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SAO PAULO, Sept 11 (Reuters) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva maintained the numerical lead over Senator Flavio Bolsonaro in a potential runoff of the October election, a Datafolha poll showed on Friday. Lula is seen with 46% of the vote in a potential runoff, against 44% for the senator, a son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, according to Datafolha. The figures did not change from the previous […]

JOHANNESBURG, Sept 11 (Reuters) – South Africa will extradite to the United States six Nigerian nationals suspected of being members of the Black Axe organised crime network involved in romance scams and cyberfraud, police said on Friday. The men are wanted by U.S. authorities on charges including wire fraud and money laundering. They allegedly targeted more than 100 women in the U.S., defrauding them of more than 100 million rand […]

Sept 11 (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that events in Europe, including the far-right victory in a German state election, were the result of “system errors” committed by globalists in the West. Putin said he would offer no comment on Sunday’s top result for the AfD in Saxony-Anhalt, but then added that Western elites were to blame for events on the continent, including the election. “I […]

Sept 11 (Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Scholar Rock’s therapy on Friday to treat a rare genetic condition that causes muscle weakness. The therapy, sold as Isembyld, is the first muscle-targeted therapy designed to improve motor function for adults and children with spinal muscular atrophy who have been treated with existing therapies for the condition. Scholar Rock shares were halted in aftermarket trading. Spinal muscular atrophy […]

ATLANTA (AP) — Cooper Rush will be the Atlanta Falcons’ starting quarterback on Sunday at Pittsburgh after Tua Tagovailoa was ruled out on Friday with an oblique injury. Falcons first-year coach Kevin Stefanski said Friday undrafted rookie Jack Strand will be the backup. The late change in plans for the season opener came after Stefanski announced Monday that Tagovailoa will open the season as the starter and Michael Penix Jr. […]

GANDER, Newfoundland (AP) — Standing in the town that sheltered thousands of stranded Americans after the Sept. 11 attacks, former Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien marked the 25th anniversary Friday with a pointed message for the United States: “Never mistake our generosity for weakness.” The 92-year-old former leader, who was prime minister at the time of the attacks, drew a standing ovation after telling his “American friends” that Canadians may […]

VENICE, Italy (AP) — The Venice Film Festival was lighter on blockbuster Hollywood fare this year, but that might have been a good thing in the end: There were more important things to talk about. As the 83rd edition winds down, here are some of our biggest takeaways. Before Alex Gibney’s nearly four-hour documentary “Musk” even premiered, billionaire Elon Musk had already made several appearances on screen at the festival, […]

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s quest to host an Africa Recording Academy headquarters got a boost Friday when Recording Academy officials said key milestones had been completed, and Kenyan artists will travel to the U.S. next month to get acquainted with the international music business. Academy President Panos A. Panay, speaking after a meeting with Kenyan President William Ruto on Wednesday, said Africa’s place in the global music industry was […]

UNITED NATiONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Friday to briefly extend the arms embargo on Sudan’s western Darfur region while negotiations continue on a contentious U.S. proposal to expand the embargo throughout the country to pressure the warring parties to end their more than three-year conflict. The uphill struggle the United States and its allies face during the monthlong extension was evident in speeches after the vote. […]