Former US President Donald Trump has publicly chastised Republican electoral strategies and results, while uncharacteristically commending Democratic efforts. He claimed a personal presence on the ballot would have secured a 'landslide' victory for the Republican party.
Nicaraguan indigenous leader Brooklyn Rivera has died in state custody, nearly three years after his arbitrary detention by President Daniel Ortega's authoritarian regime. The government confirmed Rivera's death from "physical and neurological deterioration" linked to a Covid-19 infection, but has reportedly refused to release his body to his family.
Brazilian health authorities are monitoring two individuals in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro for potential Ebola infection. One patient, from the Democratic Republic of Congo, has tested positive for meningitis, while another, a Belgian national from Uganda, has malaria. Test results for Ebola are pending for both cases, which would mark the first confirmed infections outside Africa if positive. The World Health Organisation (WHO) maintains that global spread remains highly unlikely.
