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China, Russia welcome Iran’s application to join BRICS
Jun 28, 2022 14:17China and Russia have welcomed future expansion of the powerful group of the world’s emerging economies, known as BRICS, to include Iran, which has formally applied to join the bloc.
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Iran applies for BRICS membership
Jun 27, 2022 07:39Iran has applied for joining the group of five major emerging economies – Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, a spokesman said.
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Iran sustainable partner connecting BRICS to energy hubs: Raeisi
Jun 24, 2022 10:18Iran’s President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi says the Islamic Republic can turn into a “sustainable partner” connecting the BRICS group of nations to energy hubs and giant markets around the globe given its unique political and economic geography.
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290 million-year-old fossil forest discovered in Brazil
Jun 21, 2022 02:34290-million-year-old fossil forest is discovered by an investigation team in the state of Parana, southern Brazil.
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Fear of landslides haunts Brazil survivors
Jun 02, 2022 08:16While firefighters search for missing people under thick mud, residents in the Brazilian city of Recife can barely sleep: they fear landslides like the ones that claimed 120 lives in recent days.
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Death toll in Brazilian floods rises to 106, 10 still missing
Jun 01, 2022 02:46At least 106 people have died and 10 are still missing in Brazil, the government said on Tuesday, as heavy rains tore through urban towns in the northeastern part of the country for a sixth consecutive day.
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Lula launches campaign to unseat Bolsonaro, vows to 'rebuild' Brazil
May 08, 2022 04:19Brazil's former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has announced his intention to unseat the far-right populist President Jair Bolsonaro.
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Brazil's Amazon deforestation hits April record, nearly double previous peak
May 07, 2022 01:44Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon surged to record levels for the month of April, nearly doubling the area of forest removed in that month last year - the previous April record - preliminary government data showed on Friday, alarming environmental campaigners.
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UN panel: Brazil's ex-president Lula's rights violated in corruption probe
Apr 28, 2022 09:25The UN human rights committee said on Thursday that corruption proceedings against former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva that led to his imprisonment and prevented him from running again for office in 2018 violated due process.
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Russia calls on BRICS members to integrate payment systems
Apr 10, 2022 04:00Russia has called on members of the BRICS group of emerging economies to integrate their payment systems while using their national currencies for trade.