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United States has been exerting pressure on ruling Awami League government in Bangladesh to lease-out St. Martin Island in exchange for remaining in power | BLiTZ

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that an additional US$134 billion a year was needed to be spent in low- and low-and-middle-income countries to reach the health-related Sustainable Development Goals, an amount predicted to rise to US$371 billion by 2030. With the disruption to health services provoked by the pandemic, this gap grew even larger - with many countries already facing the pressure of indebtedness, conflict, and climate change.At the core of ...

Riyadh has moved its focus from the US to China, Russia and others in a pragmatic approach to diversify its foreign and economic relations. Does that also mean a political shift?

Russian Finance Minister Reveals Goal of BRICS Development Bank Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov revealed the goal of the New Development Bank,

Facing a daunting things-to-do list, Zephyrhills City Council this week unanimously gave its first approval to a year-long development moratorium. The move, which will get its final vote in two weeks, will allow the city to pause new development and annexation applications, giving officials time to get a handle on future growth. Most importantly, the city is working to increase its water-use ...

Riyadh has moved its focus from the US to China, Russia and others in a pragmatic approach to diversify its foreign and economic relations. Does that also mean a political shift?

Riyadh has moved its focus from the US to China, Russia and others in a pragmatic approach to diversify its foreign and economic relations. Does that also mean a political shift?

Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted the 14th BRICS Summit via video link in Beijing. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the summit. Li Tao/Xinhua via Getty ImagesSouth Africa will host the BRICS summit in August 2023. The event could offer the country an opportunity to exercise leadership in the BRICS’ efforts to reform the arrangements for global economic governance...

The members of the BRICS bloc of major emerging economies have recently met to decide on adding new members and creating a common currency to challenge the United States dollar. The five nations [...]