Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Wednesday that his government has decided to adopt a continuous target for inflation. The change in the timeframe to assess the inflation goal's fulfillment was announced a year ago, but it hinged on a presidential decree that has not yet been signed by Lula. Currently, Brazil's National Monetary Council (CMN), the country's top economic policy body, sets annual inflation targets that must be met each calendar year.
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returned to his homeland Australia aboard a charter jet and raised a celebratory clenched fist as his supporters cheered on Wednesday, hours after pleading guilty to obtaining and publishing U.S. military secrets in a deal with Justice Department prosecutors that concludes a drawn-out legal saga.
Portobello Road, London in sweltering heat. As George Galloway steps out of his car for a meet’n’greet, a young activist offers a welcome but no handshake – because, he explains, he’s been eating fish’n’chips and his hands are dirty. “So’s mine,” replies George. “I’ve been with Piers Morgan” all afternoon. And thus begins my most interesting interview of the campaign so far.