The US Senate has rejected a proposal to repeal a 2001 law which has been invoked to justify military intervention in at least 22 countries Read Full Article at RT.com
Having once built a capitalist system of booming growth, the US is now throttling it with politics and bad fiscal decisions Read Full Article at RT.com
An English breakfast has become 22% more expensive amid spiraling inflation, according to a media report Read Full Article at RT.com
The government of Chad has taken over all assets owned by US energy giant ExxonMobil, Reuters reports Read Full Article at RT.com
Credit Suisse and UBS are reportedly being investigated by the US Department of Justice for allegedly helping Russians to evade sanctions Read Full Article at RT.com
Russian aluminum magnate Oleg Deripaska says the American economy is in dire straits due to high debt and spending Read Full Article at RT.com
JOHANNESBURG, Mar 24 (IPS) - Greed, poverty, irresponsible legal mining giants which exploited and then abandoned South Africa's mines, together with the government's failure to enforce regulations on the mining giants to rehabilitate mines before closing them, have created fertile ground for a thriving illegal artisanal mining sector called Zama Zama, many of them run by criminal syndicates.
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Celebrated by millions of Muslims around the world, Ramadan is a time “to come together, bound by our common humanity”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in a video message just ahead of the holy month.
As water scarcity and the potential for conflicts between countries over resources increase, the UN is urging more nations to sign up to the Water Convention, designed to reduce tensions and improve international cooperation.
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The human rights situation in Ukraine as Russia continues its military campaign following last year’s full-scale invasion, remains dire, according to a new report released on Friday by the UN human rights office (OHCHR) covering the six months to the end of January.