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Membership expansion top on the agenda at upcoming BRICS Summit in Johannesburg
The grouping, which accounts for about a quarter of the world’s wealth, started out in 2001 as BRIC, an acronym…
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Asia
‘Strong enough now’: BRICS nations eye global geopolitical shift
JOHANNESBURG: Leaders of the BRICS emerging economies, which account for about a quarter of the world’s wealth, meet in Johannesburg…
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Protesters oppose Petrobras oil exploration plan at mouth of Amazon river
BELEM, Brazil: Environmental demonstrators protested on Sunday (Aug 6) against plans by Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras to drill for…
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Amazon nations to set up rainforest science panel: Brazilian minister
BRASILIA: Amazon countries meeting next week for a summit on cooperation to save the rainforest aim to set up a…
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Europe
EU holds Latin America summit amid divisions over trade and Ukraine
The European Union hosted Latin American and Caribbean leaders Monday at a long-awaited summit to soothe strained ties, but found…
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Three reasons Ancelotti can succeed with Brazil
BARCELONA: Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti will take the reins of the Brazil national team from the summer of 2024,…
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Neymar fined US$3.3 million for building lake at mansion
RIO DE JANEIRO: A prosecutor in Brazil fined football star Neymar 16 million reais (US$3.3 million) for building a lake…
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Travel
Here’s how to visit the Seven Wonders of the World in seven days
Jamie McDonald aka Adventureman gained a new Guinness World Record after visiting all Seven Wonders of the World in less…
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Spain
Spanish league ‘belongs to racists’ as Vinicius incident attracts international criticism
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said the game should have been stopped, while Brazil’s President Lula said action must be…
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Brazil investigates suspected bird flu case in human
SAO PAULO: Brazil is investigating a suspected case of avian influenza A (H5N1) in a person living in the southeastern…
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