South Africa riots: Is Jacob Zuma holding his country hostage
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Haitian authorities have asked US military forces to help stabilize the country
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Citizens take part in a protest near the police station of Petion Ville after Haitian president Jovenel Moïse was murdered on July 08, 2021 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Richard Pierrin/Getty Images Haitian officials fear terrorists will attack the country’s infrastructure in … Read More
Brazil’s upcoming fire season and drought are likely to complicate Covid cases.
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Patients were treated in the coronavirus wing of a hospital in Tefé, a remote municipality in Amazonas, Brazil, last year.Credit…Tyler Hicks/The New York Times RIO DE JANEIRO — Scientists are projecting another bad fire season in the Amazon, one that … Read More
Wide disagreements, low expectations as Biden, Putin meet
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Flags of the U.S., Russia and Switzerland are pictured in the garden in front of villa La Grange, one day prior to the meeting of U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Geneva, Switzerland June 15, 2021. … Read More
Are Iranian Navy Vessels Headed to Venezuela?
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A year ago Iran sent multiple fuel tankers to Venezuela to aid its Western Hemisphere ally during the latter nation’s fuel crisis. Now a pair of Iranian Navy ships, including a frigate, has rounded the Cape of Good Hope and is … Read More
Global Leaders Call for $50-billion Investment to End COVID-19, boost economies
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IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva A $50-billion plan to end the COVID-19 pandemic developed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), would generate an additional $9 trillion in global economic returns by 2025, said IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on Tuesday. The plan … Read More
Venezuela Imports First Diesel Cargo In Six Months
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Venezuela welcomed this week its first diesel cargo since November 2020, a fuel that the country sitting atop the world’s largest oil reserves has been forced to ration, similar to gasoline. The oil products tanker Bueno arrived on Sunday near … Read More