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In Brazil, the counting of votes has begun for the presidential election. At this point, the son of the former president, Flavio Bolsonaro, is leading with over 50% of the votes in the first round, while the incumbent president, Lula da Silva, has 41.28%.
Update from the Russian outbreak.
In the Irkutsk region, several hospitals have been placed under quarantine following reports of a possible outbreak of pneumonic plague. The quarantine has been implemented in hospitals No. 1, 3, and 10, the Iвано-Matreninsky Children's Hospital and the Irkutsk maternity hospital, as well as the Shelekhovsky district hospital. Mask mandates have been introduced in educational institutions throughout the region, and similar measures have been implemented at the Irkutsk Aluminum Plant.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, during his visit to Kyiv, announced a new package of military aid for Ukraine worth €1 billion.
This package will include long-range weapons and strike drones.
An additional €350 million will be allocated to support the energy sector.
On the fourth day of the offensive launched on October 1st by the Houthi, the Houthi have effectively completed the encirclement of the pro-Saudi Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council forces in the Taiz area. The last road connecting Taiz with Aden was cut off.
Brazil: According to polls by Palver, Flavio Bolsonaro is leading with 47%. The incumbent president, Lula da Silva, is in second place with 43% of the votes.
Amazon has allocated $1 billion to combat protests. The funds will be used to suppress protests against the construction of data centers and to file lawsuits against cities that prohibit them.
The cost of transporting oil from the Middle East has increased by 1000%.
The cost of chartering a large oil tanker to transport oil from the Arabian Gulf to the Far East is now approximately $1.3 million per day.
Before the start of the war, this figure was less than $50,000 per day.