most affected provinces first. Adults in Equateur, South Kivu and Sankuru provinces will be vaccinated first, Cris Kacita Osako, coordinator of Congo’s Monkeypox Response Committee, told The Associated Press. Earlier this

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Two astronauts are left behind in space as Boeing’s troubled capsule returns to Earth empty

Two astronauts are left behind in space as Boeing’s troubled capsule returns to Earth empty

Boeing’s first astronaut mission ended Friday night with an empty capsule landing and two test pilots still in space, left behind until next year because NASA judged their return too risky. Six hours after departing the International Space Station, Starliner parachuted into New Mexico’s White Sands Missile Range, descending on autopilot through the desert darkness.

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Venezuela revokes Brazil’s custody of diplomatic mission housing six Maduro opponents

Venezuela revokes Brazil’s custody of diplomatic mission housing six Maduro opponents

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s government has revoked permission for Brazil to serve as custodian of Argentina’s diplomatic missions in the country, alleging several anti-government opponents holed up for months in the Argentine ambassador’s residence had been plotting terrorist acts from the compound. In a statement Saturday, Venezuela’s foreign ministry said it had notified Brazil

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Officials say a troubled and delayed Baltic high-speed rail project still set for completion by 2030

Officials say a troubled and delayed Baltic high-speed rail project still set for completion by 2030

HELSINKI (AP) — Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania said Saturday they are committed to completing by the end of the decade a financially troubled and badly delayed high-speed rail project integrating the three Baltic countries with the continental European rail network. Set to link the Baltic capitals of Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius on a new track

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Putinov savetnik: Sporazum o isporuci gasa Srbiji biće produžen u septembru

Putinov savetnik: Sporazum o isporuci gasa Srbiji biće produžen u septembru

Posle razgovora sa potpredsednikom Vlade Srbije Aleksandrom Vulinom na marginama Istočnog ekonomskog foruma u Vladivostoku, Kobjakov je agenciji RIA Novosti rekao da je važna tema tog sastanka bilo produženje sporazuma Moskve i Beograda o isporuci gasa, koji ističe u martu 2025. godine. “Siguran sam da će dogovori biti postignuti pre Ruske energetske nedelje”, kazao je

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