Lula wins Brazil's presidential runoff

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, for the Workers Party (PT), won the Sunday runoff with 2, 125,334 votes over incumbent president Jair Bolsonaro, of the Liberal Party, and will be Brazil's next president for four years as of next January.

Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov, spokesman of the Russian Defense Ministry

The Russian forces broke the Ukrainian defenses and occupied bastions and positions south of Donetsk, the spokesman of the Ministry of Defense of this Eurasian country, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov, reported.

Russia calls to investigate US involvement in coronavirus outbreak

The head of the Russian Duma, Vyacheslav Volodin, today called on the UN to carry out an independent investigation into the involvement of the United States in the appearance of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus.

Bolsonaro says he will respect election results in Brazil

Incumbent president and candidate for reelection Jair Bolsonaro said on Saturday that he will respect the results of the Sunday runoff in Brazil, after a televised debate with former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

Nearly 10.6 million people contracted tuberculosis in 2021, 4.5 percent more than in 2020

Nearly 10.6 million people contracted tuberculosis in 2021, 4.5 percent more than in 2020, and 1.6 million died of the disease, according to a report from the World Health Organization (WHO).