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lula is the Brazilian political phoenix. It had to be said that for twenty years, he had known everything, from peak to abyss. He did achieve record popularity (87%) at the end of his first two terms as head of Brazil (2003-2010), but later suffered disgrace, through prison for 580 days, after his corruption sentence was finally overturned due to a form defect. This week, the leader of the left made a historic comeback, winning the presidential election by a short margin (50.9%). From Macron to Biden to Putin, many world leaders were quick to welcome this victory. The only fake record this election night, the outgoing president Jair Bolsonaro has not publicly admitted defeat.
Winds will blow this Monday in Finistère, Côtes-d’Armor, Manche and Morbihan. French Meteo indeed puts these four departments on orange alert status for strong winds. The storm will hit Brittany this Monday night, then hit Cotentin in the second half of the evening. Finistère and Côtes-d’Armor expect gusts of 90 to 100 km/h on land and 110 to 130 km/h along the coast. At Morbihan, gusts of 90 to 100 km/h are expected inland, 110 to 120 km/h along the coast. Finally in the Channel, we can expect gusts of 100 to 110 km/h inland, 110 to 130 km/h along the coast.
It diwali party turns into a nightmare India, in the state of Gujarat. At least 130 people died when a colonial-era pedestrian suspension bridge spanning the river collapsed on Sunday night. Authorities estimate that 500 people, including women and children, were celebrating a festival of lights in and around the bridge when the cable supporting it broke shortly after dark. The bridge over the Machchhu River reopened to the public on Wednesday after seven months of work without a safety certificate issued by the authorities, according to NDTV.
