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Lionel Jospin was a significant figure in French politics, known for introducing the 35-hour work week and civil partnerships for gay couples during his tenure as prime minister.

Brazilian far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro, imprisoned for plotting a coup after he lost the country's last election, is receiving treatment in an intensive care unit after being hospitalised with bronchopneumonia. The DF Star hospital in Brasilia said in a statement on Saturday that the 70-year-old was in a stable condition despite being diagnosed with worsening kidney function.

Retired Major-General Suresh Sallay was taken into custody at dawn in a suburb of the capital, police said on Wednesday. He was arrested for conspiracy and aiding and abetting the Easter Sunday attacks, an investigating officer told the AFP news agency. Sallay, who was promoted to State Intelligence Service (SIS) chief in 2019 after Gotabaya Rajapaksa became president, had been accused of involvement in the coordinated suicide bombings.

Marcus Rashford has made the most of his opportunity since joining FC Barcelona on loan from Manchester United in the summer. The 28-year-old attacker has racked up ten goals and 13 assists from 34 matches in all competitions, despite not always being a regular starter. The England star's performances have won over those at Barcelona, so much so that the decision has been made to sign him permanently in the summer by activating the €30 million purchase option.

Apart from finance, the party contributed to personnel, canvassing, ­leafleting and more Sinn Féin spent almost four times that of the other opposition parties to get Catherine Connolly elected President, new figures reveal.

Museveni won with 71.65% of the vote, totaling 7,944,772 votes, while Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, of the opposition National Unity Platform received 24.7%, or 2,741,238 votes. Simon Byabakama, head of Uganda's Electoral Commission, made the announcement. "Having obtained the highest number of votes in the election, and with votes cast in his favor exceeding 50 percent of the valid votes, the commission hereby declares the elected President: Tibuhaburwa Kaguta Museveni."

The year's most searched term goes all the way back to the very start with Storm Éowyn, the record-breaking weather event named after the heroine from JRR Tolkien's Lord of the Rings novels. If you found yourself unsure how to pronounce the name of the storm, you were not alone, as "How to pronounce Éowyn" ranked third in "How to" questions searched on Google this year.

Ex-adviser to Bertie Ahern linked up with Fine Gael Áras candidate as his firm did training for debates Jackie Gallagher says he had tea with Humphreys and sat in on interview preparation session Media advice mirrored role played by former FG minister Ivan Yates in Fianna Fáil camp When they squared off in the first presidential election debate, the Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael candidates had been taught tricks by the other side of the Civil War politics divide.

TV debates had major impact on outcome of election, analysis shows

"Following disclosures in the Irish Independent (Saturday) that Ivan Yates provided training services to Fianna Fail candidate, Jim Gavin, during the recent Presidential election, we have taken the decision to end Ivan's role as co-host of Path To Power with immediate effect. "Neither Matt Cooper nor NK Productions were aware that Ivan was working on the campaign, and both believe that this information should have been shared with the audience of the podcast when the Presidential election was being discussed."