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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, which borders Niger to the north, rejects military action and is pushing for a diplomatic solution to th...

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 and through free aid to countries in need"

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 challenger in the October election.

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 whether it is possible to set up a business before coming home?