Lula Da Silva, (Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva “Lula”) Left-wing ex-president won 50.8 per cent of all valid votes to nearly 49.2 per cent for Far-right leader and former army captain, Jair Bolsonaro in the deciding round of Brazil’s presidential vote. Lula, president from 2003 to 2010, sought a political comeback after being embroiled in several corruption…
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Group 2, Perth India 133-9 (20 ov) S Yadav 68 off 40, Nagidi 4-29, Parnell 3-15 South Africa 137-5 (19.4 ov) Miller 59 not out off 46, Markram 52 off 41, A Singh 2-25. South Africa marched to the top of Group 2 with a five-wicket victory over…
A 230-meter (754 feet) pedestrian bridge from the British colonial era, known locally as a Julto Pool, collapsed killing 141 people in India’s western state of Gujarat. Hundreds of people plunged into river Macchu in Morbi town, as local footage shows survivors hanging off the party-submerged suspension bridge. Over 400 people were on the structure…
https://youtu.be/s8-wlyy_kIo Four Samosas is about underachieving, Indian-American rapper Vinny played by Venkat Potula, who is disheartened to learn that his favourite ex-girlfriend Rina is engaged to his adversary and goat-shit recycler named Sanjay, assembles a group of fellow misfits to steal her dowry diamonds from her father’s grocery store, and disrupt her wedding. Four Samosas,…
The crush which killed 154 people, 56 men, 97 women, and 19 teenagers, and injured 90, began in a narrow alley when around 100, 000 people attending the first outdoor no-mask Halloween event since the pandemic, fell over in Itaewon in central Seoul, South Korea’s capital, popular for its vibrant nightlife on Saturday night.…
“Anyone will tell you the born of this world are marked from the get-out, win or lose”. Set in the mountains of Southern Appalachia is the story of a boy, set in 1990, and in early 2000, Demon Copperhead is a contemporary take on David Copperfield, Charles Dickens’ autobiographically inspired novel. Damon Field (nicknamed…
This is the inside story of a revolution in China policy, from Washington to Brussels, Berlin to New Delhi. The Rupture explains how many western politicians, thinkers, and business leaders closest to Beijing have become its sharpest opponents, how the Covid-19 pandemic dramatically accelerated this collective rethink, and why 5G represents the first test…
America’s elite universities, envied by the world, as US institutions have the five largest endowments, hold 8 of the top 10 positions in the world and help keep the rich richer – making it harder than ever to fight the inequality dividing us today and dominate several subject listing put out by Shanghai Ranking. Poison…
Singer Jerry Lee Lewis, one of the last survivors of rock ‘n’ roll’s golden age, known for his Great Balls of Fire, has died aged 87, at his home in Desoto County, Mississippi, with his seventh wife Judith by his side. His career was briefly halted in 1957, when aged 22, when he married his…
THE FANTASTIC 30th RAINDANCE FILM FESTIVAL IS IN FULL SWING IN LONDON! www.raindance.org will give you lots of information about your need to take part and come and see a few films! Pick up a handbook at any of the venues itemised. Tickets to this year’s events are available from Curzon Mayfair, Curzon Soho, Genesis…