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BRICS Summit ends with call for fairer global order
Shafaq News
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2025-07-06T21:13:37+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Rio de Janeiro Leaders of the BRICS bloc concluded their 17th summit on Sunday in Rio de Janeiro, calling for reforms to global governance, stronger support for developing...
Two-thirds of humanity still lack proper representation in 20th century global institutions: PM Modi
The Hindu
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July 6, 2025
The majority of the world’s population is not properly represented in key global institutions, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday (July 6, 2025), addressing fellow leaders of emerging nations at the BRICS summit in Rio De Janeiro. PM Modi...
Perspective: What we owe our country
Deseret News - Utah
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July 4, 2025
This article was originally published in Discourse magazine. When I was growing up, my mother once told me that, as a parent, her job was to love me unconditionally. That didn’t mean, she said, that she would be uncritical or wouldn’t hold me...
What to know about 2025 election filing, what's on the ballot
Star News - North Carolina
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Candidate filing for the 2025 Cape Fear municipal elections begins July 7 and ends July 18. The voter registration deadline is October 10, with early voting running from October 16 to November 1. Election Day is November 4, with the canvass of...
Brazil’s Lula da Silva promises to fortify Mercosur’s trade with foreign associates
Buenos Aires Herald
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July 3, 2025
Updated at 3:09 p.m. Brazilian President Lula da Silva promised to work toward “fortifying inter-bloc trade with foreign associates” in the next semester as pro tempore Mercosur president after receiving the post from his Argentine counterpart...
The BRICS model of...
Capital Ethiopia
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July 6, 2025
Brazil’s picturesque metropolis Rio de Janeiro will host the 17th BRICS Summit from July 6 to 7, with government leaders convening for what is increasingly becoming a leading forum for the voice of the Global South. The number 17 is significant –...
Nations Must Act to Face Climate Crisis, Top Regional Court Says
Inside Climate News
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July 4, 2025
Governments’ existing human rights obligations require them to do all they can to mitigate the harms of the climate crisis, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights concluded in a new advisory opinion issued Thursday. The seven-judge panel found...
17th BRICS Summit Kicks Off on Sunday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Ethiopian News Agency
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Addis Ababa, July 6, 2025 (ENA) -- The BRICS Summit is being held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 6–7 July under the motto “Strengthening Global South Cooperation for More Inclusive and Sustainable Governance”. Representatives of the association's...
Private financing for Argentina’s lithium is anything but green, critics say
Mongabay
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July 1, 2025
Argentina is trying to position itself as a global hub for clean energy, attracting private investment in lithium mining while marketing new battery factories in the region. The World Bank has framed some of the lithium projects it backs as...
The 14 best science and tech documentaries of 2025 so far
New Scientist
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Bryan Johnson in Don’t Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever Netflix Netflix Bryan Johnson is an unusual fellow by anyone’s standards. A millionaire venture capitalist and anti-ageing evangelist, he wants to push his lifespan and “healthspan” to...
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, May 2025
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
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July 3, 2025
Explanatory Notes Goods (Census basis) Data for goods on a Census basis are compiled from the documents collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and reflect the movement of goods between foreign countries and the 50 states, the...
Starlink’s Secret War: How Musk Is Powering a Covert Campaign Against Iran
MintPress News
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July 2, 2025
By actively partnering with the U.S. government to smuggle communications hardware into Iran, Elon Musk is once again aiding Washington’s attempts at regime change. This fits into a long pattern of both American efforts to dislodge the government...
What We Owe Our Country
Discourse Magazine
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A bright future. Despite its flaws, the American experiment is the most successful one in history. Image Credit: Elyse Lewin/Getty Images When I was growing up, my mother once told me that, as a parent, her job was to love me unconditionally. That...
Latin America's Dictators, Threatened by Spirit of Freedom, Strive to Suppress Their Own Countries' Independence Day
Breitbart
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July 4, 2025
The authoritarian regimes of Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua have spent extensive efforts to diminish or outright erase the significance of their countries’ national independence days, crafting unpopular communist replacements for the...
She ditched New York for Paris at the age of 79 and says it’s the best decision she’s ever made
KVIA - Texas
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July 2, 2025
By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — She first traveled to Paris when she was 21, and nearly six decades later, Mary Jane Wilkie decided that it was finally time to move to the French capital for good. In December 2021, Mary Jane, who was 79 at...
Tinubu Arrives Brazil for Key BRICS Plenary Session
News Central TV
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July 5, 2025
President Bola Tinubu arrived in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Friday night to take part in the 17th BRICS summit, marking Nigeria’s long-anticipated debut as a ‘partner country’ at the influential economic forum. According to a statement from...
3 men given automatic life sentences for shooting that killed 12-year-old Toronto boy
CBC/Radio-Canada
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July 4, 2025
Three men have been given six life sentences each for a shooting in Toronto nearly five years ago that left a 12-year-old boy dead and three other people injured. In May, a jury found Rashawn Chambers, Jahwayne Smart, and Cjay Hobbs guilty of...
Prabowo arrives in Rio de Janeiro for BRICS summit
Antara
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July 5, 2025
Rio De Janeiro, Brasil (ANTARA) - President Prabowo Subianto landed at Galeão Air Force Base in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, around 6:30 a.m. local time on Saturday morning to attend the BRICS Summit and engage in a series of bilateral meetings. This...
Tinubu arrives in Brazil for BRICS Summit
News Diary Online
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July 5, 2025
President Bola Tinubu on Friday night arrived in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to participate in the 17th BRICS Summit. By Muhyideen Jimoh President Bola Tinubu on Friday night arrived in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to participate in the 17th BRICS...
Tinubu Arrives In Brazil For BRICS Summit
News Investigators Nigeria
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July 5, 2025
News Investigators/ President Bola Tinubu on Friday night arrived in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to participate in the 17th BRICS Summit. This marks Nigeria’s long awaited debut as a ‘partner country’ at the influential economic gathering According...