Luiz Augusto fits into the picture that political scientist Guilherme Casarões draws up of supporters of Bolsonaro. He has spent years researching Bolsonaro and his supporters. “They’re often slightly older, middle-class white men.” “We have had a left government for 13 years and Bolsonaro presents himself as anti-left,” Casarões said. “He also introduced a new element in Brazilian politics: faith. …
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Fire with 46 dead in Taiwan caused by woman who burned incense | Abroad
This is reported by local authorities. The blaze, the worst in decades on the island, struck a 15-story building in the town of Kaohsiung. A resident of the property has been remanded in custody on suspicion of negligent accidental homicide and endangering public safety. “Ms. Huang appears to be responsible” for the fire, the Kaohsiung City Council concluded in a …
Read More »According to CEO Mark Zuckerberg, the new name better fits the future of Facebook Technology
VideoMark Zuckerberg – founder and CEO of Facebook – outlined his plans for what he calls the metaverse world. Under the name Meta, he wants to combine the digital and physical world in the Metaverse. Tens of thousands of people around the world watched his presentation which lasted over an hour and a half. Foreign publishers 28 October 2021 Last …
Read More »UK calls ambassador to France over fishing boat incident
The British government calls the French Ambassador to London to report on an incident last night involving two British fishing boats. They became penalized by France because they were fishing off the French coast in Le Havre. British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said she ordered Under Secretary of State Wendy Morton for European Affairs to summon French Ambassador Catherine Colonna …
Read More »Millions in compensation for a man fired for being white (and male) | Abroad
David Duvall, former marketing director of Novant Health Care, was fired in 2018. Officially due to a lack of leadership skills, Novant says. However, the company, a healthcare giant with around 35,000 employees and 15 hospitals, was guilty of “reverse discrimination,” the court said. According to the jury, the company could not prove that Duvall would have been fired had …
Read More »Monk (98) who lived alone in a French cave for half a century, died | Abroad
Louis Chauvel, alias Frère Antoine, was born in 1923 and has lived in the cave since 1966. The man had withdrawn from the world after being sent to the military prison for a transcription error in his documents. “I had a twisted mind and was looking for a place as twisted as I am,” he explained. The Cistercian spent his …
Read More »9 x mysterious medieval castles to spend the night in | To travel
Kilmartin Castle – Argyll & Bute, Schotland Located in Kilmartin Glen in the Argyll region of Scotland, Kilmartin Castle is a true hidden gem. The history of the castle dates back to 1550, when it was in the hands of the Campbell clan and stood empty for 200 years. As a result, the restored castle has retained many of its …
Read More »Independent Sudanese radio from the Netherlands: “Are concerned about our family”
“Radio Dabanga, Radio Dabanga, Radio Dabangaaaa.” This is what the happy one looks like jingle of the radio program of the same name. Sudanese listeners are informed daily about the latest news in their country. This does not happen on this channel from Khartoum, but from Amsterdam. The free press does not exist within the borders of Sudan, which is …
Read More »Democrats Unveil Tax Plan: Businesses, Billionaires Must Fund Biden Program | Abroad
Leading Democratic senators on Tuesday (local time) presented tax bills that should help fund President Joe Biden’s social policy and climate plans. The plan, which consists of two parts, was presented by Senators Elizabeth Warren, Ron Wyden and Angus King. The first part of the plan is a 15% minimum tax on American companies that make more than $ 1 …
Read More »Critics of the size of the German parliament are swelling: “The XXL Bundestag must stop! “| Abroad
Exactly one month after the bloody elections in Germany, the Bundestag presented itself to the rest of the country on Tuesday. The German parliament is younger, more feminine and more diverse than before, but its unbridled growth has been criticized. ‘XXL Bundestag [moet] fuses! 500 people’s representatives are enough, “the German Taxpayers Federation protested on Monday. The German Bundestag has …
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