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After he was convicted in September, Bolsonaro spent some time under house arrest while his lawyers appealed against his sentence.

From BBC

Member states are set to vote on a resolution - led by Ghana - to recognise the transatlantic slave trade as "the gravest crime against humanity".

From BBC

Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama has called the resolution "historic" and a "a safeguard against forgetting".

From BBC

Lithuanian authorities later confirmed the drone had been launched as part of that night's operations against Russia and said they would discuss the situation with Ukraine.

From BBC

They brought impeccable fundamentals in shooting and playmaking, honed across seasons competing against grown men.

From The Wall Street Journal