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TOKYO | Xinhua | Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Monday said he will continue as prime minister to lead the government and tackle growing economic and security challenges after his ruling bloc suffered a crushing defeat in the general election the day before. Ishiba, head of the Liberal Democratic …

SACRAMENTO,  US | Xinhua |  Older Black women in the United States are less likely to receive standard breast cancer treatments and face longer delays in starting therapy compared to white women, according to a major study examining racial disparities in cancer care released Thursday. The research, published in the …

New York, US | THE INDEPENDENT | The Permanent Mission of Uganda to the UN in its capacity as chair on Friday organized celebrations to mark the 60th Anniversary of the Group of 77+China at the UN in New York. “I congratulate our Group of 77 and China on this …

TEL AVIV | TASS | The Israeli military has carried out airstrikes on Iranian missile manufacturing facilities and surface-to-air missile arrays, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said. According to the IDF, Israeli planes safely returned home. The Israeli army said that the attack had been conducted in response to the …

KAZAN, Russia | Xinhua | Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday called on “BRICS Plus” countries to strive for common security, common development and harmony among civilizations. Xi made the remarks while addressing the “BRICS Plus” leaders’ dialogue. Noting that the collective rise of the Global South is a distinctive …

NEW YORK, the United States | Xinhua | Coca-Cola shares fell nearly 2 percent on Wednesday after the company reported weaker-than-expected third-quarter unit case volumes. The 2 percent decline in concentrate shipments, attributed to the timing of deliveries, led to an overall 1 percent year-over-year drop in unit case volumes. …

UN reform, conflicts, sanctions: key provisions of BRICS Kazan Summit Declaration KAZAN | TASS | The leaders of the BRICS member countries supported a comprehensive reform of the United Nations (UN), including its Security Council, to make it more democratic, representative and effective, according to the Kazan Declaration adopted following …

KAZAN, Russia | Xinhua | Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday called on BRICS countries to work for high quality development of greater BRICS cooperation. In a speech addressing the 16th BRICS Summit, Xi said the ongoing BRICS summit has decided to invite a number of nations to become partner …

BEIJING | Xinhua | As Chinese President Xi Jinping and a host of other leaders gather in Kazan, Russia, for the 16th BRICS summit, the world is once again turning its limelight on the burgeoning international mechanism for how it will push forward self-development and respond to global woes. A …

  SHANGHAI | Xinhua | The BRICS countries are powerful economies with great potential and capacity for growth, Dilma Rousseff, president of the New Development Bank (NDB), has told Xinhua. “Measured by GDP, the BRICS countries have already surpassed the G7 in importance,” said the former Brazilian president. BRICS is …