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The far-right Brazilian populist Jair Bolsonaro has secured a resounding victory in the first-round of his country’s presidential election, but fallen just short of the majority required to avoid a second-round run-off. After a campaign as improbable and electrifying as any Brazilian telenovela – although infinitely more consequential for the future of one of the world’s largest and most diverse democracies – Bolsonaro secured 46.93% of votes - with 94% of all votes counted. second-placed candidate, the leftist Workers’ party Fernando Haddad, won 28% of the vote, according to Brazil’s superior electoral court, the TSE. Behind him came the Democratic...

South Korean authorities have charged five residents of Seoul, including a Korean-American businessman, with spying for North Korea. Prosecutors say the five took orders from Pyongyang, and funneled an abundant amount of information to North Korean spies, including some sensitive national intelligence. VOA's Kurt Achin reports from Seoul. Friday's indictments followed an intensive two-month investigation of the five defendants, who were arrested in October. South Korean senior prosecutor Ahn Chang-ho announces result of spy scandal investigation, 8 Dec. 2006 South Korean senior prosecutor Ahn Chang-ho announces result of spy scandal investigation, 8 Dec. 2006 Senior South Korean prosecutor Ahn Chang-ho...