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Brazil’s election hinges on fickle lower middle class, its members torn between gains, future

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil—The political debate boiled in Lena’s Salon in Rio’s Cantagalo slum, as patrons argued about who should win Sunday’s presidential election. In one...

World stocks sink after manufacturing data shows China’s factories failing to fire

TOKYO—Global stocks fell Thursday after another slump in oil prices added to doubts about the strength of global demand and China’s manufacturing output grew at the...

Nokia sees third quarter turn to profit as sales grow after sale of phone unit to Microsoft

HELSINKI, Finland—Nokia appears to have turned around its fortunes after the sale of its ailing cellphone unit to Microsoft, reporting a third-quarter net profit of 747...

Facebook co-founder, CEO Zuckerberg thrills Chinese students with 30 minutes of Mandarin

Mosquito-borne chikungunya virus has infected more than 200 Canadians

OTTAWA—Health Canada says more than 200 Canadians have been infected by a virus that has sickened hundreds of thousands of people in the Caribbean and spurred...

FBI: US girls stopped in Germany may have wanted to join Islamic State group in Syria

DENVER—The FBI said Tuesday that it’s investigating the possibility that three teenage girls from the Denver area tried to travel to Syria to join Islamic State extremists. An...

In Kansas City, where barbecue a fightin’ word, Bryant’s remains legend

KANSAS CITY, Mo.—I learned an important lesson from a food blogger in Kansas City: Talking about barbecue in these parts may involve “fightin’ words.” Case in...

Bank of America says it will reimburse customers who were charged twice in Apple Pay glitch

SAN JOSE, Calif.—Bank of America apologized Wednesday for a double-billing glitch that affected some customers who made purchases with Apple Pay, the new mobile payments service...

Tourists watch rare alignment of sun illuminating statues in ancient Egyptian temple

ABU SIMBEL, Egypt—Hundreds of visitors gathered in Egypt on Wednesday at the Great Temple of Ramses II to watch the sun illuminate colossal statues, a rare...

NBC promoting Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski to its top figure skating broadcasting team

NEW YORK—NBC’s top pairs figure skating couple is in place: Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir. After attracting attention for their rapport and fashion sense in an...