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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will undergo another operation Thursday to “minimize the risk of future bleeding” in an area under his skull that received emergency surgery this week, his doctor said. The 79-year-old president’s doctor, Roberto Kalil, told journalists on Wednesday outside the Hospital Sirio-Libanes where Lula is convalescing that the procedure was an “expected” follow-up to the surgery carried out on Tuesday. The hospital said in a medical bulletin: “As part of his treatment, complementary to the surgery, an endovascular procedure (embolization of the middle meningeal artery) will be carried out tomorrow morning.” The facility added…

Bluesky founder and former Twitter (presently X) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jack Dorsey’s daily routine that spurred him into productivity has made its way to the Internet. A look at the daily routine revealed how committed Jack Dorsey is to his personal goals: work, personal development, and healthcare. Dorsey starts his day with meditation; after that, he dives in, engages in a 7-minute workout that he repeats 2-3 times, and grabs a cup of coffee. He sets out for a 5-mile walk to the office, and his work schedule depends on the theme of the day. Dorsey’s break is often…

Users of Meta-controlled social media applications have been shut out globally as the company grapples with a “technical issue” Frustrated Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp users trooped out to X on Wednesday to report the global outage of the three apps owned by tech giant Mark Zuckerberg. Downdetector also showed big spikes for Instagram with 70,000 outage reports above average and Facebook, which had over 100,000 outage reports. “We’re aware that a technical issue is impacting some users’ ability to access our apps,” Meta said in an X post. “We’re working to get things back to normal as quickly as possible…

The 2034 men’s football World Cup will be held in Saudi Arabia, while Spain, Portugal and Morocco will be joint hosts for the 2030 tournament, world governing body FIFA has confirmed. Three matches in the 2030 tournament will also be held in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay to mark 100 years of the competition. The hosts for both World Cups were confirmed at Wednesday’s Extraordinary Fifa Congress meeting following a vote. All 211 of FIFA’s member nations were represented at the meeting over a video link. The hosts for both tournaments, and of the 2030 centenary celebrations, were confirmed via two…

The 2027 edition of the Women’s World Cup for soccer will take place in Brazil between June 24 and July 25, global governing body FIFA said on Tuesday. The 32-team tournament, the first edition of the women’s world championship to be held in South America, will follow the same slot allocation for confederations as the 2023 editions, with 11 teams from European body UEFA qualifying directly. Asia’s AFC will have six direct slots, and Africa’s CAF and North America’s CONCACAF four each, while South America’s CONMEBOL will have three and Oceania’s OFC will have one. The three remaining slots will…

The Football Association is expected to support Saudi Arabia’s bid to host the 2034 World Cup and a multi-nation hosting of the 2030 World Cup. The FA has not officially declared its position but BBC Sport has learned the governing body for English football will back both bids at Wednesday afternoon’s online FIFA Congress where the tournament hosts will be officially confirmed. The FA is expected to issue a statement after the Congress explaining its stance. Some senior FA officials are known to have been wary of accusations of hypocrisy if it were not to support Saudi Arabia but then…

FIFA is set to confirm on Wednesday that Saudi Arabia will host the 2034 World Cup while a joint bid by Morocco, Spain and Portugal which also features matches in South America will be awarded the 2030 tournament. The awarding of hosting rights for both tournaments will go to a vote during a FIFA Congress to be held virtually, but there is no doubt about the outcomes with neither bid having a rival. As for 2034, FIFA invoked its principle of rotating its flagship tournament between continents, only welcoming bids from Asia or Oceania — the 2026 World Cup, the…

The Nigerian Senate has declared the Edo Central Senatorial District seat vacant, following the election of Senator Monday Okpebholo as Governor of Edo State. The seat was declared vacant via a letter written by the Minority Leader, Senator Abba Moro, which was read at plenary on Wednesday by the Senate President Godswill Akpabio. The declaration followed Okpebholo’s visit to the Senate to take a final bow, having assumed office as governor in Edo State. Moro, in the letter addressed to the Senate President, called for the declaration of the seat vacant, as Okpebholo is going to be perpetually absent and…

Former South Korean Defence Minister Kim Yong-hyun has attempted to end his own life while in custody, the head of the country’s correctional service said Wednesday, as a political crisis from the President’s brief declaration of martial law continues to spiral. Kim was detained in the capital Seoul on Sunday, days after President Yoon Suk Yeol’s stunning but short-lived declaration of martial law sparked widespread public anger in the country. Kim allegedly recommended the imposition of martial law and was the first figure detained over the case. He resigned as defense minister on Thursday. Shin Yong-hae, the Commissioner General of…

Brazil’s 79-year-old President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was in “stable” condition after emergency surgery Tuesday for an intracranial hemorrhage and should leave the hospital next week, his doctors said. Lula was taken late Monday to Brazil’s top medical facility, Hospital Sirio-Libanes in Sao Paulo, after experiencing headaches that medics found were related to a fall he suffered in October. The leader of South America’s largest country regained consciousness following the two-hour operation and was eating and talking, the doctors told a news conference. Vice President Geraldo Alckmin had taken over some of Lula’s workload. But Communications Minister Paulo Pimenta…