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As the world grows more fractured, developing countries are looking for new coalitions to stay out of a possible cold warThe last decade of annual summits held by Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (Brics) has rarely merited much attention b…
Argentina, Ethiopia, Egypt and UAE also to join club of large emerging economies in major expansionThe five Brics nations – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – have announced the admission of six new countries from next year as the club of …
Russian president seeks to rally leaders meeting in South Africa to Moscow’s side by blaming westRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesVladimir Putin has defended Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and sought to rally leaders of the Brics nations meeting i…
Experts say India concerned about expansion and any overt anti-west turn as leaders fly into South AfricaLeaders from developing countries representing almost half the world’s population including China and Russia are meeting in South Africa for a key …
Ukraine’s leader knows he needs to win over nonaligned countries such as Brazil and India to increase the pressure on RussiaNormally G7 summits are about battling for the free world comma by comma, as diplomats parse lengthy communiques of ephemeral si…
Brasília encounter, like Brazilian president’s recent trip to China and offer of peacemaking in Ukraine, is part of diplomatic resetRussia’s minister of foreign affairs, Sergei Lavrov, is due to arrive in Brasília on Monday for talks with his Brazilian…
From Bogotá to Dhaka, women are likely to shoulder the bulk of chores and childcare. Six women talk about their duties and the challenge of shifting the burden now and for the next generationSome days, Abha Kujur, 39, feels like the family “servant”. T…
Meeting is part of high-profile tour as Brazil’s president attempts to repair country’s reputation after the Bolsonaro eraOne of them wants the world to know his country is battling its way back to its former glory after three years of zero-Covid lockd…
From Ukraine developments and China’s Covid surge to renewable energy and hope for the AmazonA near-inevitable global recession sparked by a lengthening war in Europe’s frozen east; an energy crisis coupled with soaring inflation; Covid-19 finally runn…
In Siena, Luisa worries about social media. In Delhi, Nikita is trying to proof her house against air pollution. Here, couples who have welcomed a new child in recent months share their dreams and fears for them on an ever more crowded planetTuesday 15…
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Buses suspended in Zhuhai as mass tests return positivesIn US, CDC urges use of the ‘most protective’ masksSee all our coronavirus coverageThe southern Chinese city of Zhuhai has suspended public bus routes after announcing it had detected at least sev…
Covid wave in France could reach peak in 10 days time, says expert; German chancellor and state governors likely to build on new restrictionsMilitary deployed at London hospitals due to Omicron staff shortagesTrue number of Covid deaths in the US likel…
Court to hear legal challenge against law mandating certain workers must have jab; Andrzej Duda has Covid for second time in three months China’s locked down cities pay price of zero-Covid strategyGal Gadot: Imagine video at start of pandemic was ‘in p…
Healthcare workers around the world have been on the frontline of the coronavirus pandemic for almost two years, which put them through the darkest days of their careers. Five doctors who have worked in hospitals in Uganda, New Zealand, the US, In…