The joint statement voices support for the “legitimate aspirations” of developing economies to play a greater role on the international stage BRICS members have agreed to continue pushing for inclusive multilateralism while expressing concerns about “unilateral coercive measures” that put pressure on emerging economies, according to a joint declaration released on Wednesday at their 15th annual summit, held in South …
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Credit: World Bank Opinion by Daniel D. Bradlow (pretoria, south africa) Thursday, August 24, 2023 Inter Press Service PRETORIA, South Africa, Aug 24 (IPS) – Many people may be tempted to view the World Bank’s recent announcement that it will freeze new loans to Uganda because of the country’s vicious anti-LGBTIQ+ law as a harbinger of the Bank taking a more …
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Expansion to the East has turned the organization into an economic appendage of NATO European integration is one of the most mythologized subjects of modern global politics, which is already full of illusions and legends that have nothing to do with the harsh reality of international relations. In practical terms, the cooperation of a large group of Western European countries …
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Anti-government protest in Sri Lanka on April 13, 2022. Credit: Wikipedia Opinion by Asoka Bandarage (washington dc) Friday, August 25, 2023 Inter Press Service WASHINGTON DC, Aug 25 (IPS) – Sri Lanka has been faced with an unprecedented political and economic crisis since the beginning of 2022. The dominant narrative attributes the crisis to the confluence of the COVID-19 pandemic, the …
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The former US president faces over a dozen charges over the alleged attempt to overturn the 2020 elections result in Georgia Former US president Donald Trump turned himself in at the Fulton County jail in Atlanta, Georgia on Thursday, as he faces criminal charges for allegedly trying to overturn the result of the 2020 presidential election. The billionaire-turned-politician was booked, …
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The measure would help bring justice to the victims of colonialism, Guyana’s president said Guyanese President Irfaan Ali has proposed that historical figures who held African slaves should be charged posthumously with crimes against humanity. Ali made his comments in response to the decision by the descendants of British aristocrat and plantation owner John Gladstone (1764-1851) to travel to Guyana …
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Washington wants Beijing to repeat the fate of Tokyo, whose economic stagnation was triggered by a pact with America By Timur Fomenko, a political analyst With China’s ongoing economic slowdown, one of the predictions for its fate voiced recently is that it could suffer from “Japanification.” The term refers to the recent history of Japan, which has experienced relative economic …
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Passengers flying with Korean Air will be asked to step on the weighing scales before they board in the coming weeks, to help regulators in Seoul update aircraft weight and balance standards, South Korean media reported this week. Weigh stations will be installed at Seoul’s Gimpo Airport for domestic passengers from August 28 to September 6, and at Incheon Airport …
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Different Press teamed up with Manchester Orchestra for a sea blue variant of The Valley of Imaginative and prescient, restricted to 500 copies. Head to the AP Store to snag yours. Jimmy Eat World and Manchester Orchestra are nearing the top of their Amplified Echos summer season co-headliner. Final evening, they made a cease at Central Park SummerStage in New …
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The Global Firepower Index for 2023 is based on a secret formula and open-source intelligence Russia is right behind the US in military strength, with China rapidly catching up, the Global Firepower (GFP) website said in its 2023 rankings report, released this week. GFP has been producing the annual report since 2006, ranking 145 countries around the world by “potential …
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