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Ron DeSantis, in campaign speech, lashes out at China, corporate power

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Ron DeSantis, in campaign speech, lashes out at China, corporate power

ROCHESTER, New Hampshire, July 31 (Reuters) – U.S. Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis took an aggressive swipe at China, railed against what he described as corporate bailouts, and said he would rein in the Federal Reserve in an economic policy speech on Monday. The speech contained relatively few new concrete policy proposals, but underlined how … Read more

Algeria asks to join the BRICS and would contribute $1.5 billion to the group’s bank

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Algeria asks to join the BRICS and would contribute $1.5 billion to the group’s bank

TUNIS, July 21 (Reuters) – Algeria has applied to join the BRICS group and has applied to become a shareholder member of BRICS Bank for $1.5 billion, Ennahar TV quoted Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune as saying. He added that Tebboune said at the end of his visit to China that Algeria had sought to join … Read more

Erdogan says talks with Putin could lead to restoration of Black Sea grain deal, media report

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Erdogan says talks with Putin could lead to restoration of Black Sea grain deal, media report

ANKARA, July 21 (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said his scheduled talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin could lead to the restoration of the Black Sea Grain Initiative and called on Western countries to heed Russia’s demands, Turkish broadcasters reported on Friday. “The termination of the Black Sea grain deal will have a range … Read more

Zelenskiy sacks Ukraine’s ambassador to UK after criticism

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Zelenskiy sacks Ukraine’s ambassador to UK after criticism

[1/2]Ukraine’s Ambassador to Britain Vadym Prystaiko arrives for a radio interview in Westminster, London, Britain April 8, 2022. REUTERS/Tom Nicholson/File Photo KYIV, July 21 (Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy sacked Vadym Prystaiko as Ukraine’s ambassador to Britain on Friday, days after the envoy publicly criticized the president. A presidential order, which said Prystaiko had also … Read more

Russia has not yet allowed access to the roofs of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear reactor, according to the IAEA

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Russia has not yet allowed access to the roofs of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear reactor, according to the IAEA

VIENNA, July 20 (Reuters) – Moscow has still not let the UN’s nuclear watchdog inspect the roofs of reactors at Russia’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine, the watchdog said on Thursday, two weeks after it first requested what it called “essential” access. On July 4, Russia and Ukraine accused each other of plotting to … Read more