Brazil president Lula cancels Brics trip to Russia after ‘small brain haemorrhage’ from fall

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Doctors say president sustained ‘great’ trauma to head and slight brain bleed, with long-haul travel cancelled as a precaution but is otherwise fit for duty The Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, on Sunday cancelled his trip to Russia for the Brics summit after a fall at home caused a minor brain haemorrhage. In a statement,

Johnson’s Brexit left ‘wholly negative legacy’ across Ireland, says new SDLP leader

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Claire Hanna lambasts arrogance of former PM and ‘stinking status quo’ in Stormont that has stifled ambition Boris Johnson left a “wholly negative legacy” for the island of Ireland but difficulties in Northern Ireland also stem from a “stinking status quo” that has stifled ambition and drive for change, the new leader of the Social Democr

General Sir Mike Jackson obituary

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Known for his grizzled features, no-nonsense manner and gravelly voice, General Sir Mike Jackson, who has died aged 80 of prostate cancer, became not only the most recognisable British soldier since Field Marshal Montgomery, but could have been drawn from central casting. Tall, cadaverous and with a craggy face – even the bags under his […]

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