Brazil approves end to 6×1 work schedule and reduction of the work week to 40 hours
The text provides for a gradual transition, guarantees salary maintenance, and establishes two days off.
At the World Health Assembly, Cuba denounced the US energy blockade’s impact on health
First Deputy Minister of Health, Tania Cruz, said that causing shortages and hardship to millions of people is genocide.
Italy and FIFA dismiss US proposal to replace Iran at World Cup
The idea to tear up the regulations comes from the Italian envoy of the president of the United States.
Brazilian workers mobilize in capital to demand an end to six-day work week
The mass mobilization comes a day after President Lula da Silva presented a new law to the National Congress to end the 6×1 work week, a new effort in the years-long struggle for the same.
Polls show a second round tie between Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro
The poll by Datafolha indicates that the sitting president would receive 45%, while the son of Jair Bolsonaro 46%.
A coup and three interim presidents later, Peru heads to polls
Keiko Fujimori, with only 15% of the vote intention, leads in an election that lacks strong left-wing candidates.
Iran suspends participation in the US-hosted 2026 World Cup over US-Israeli aggression
The decision was made in response to the US and Israeli attacks that killed the Islamic Republic’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.