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Brazil elections: Lula secures fourth term after dramatic comeback
President Lula has pulled of a surprise win, but he will face a hostile Congress and a polarised country.
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Brazil runoff live updates: ballot count resumes after two-hour voting extension
Polls officially close after Brazilian supreme court ordered the extension Sunday as Flávio Bolsonaro and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva await results
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Video. Brazil: long queues and river journeys mark decisive presidential vote
Video. Brazilians headed to the polls on Sunday to choose between Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro. From canoe journeys in the Amazon to long queues in Rio and a Lula doll in Brasília, voters turned out for the presidential runoff.
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Government emergency advice – I've tested this £29.99 survival gadget
The Government's new emergency advice recommends keeping a wind-up radio and torch at home in case power, phone and internet services fail. I've tested a compact £29.99 Amazon gadget that combines both, along with several other useful emergency features.
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'A day of reckoning': Israel’s coming election is like no other in its history
Tuesday’s vote comes against the backdrop of volatile events in the occupied West Bank and wider region. It will also be a referendum on Netanyahu’s leadership, writes Foreign Editor David Pratt
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Left and Right face off in Brazil's second round presidential election
Lula against Flavio - both candidates in the second-round presidential election in Brazil hold rallies in major cities on the last day of campaigning. With around 20% of the electorate having abstained in the first round, the result is wide open and opinion polls show them neck and neck.
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The Frontier X2 heart rate monitor is accurate, useful, and might even replace your Fitbit entirely
The Frontier X2’s accurate metrics and helpful screen more than make up for its busy app.
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The Heir of Jair: Flavio Bolsonaro battles to claim Brazil’s throne from Lula
Four years after Jair Bolsonaro was defeated in an election by left-wing Lula da Silva, his son, Flavio is looking to reclaim power for the hard-right family. Alex Croft reports
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The gaming GPU shortage might be happening for a reason that'll make plenty of gamers even angrier, as analyst theorizes Nvidia is deliberately 'channel stuffing'
One thing is clear enough — high-end GeForce GPUs are suffering serious price hikes thanks to stock issues.
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This massive monitor is positively epic... if possibly a bit exhausting
LG's new 52-inch ultrawide 5K2K monster monitor is surprisingly old school.
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Amazon has limited stock of the MacBook Neo at its lowest price in months — here's why I think you shouldn't miss this rare offer on the budget-friendly Apple laptop
The MacBook Neo just got a surprise discount at Amazon UK, bringing the popular and highly-rated Apple laptop down to its lowest price in months at the retailer — here's why I'd move fast to pick one up while it's in stock.
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Amazon bows to local backlash over AI data centers, scraps plans to build four new facilities in Northern Virginia — site to be repurposed for mixed-use and residential development.
Amazon says that it will instead use the majority of a 122-acre area for mixed-use and residential development following discussions with local officials.
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How close is the Amazon to a 'tipping point?' Brazil’s election could help shape its future
Brazil's presidential election could be a turning point for the Amazon, the world's largest rainforest
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Video. Japan village looks to young Peruvians to tackle ageing population
Video. A small Japanese village facing an ageing population and labour shortages is hoping to attract young residents from Peru through a new sister-city partnership.
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Brazil’s election and the battle for the Amazon – podcast
Our Latin America correspondent, Tom Phillips, heads to Roraima to hear what’s at stake for the rainforest and the communities that live there in the Brazilian presidential runoff on Sunday
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Brazil's Indigenous voters deep in Amazon struggle to cast ballots
Brazilian prosecutors and Indigenous organizations are pushing for transportation guarantees for Indigenous voters in Sunday's election
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Spooked by Bolsonaro, Brazil’s left takes to social media and the streets pushing for Lula win
Brazil's presidential race is heating up as digital activism surges
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Sony Japan marks last standalone 4K Blu-ray player as ‘Discontinued’ — PlayStation 5 now the only Blu-ray player left in Sony’s lineup
Would Sony’s plan to end physical disc production also mean that the future PlayStation 6 wouldn’t have a Blu-ray player?
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Brazil's Congress's shift to the right could change Latin America's powerhouse. Here’s what to know
Brazil’s elections have shifted Congress further right, regardless of who wins the presidential runoff between Flávio Bolsonaro and incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
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YouTuber makes a fully working solar cell using household items — and there are instructions for making your own
In an impressive bit of DIY engineering, YouTuber Dr. Semiconductor has made a working solar cell with readily available items.
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Angry lawyers and bewildered defendants: the fallout from fast-tracking French rioting cases
Politicians have called for ruthless sentencing, but lawyers blame the politicians for the poverty, and anger, behind their clients’ looting
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Brazil's Supreme Court suspends permit for major Amazon gold mine
Brazil’s Supreme Court has suspended an environmental permit for a major gold mining project in the Amazon rainforest
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People are vibe coding copyrighted apps with AI – will tech firms sue?
Every time a new technology hits the internet, there is a battle between the rights of users and major companies. To see how this will play out with AI, columnist Jacob Aron looks to examples from the past
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Some climate damage is now unavoidable even if we clean up our act
With the world looking likely to exceed 1.5°C of warming, the plan is now to reduce our carbon emissions after overshooting the target. What lasting damage will this have?
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Amazon is planning its biggest-ever hiring plan for Christmas 2026 workers
Amazon announces record Christmas hiring
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Amazon to create 30,000 jobs for young people to solve Neets crisis
Andy Burnham warned that the UK faces an ‘economic catastrophe and moral failure’ due to the levels of young people not in education, employment or training
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Trump floats cash payments amid backlash over AI data centers
Writing on Truth Social Wednesday, Trump said developers could win over skeptical residents by sharing the facilities' financial benefits
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Human rights commission urges oversight of technology used in Latin American environmental crime
A human rights commission is calling for stronger oversight of technologies used by criminal groups in Latin America
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Indigenous voters in Brazil's Amazon fear missing runoff after court denies transportation
Indigenous communities in the Brazilian Amazon fear they won't be able to vote in Sunday’s election runoff due to transportation issues
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I've found 12 of the best laptop deals in the US and the UK right now — my top picks from Lenovo, Apple, Microsoft, Asus, and Acer
I've rounded up 12 of the best laptop deals that are available this week in the US and the UK, including options from Lenovo, Apple, Microsoft, Asus, and Acer.
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French Government Calls Emergency Meetings With Platforms Over Protests
TikTok and other sites were told to curb protest footage and AI-altered images, while online retailers like Vinted and eBay reportedly signed an agreement stop looted goods from flooding resale sites.
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Amazon wants you to wear an AI that remembers your conversations — but do you really want it knowing that much about you?
Your conversations could become Amazon's next shopping opportunity, and that's unsettling
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Giving £2 a day to people in the Amazon helps protect rainforest, pilot project finds
Researchers say almost 90% of participants in unconditional basic income scheme in Peru adopted environmentally beneficial practices
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This sub-$100/£100 bird-feeder camera proved you don't need a massive budget to spy on your local wildlife — even if its app ruffled my feathers
Constant solar power and subscription-free storage in a lovely wooden housing
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A holidaymaker says this cabin backpack was the best-looking bag at the airport
One holidaymaker says this LOVEVOOK cabin backpack looked better than other bags at the airport. The 24-litre bag is now £19.98 in a limited-time deal.
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A holidaymaker says this cabin backpack was the best-looking bag at the airport
One holidaymaker says this LOVEVOOK cabin backpack looked better than other bags at the airport. The 24-litre bag is now £19.98 in a limited-time deal.
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This £35 Lexar SSD is the single best upgrade I’d give an old laptop
Lexar has always been a reliable storage maker in our tests, and this 2.5in SATA III drive with speeds up to 520MB/s can be a big upgrade for older devices.
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New North East centre to train more than 40 engineering apprentices
MTC opens a Cobalt Park training centre in North Tyneside, offering engineering apprenticeships and tackling skills shortages in North East manufacturing.
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Forest fires significantly worsening across Africa’s tropical nations, data shows
Exclusive: Prevalence of fires is increasing across the Congo and Guinean tropical forest basins, Nick Ferris reports – as fears grow the great forest sinks of Africa could one day go the way of the Amazon and Indonesia
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Criminal networks threaten the Amazon. Indigenous leaders want the UN to act
Indigenous leaders from the Amazon are taking their fight against illegal mining, drug trafficking, and deforestation to a United Nations conference in Vienna next week
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Where to watch You Can See Everything — can I stream it yet?
The viral documentary featuring Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes is out now in selected locations – here's where you can watch it and ticket prices.
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Oil facilities hit in deadly overnight attack on St Petersburg
At least one person was killed in the strikes, which also hit a data centre used by Russia's equivalent of Facebook.
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I spent two weeks with those wacky headphone-loudspeaker hybrids, but they're the easiest 'pass' recommendation in a long time
Shake it up TDM, now, twist and shout
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Short Days, Happy Plants: The Best Grow Lights for Winter
Keep your indoor garden illuminated through the darker months with these WIRED-tested picks.
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Nvidia reportedly insists the RTX 5090 isn't dead despite severe shortages and removed listings at multiple retailers — flagship GPU is missing from Nvidia's store and commands $8,500 on Amazon
Hold one sec, there's a bridge salesman at the door.
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Brazil sees record fall in Amazon deforestation as key election looms
The Amazon rainforest is a crucial buffer against climate change - but deforestation had expanded under former president Jair Bolsonaro.
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Brazil says Amazon deforestation fell to the lowest level since 1988
Brazil’s government announces that annual deforestation in the Amazon has fallen to its lowest level since 1988
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Brazilian Amazon deforestation falls to lowest on record as pivotal vote looms
Forest clearance at smallest total since records began in 1988 in success for Lula ahead of presidential run-off
