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BRICS Summit: Tinubu Calls for Reevaluation of Global Governance Structure, Finance, Health Care
President Tinubu at the BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Sunday, July 6, 2025 President Bola Tinubu has called for a reevaluation of the current global governance structure and the financial and healthcare systems, urging greater equity...
PAHO says Measles cases rise in the Americas in 2025
A total of 7,132 confirmed cases of measles and 13 deaths have been reported in the Region of the Americas as of mid-June 2025, according to the latest epidemiological update from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). This represents a...

Lavrov holding meeting with Bolivian president on BRICS summit sidelines
RIO DE JANEIRO, July 7. /TASS/. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is holding a meeting with Bolivian President Luis Arce on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro. Before the meeting, Lavrov and Arce exchanged greetings and shook...
Bolivia: Tutelary Democracy and the Risk of Disaster
[Source: channelstv.com] President Luis Arce came to power in late 2020 with a leftist discourse and as the chosen successor to Evo Morales. Five years later, he ends his term without the possibility of running for re-election (he stepped down...

Anwar leads efforts to strengthen strategic investments, global economic cooperation
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is leading efforts to strengthen strategic investments and global economic cooperation through a series of bilateral meetings and active participation in the 17th BRICS Summit. He held meetings...

Satellite Image Shows 'Optical Phenomenon' Captured by NASA Over Peru Lake
New insights into the depths of Peru's Lake Titicaca have been gleaned thanks to a satellite image showing an optical phenomenon known as "sunglint." Sunglint occurs when water surfaces reflect sunlight directly back towards a sensor. In this...

Let’s Review Global Governance Structure, Finance, Health Care Systems— Tinubu T
President Bola Tinubu has called for a reevaluation of the current global governance structure and the financial and healthcare systems, urging greater equity and inclusion for low-income and emerging economies, particularly in Africa. At the 17th...

Trump To Impose an Additional 10% Tariffs for Countries Aligning With ‘Anti-American Policies’ of BRICS Group
AI-generated image by Grok: Russia’s Putin, China’s Xi, India’s Modi and Trump. Trump will use tariffs to try to turn back the clock on the BRICS expansion. While the BRICS group was created no less than 16 years ago, it took the feeble Joe Biden...

BRICS Summit in Brazil - Day Two
https://sputnikglobe.com/20250707/brics-summit-in-brazil---day-two-1122405687.html BRICS Summit in Brazil - Day Two BRICS Summit in Brazil - Day Two Sputnik International The two-day summit brings together senior officials from the world's major...

BRICS leaders at Rio Summit condemn strikes on Iran, call for upholding international law
New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): BRICS leaders convened in Rio de Janeiro for the 17th BRICS Summit from July 6 to 7, where they strongly condemned recent military strikes on Iran and emphasised the need to uphold international law and nuclear...

At BRICS Summit In Brazil, Tinubu Canvasses Re-evaluation Of Global Governance Structure, Finance, Health Care Systems
Deji Elumoye in Abuja President Bola Tinubu has called for a reevaluation of the current global governance structure and the financial and healthcare systems, urging greater equity and inclusion for low-income and emerging economies, particularly...

PM Modi To Meet South American, Caribbean Leaders On BRICS Summit Sidelines In Brazil
Home South America PM Modi To Meet South American, Caribbean Leaders On BRICS Summit Sidelines... As India eyes permanent membership in global decision-making bodies and ramps up its green transition, Latin America offers critical support, votes...

FM Araghchi meets with UN chief in Brazil
The top Iranian diplomat Abbas Araghchi held a meeting with Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations on Monday, July 6 on the sidelines of the 17th BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro. Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmail Baghaei, Deputy...

BRICS tariff to be applied only if they adopt policies deemed 'anti-American', source says
Trump's posting came hours after BRICS leaders issued a 31-page statement in which they condemned attacks on Gaza and Iran, called for reforms to global institutions and warned that unilateral tariffs threatened global trade. The first BRICS...

BRICS reshaping global economic power — Economist
Expansion of BRICS highlights its strengthened representation and burgeoning global appeal. It also signals that a structural shift in the global economic dynamics is quietly underway. An economist, Alexander Odonkor, made the assertion ahead of...

World News | Vietnam-India Trade Reaches USD 15 Billion, Ambassador Nguyen Thanh Hai Eyes Further Cooperation
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 7 (ANI): Vietnam's Ambassador to India, Nguyen Thanh Hai, highlighted the strong cooperation between Vietnam and India, citing the growing trade, with targeting trade value of USD 15 billion. and investment...

Bolivia's Chikungunya Outbreak Accelerates in 2025
(Vax-Before-Travel News)Like many countries in South America, the Plurinational State of Bolivia has been confronted with a multi-year outbreak of Chikungunya. To alert international travelers visiting Bolivia, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control...

Russia-Bolivia relations reach level of strategic partnership — republic’s president
RIO DE JANEIRO, July 7. /TASS/. The relations between Bolivia and Russia have progressed to the level of strategic partnership, and the republic is ready to contribute to developing Moscow’s ties with the entire Latin American region, Bolivian...

West uses Ukraine in conflict against Russia to prevent its own collapse — Bolivia’s Arce
RIO DE JANEIRO, July 7. /TASS/. The Western bloc needs continued conflict in Ukraine to try and prevent its own collapse from happening, said Bolivian President Luis Arce who has arrived in Rio de Janeiro to take part in the BRICS summit....

Trump threatens extra 10% tariff on countries with ‘anti-American policies’
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