As petrol prices sky-rocket, Indians look for ways to ease the pain
Many Indians are switching off air conditioners in cars and going to gas pumps across state borders in a bid to save money, as petrol prices across the country hover at record-high levels.
Far-right candidate Bolsonaro widens lead in Brazilian presidential race: poll
Far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro gained ground over his rivals in the first round of Brazil’s presidential election set for Oct. 7, a new poll showed on Thursday, though it remains unclear who he will face in an expected run-off vote on Oct. 28.
Second Mexican official fired over scandal of bodies stored in truck
Mexican authorities said on Wednesday they had fired the top prosecutor in Jalisco state, the second official to lose his job after the discovery of a container truck holding the bodies of hundreds of victims of the country’s drug war.
Australia doctors warn ‘humanitarian emergency’, seek access to Pacific camp
Australian doctors said on Thursday a “humanitarian emergency” is unfolding at an Australian-run detention center in the Pacific and they asked for government permission to treat asylum seekers at the remote facility.
China expunges unapproved, foreign content from school textbooks
China’s education ministry has launched a “comprehensive” inspection of school textbooks to remove unapproved alterations or foreign content, state media reported late on Wednesday, amid a push to combat Western influence in China’s schools.
Malaysian police say former PM Najib to face 21 more money laundering charges
A total of 21 money laundering charges will be laid against former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak over a $681 million transfer into his bank account, police said on Thursday, money that allegedly came from scandal-linked state fund 1MDB.
Bolsonaro at 28 percent, leftist Haddad surges to 16 percent: Brazil election poll
Brazil’s front-running far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro continued to gain ground for next month’s election, but the Workers Party’s Fernando Haddad is surging behind him and they will likely face off in a second-round vote, a new poll sh…
China’s Xi says places ‘high premium’ on Pakistan ties, as army chief visits
China places a “high premium” on its relations with Pakistan and believes a key economic project will be successful, President Xi Jinping told Pakistan’s army chief, days after a Pakistani minister stirred unease about Chinese Silk Road schemes.
Peru’s Congress renews confidence in cabinet in rare victory for president
Peru’s opposition-run Congress renewed its confidence in the government of centrist President Martin Vizcarra late on Wednesday, averting a political crisis that would have cost him his cabinet and triggered new legislative elections.
Senior Chinese diplomat says warmly welcomes inter-Korean summit
China strongly supports and warmly welcomes the agreement reached by the two Koreas at their summit in Pyongyang, and believes that the opportunity for peace should not be lost again, the Chinese government’s top diplomat said on Thursday.
