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BRICS Countries Approve Principles for Global AI Governance at Rio de Janeiro Summit
teleSUR
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BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro, July, 2025. X/ @olhardigital July 8, 2025 Hour: 11:19 am At a summit held in Rio de Janeiro, BRICS member countries approved a declaration outlining principles for the global governance of artificial intelligence....
In data: Fires are accelerating global forest loss
Eco-Business
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July 8, 2025
As global temperatures smashed records last year, wildfires broke new ground in the Amazon, impacting more than 6.7 million hectares in Brazil, where most of the vast rainforest is located. That is more than double the previous record, and the...
Tourism Tax Confusion: Baja California Sur Rolls Out New Fee, Los Cabos Says “Nothing’s Changed”
Travel Market Report - New York
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The Baja California Sur mandatory tourism tax is now being enforced, according to a press release from Travelkore Inc. and the Government of Baja California Sur. Industry reps from Los Cabos, however, say the “mandatory” fee isn’t being enforced....
Kazakhstan Takes Seat at BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro as Partner Country
The Astana Times
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July 8, 2025
ASTANA – Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Murat Nurtleu represented Kazakhstan for the first time as a partner country at the 17th BRICS Leaders’ Summit in Rio de Janeiro on July 7. Summit participants emphasized the need to strengthen...
Amy Lee Names Evanescence Song She Regrets Wasn't a Single
Loudwire - New York
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July 8, 2025
Every artist likely has a few regrets and one that Amy Lee recently revealed concerns a song the singer wished she'd fought for harder to be an Evanescence single. As tends to be the case, artists have a bit more say in their career as it...
What You Need To Know About Big Lots Store Closures
KDXU - Utah
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July 7, 2025
Doesn't it seem like more and more big retailers are shutting down after decades in business? Obviously, inflation is playing a major role, but I think the bigger issue is the rise of Online Shopping! Here in 2025, way more people are opting to...
Hobbs talks legislative session, from groundwater to school vouchers
Yuma Sun - Arizona
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PHOENIX – The way Katie Hobbs sees it, the just completed legislative session was the best that could be hoped for in a divided government. In a wide-ranging interview with Capitol Media Services, she noted the $17.6 billion budget that eventually...
BRICS welcomes Indonesia as new full member; PM Modi hails ‘ability to evolve with times’
Financial Express
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Leaders of the BRICS nations welcomed Indonesia as a member of the group, while 10 nations, including Belarus, Bolivia, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Malaysia, Thailand, Cuba, Vietnam, Uganda, and Uzbekistan, as partner countries. The joint declaration of...
Summary: Cork City 1-2 Celtic in Friendly Match
VAVEL
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July 8, 2025
EVENT ENDED Celtic defeated Cork City 2-1 in this pre-season friendly match, a great win for the visitors as they continue to prepare for the start of the Scottish Premiership. Image: VAVEL The game ends with final score in this friendly match...
Highlights and best moments of Stage 4 Tour de France 2025
VAVEL
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July 9, 2025
Thanks! We're off! Our coverage of stage 4 of the Tour de France 2025 with 174,2 km course between Amiens Métropole and Rouen comes to an end. Thanks for joining us! Stay tuned to VAVEL.com to keep up to date with the world of sports. Next stage...
Alcaraz vs Norrie LIVE Result Updates in Wimbledon Quarter-Finals Match
VAVEL
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July 8, 2025
⏱️ The match will begin in approximately 40 minutes. Sabalenka and Siegemund are playing the third set of the women's quarterfinals. As soon as Norrie and Alcaraz finish, they will take to center court. 🤯 The two-time defending champion hasn't had...
Serbian authorities have personal stake in EU integration, ignore will of people — MP
TASS
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July 8, 2025
BELGRADE, July 8. /TASS/. It is only shrewd politicians in Serbia that want to join the European Union, not its people, the Serbian parliamentary committee on diaspora and Serbs in the region chairman, Dragan Stanojevic, told TASS. "There has long...
BRICS aims to serve as credible alternative to existing world order — newspaper
TASS
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July 8, 2025
TOKYO, July 8. /TASS/. The BRICS countries are gradually stepping in to fill a growing soft-power vacuum that has emerged due to US President Donald Trump's policy of pulling out of international organizations and alienating other nations with...
Cuban president concludes extensive work agenda in Brazil
Radio Habana Cuba
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July 8, 2025
Díaz-Canel highlighted the inequality in access to medical services and technologies, and the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures. Photo taken from ACN Rio de Janeiro, July 7 (RHC)-- The First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba...
World News | BRICS Welcomes Indonesia as Member, and 10 Partner Countries, Including Belarus, Malaysia
Latestly
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July 7, 2025
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], July 7 (ANI): Leaders of the BRICS nations welcomed Indonesia as a member of the group, while 10 nations, including Belarus, Bolivia, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Malaysia, Thailand, Cuba, Vietnam, Uganda, and Uzbekistan, as...
Bolivian Leader asks nations to stop their dependence on US
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN) Bolivian President Luis Arce called on nations around the world to move away from dependence on the U.S. dollar in international trade, advocating instead for the use of national currencies or alternative payment systems. His remarks were...
BRICS welcomes Indonesia as member, and 10 partner countries, including Belarus, Malaysia
Birmingham Star - Alabama
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Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], July 7 (ANI): Leaders of the BRICS nations welcomed Indonesia as a member of the group, while 10 nations, including Belarus, Bolivia, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Malaysia, Thailand, Cuba, Vietnam, Uganda, and Uzbekistan, as...
BRICS Leader Defiantly Tells Trump: 'The World Does Not Need an Emperor'
The Nation Thailand
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July 8, 2025
Similarly, a Kremlin spokesperson affirmed that Russia's cooperation within BRICS is founded on "a shared worldview" and "will never be aimed at a third country." India has yet to officially respond to Trump's accusations. Amidst the G7 and G20...
Santomar celebrates 10 years of totoaba recovery efforts
SeafoodSource
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La Paz, Mexico-based aquaculture firm Santomar has marked a conservation milestone: 10 years of its "Totoabas a la Mar” program, which has released over 270,000 juvenile totoabas into the Gulf of California. The program, which the company started...
USAID journalism funds to disappear ‘potentially for good’, study warns
Alliance Magazine
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July 8, 2025
USAID cuts have wreaked havoc on media and journalism. So much so, ‘the vast majority of this funding will disappear – potentially for good,’ from 2025 and beyond. That’s the stark warning from a first major report looking at the impact of USAID...