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A person holds a giant Brazilian flag while perched above a crowd of people at a rally on a large avenue, a few people are holding phones in the air. One person holds their hand in the air in the L shape, signifying support for Lula. 

Supporters of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at an election rally on Oct 11, 2026 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Rodilei Morais/Fotoarena/Sipa USA)

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The street front of a mobile money agent with an Airtel umbrella and sign in the foreground. One person is sitting to the left, reading, another person can be seen from behind inside the store. 

 in Gulu, northern Uganda in 2016 shared by Fiona Graham/WorldRemit on Flickr (CC BY-SA)

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Men use their laptops in a cafe on Arbat street, in Moscow, Russia. Vladimir Astapkovich / Sputnik via AP

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GrabFood delivery riders outside a Burger King restaurant at Tampines Mall. (Singapore Press via AP Images)

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A family is seated at the television watching television as a mother places a bowl of food on the table. Neon green characters, spell the words "So I am still here" in Mandarin. 

A screenshot from an online video referencing a cooking oil safety scandal released on July 24 by Wei Chun-yu, a satirical video creator affiliated with opposition party Kuomintang (KMT). The text says “So I am still here” in Mandarin.

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A supporter of opposition presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro attends an Independence Day event the month before the general election in São Paulo, Monday, Sept. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

A supporter of opposition presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro attends an Independence Day event the month before the general election in São Paulo, Monday, Sept. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

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A hand is laid flat on the surface of a wooden classroom desk covered in children's scribbles and etchings, as a hand belonging to another person paints a blue ink mark on the index finger of the other hand. 

A voter puts his hand on a classroom desk as a polling officer applies indelible ink mark on his index finger at a polling station in a school in Kerala, India on April 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

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A massive ship loaded with several dozen yellow trucks is docked by a port. A cement truck is lifted above the ground by a loading crane. The name of the ship is Chinafrie Happiness. This is written with white letters on the side of the ship. 

Chinese engineering vehicles are loaded onto a China-Africa liner at Yantai Port in Shandong Province for export to Africa on April 27, 2026. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto via AP)

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Thousands of people dressed in green and yellow rally on a street holding Brazilian flags and a giant balloon shaped like Donald Trump holding a smaller balloon shaped like President Lula wearing a prison uniform. 

Supporters of presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro with a President Trump inflatable, holding a doll of President Lula in a prison unifom, during an Independence Day rally in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Monday, Sept. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

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The silohuette of two children seen from below who are looking down through the black mesh fabric of a trampoline with the sun shining behind them.

A photo from 2008 of children playing on a trampoline at the Soweto Hospice in South Africa, which was funded by the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS relief, PEPFAR. (AP Photo/Denis Farrel)

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A green and yellow three-wheeler on a street moves past BRICS summit banners bearing images of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping

BRICS 2026 summit banners bearing images of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping in New Delhi, India, Sept. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

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CHONGQING, CHINA - AUGUST 10: In this photo illustration, the logo of Meta is displayed on a smartphone screen on August 10, 2026 in Chongqing, China. (Photo by VCG/VCG via AP )

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A military band conductor with raised arms with a view from below of an ornate ceiling with a red star in the middle

A military band conductor leads during a ceremony to mark the 105th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, July 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

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An official of the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) marks a voter's finger with ink in Lagos, Nigeria, on July 12, 2025. (Photo by Adekunle Ajayi/NurPhoto via AP)

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