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  After being jailed for corruption, Brazil’s leftist ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is hoping to stage a comeback in the October presidential election by unseating far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro. Leftist ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will launch his campaign for Brazil's October presidential election Saturday, seeking to unseat far-right President Jair Bolsonaro and stage a remarkable comeback four years after being jailed for corruption. More than a decade after leaving office as the most popular president in Brazilian history, the charismatic but tarnished 76-year-old is expected to officially declare a new run at a huge rally in Sao Paulo. It was hardly a secret Lula, who has enjoyed a long -- though shrinking -- lead in the polls, would jump into the campaign, which does not officially start until August. The leftist icon has been in unofficial campaign mode since March last year, when the Supreme Court annulled the corruption convictions that sidelined hi...

  IMAGE SOURCE Image caption, Kamiti Maximum Prison has a notorious reputation and conditions for inmates are reportedly poor A Muslim cleric in Kenya has asked a court not to free him from jail despite being acquitted of terrorism charges. Guyo Gorsa Buru said he feared he could be abducted and killed by state agents once released as is alleged has happened to other terror suspects. He was arrested in 2018 and charged with possessing material that promoted a terrorist group and for collaborating with Somalia-based al-Shabab militants. The court in the capital has allowed him to remain in custody for 30 days. Earlier, a chief magistrate at Nairobi's Milimani law courts ruled that the state had failed to prove its case against Sheikh Buru. His lawyer has asked the High Court for the guarantee of state protection for his client once freed. While the cleric awaits a ruling, Justice Wendy Micheni said he would have to pay for his continuing stay at Kamiti Maximum Prison. The fact that ...

  IMAGE SOU Hiring in the US remained strong in April despite concerns that fast rising prices and other economic disruption could lead to slowdown. Employers added 428,000 jobs, while the unemployment rate held steady at 3.6%, the Labor Department said. The gains were bigger than expected, marking the 16th month of expansion. The growth is likely to bolster views at the US central bank that the economy is well positioned as it starts to raise rates to try to curb inflation. "It keeps them on track," said Kathy Bostjancic, chief US economist at Oxford Economics. The US economy has recovered more quickly than many expected after shutdowns in the early months of the pandemic wiped out 22 million jobs. Across the economy, businesses have struggled to find workers to meet demand, pushing them to raise wages at the fastest pace in years. Average hourly pay was up 5.5% year-on-year in April. 'Compensation offers are high' Wesley Davis, a 35-year-old project manager in the t...