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The African Union (AU) has suspended the membership of the West African country. The decision is valid until constitutional order is restored in the country of around 25 million people. It rejects any actions that could give legitimacy to the "illegal regime" in Niger. The West African community of states Ecowas had decided to activate a standby force for a possible military intervention. It is unclear what consequences such a mission would have for stability in the region. Algeria, whic...

Russian President Vladimir Putin invoked the size and strength of countries in a videotaped speech at the BRICS summit in South Africa on Tuesday. He emphasized that the group is well on its way to fulfilling the wishes of most of the world's population. Putin once again blamed the West for the rise in inflation worldwide, also due to high food prices. At the same time, he offered to replace Ukrainian grain shipments on the world market with Russian shipments, "both on a commercial basis...

Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro is accused of embezzlement. A judge has now ordered access to his financial records. Police are allowed to examine the couple's bank and tax records in Brazil. They also demand access to their financial documents in the U.S., according to Brazilian media, including the news site G1.Brazil's presidency has been marked by scandals, including mismanagement in the corona pandemic. The far-right ex-head of state narrowly lost to his left-wing chall...

ORIGINALLY conceived in 2014 as a response to the challenge of initiating the harmonization of testing laboratories in the country, the Department of Science and Technology (DoST)s One-Stop Laboratory for Global Competitiveness or OneLab Network has gone a long way from being a network of laboratories in the country to expanding its network abroad.

ACCORDING to the Philippine Statistics Authority, there were around 1.83 million overseas Filipino workers last 2021. Many of these Filipinos go abroad for better opportunities and pay. Once they hit retirement age, many plan on coming back home. However, once home, many do tinker with the idea of how else they may continue to have a steady income stream. Some enter real estate or franchise, but many also toy with starting their own small business. The question that many wonder, however, is whet...

Belarus and China are among Russia's closest allies – and now want to cooperate more closely. Ruler Lukashenko is already holding out the prospect of a joint maneuver – supposedly without danger to "third countries" There are already agreements between Minsk and Beijing, for example on visa-free travel. Belarus is also part of China's "Belt and Road Initiative", with which Beijing wants to gain greater economic and political influence worldwide through massive infrast...

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed concern about the poor conditions in which the ousted Nigerien head of state Mohamed Bazoum is being held captive. He has called for his immediate release. The countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are meeting today at a special summit to discuss the situation after the coup. After the coup d'état, Ecowas called on the military to reinstate the president by last Sunday evening. The deadline passed without a m...

North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un wants to "aggressively increase the People's Army's war preparations" The aim is to neutralize all types of enemy attack should war break out. North Korea is subject to international sanctions because of its nuclear weapons program. The U.S. and South Korea agreed in April to strengthen their military cooperation and, among other things, to expand their joint military exercises. In July, for the first time since 1981, a nuclear-capable U.N. su...

Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn's second son visited a Bangkok temple on Thursday, offering alms to monks as he makes a surprise first trip to the kingdom in more than two decades.

Banca Comerciala Romana (BCR) has launched a new solution through which any person, regardless of whether he/she is a client of the bank or…