Oil buyers in Asia and the Middle East are helping Russia shrug off the partial Western crude ban Read Full Article at RT.com
Goldman Sachs has slashed UK growth forecasts and expects a recession to begin later in the year as soaring inflation hits consumption Read Full Article at RT.com
A peacekeeper from Burkina Faso serving in Mali has been honoured for her work to boost trust between the authorities and local communities, including survivors of gender-based violence.
The World Food Programme (WFP) is supporting Pakistan as the country takes stock of floods which have reportedly killed more than 1,000 people and displaced some 33 million, the UN agency said on Monday.
France and Germany have shared with other EU members ideas on countering Russia in the media, Bloomberg reports Read Full Article at RT.com
Greek fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas was beaten by Colombian underdog Daniel Galan in their first-round meeting in New York Read Full Article at RT.com
The US should stop deflecting its own responsibility for the horrible situation in Afghanistan, Russia’s top UN diplomat says Read Full Article at RT.com
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (IPS) - Most sub-Saharan African French colonies got formal independence in the 1960s. But their economies have progressed little, leaving most people in poverty, and generally worse off than in other post-colonial African economies.
Decolonization? Pre-Second World War colonial monetary arrangements were consolidated into the Colonies Françaises d’Afrique (CFA) franc zone set up on 26 December 1945. Decolonization became inevitable after France’s defeat at Dien Bien Phu in 1954 and withdrawal from Algeria less than a decade later.
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With just a few weeks to go until the opening of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly, the UN diplomatic community, as well as residents of New York City, are bracing for the annual arrival of Heads of State and Government from around the world, after two years of disruption wrought by COVID-19. Many details are still to be confirmed, but here are five things to look out for between 12 and 27 September.
BUENOS AIRES, Aug 29 (IPS) - Argentina, which has one of the largest unconventional hydrocarbon deposits in the world, has been forced to import gas for 6.6 billion dollars so far this year.