CGTN: How is Greater BRICS empowering the Global South?
BEIJING, July 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — In the lead–up to the 17th BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro, the New Development Bank (NDB) welcomed Colombia and Uzbekistan as new members. This expansion underscores how Greater BRICS, an enlarged, inclusive platform, is amplifying the voice of developing nations and helping reshape global governance.
The growing appeal of BRICS is evident. Vietnam's...
How Global Fund is Saving Lives from Malaria, TB, & HIV across Africa
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By Praise NutakorNEW YORK, Jul 7 2025 – In Gabú, Guinea-Bissau, a grandmother named N’beta hesitated. Her six-month-old grandson, Seco, was healthy, so why give him medicine? But community health workers Jamilia and Amadu gently explained that the medicine wasn’t for illness, but for protection. It was part of a seasonal malaria chemoprevention campaign designed...
The Silencing of Hong Kong
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By Andrew FirminLONDON, Jul 4 2025 – Joshua Wong sits in a maximum-security prison cell, knowing the Hong Kong authorities are determined to silence him forever. On 6 June, police arrived at Stanley Prison bringing fresh charges that could see the high-profile democracy campaigner imprisoned for life. This is the reality of Hong Kong: even...
Bitget Wallet Partners with Mastercard and Immersve to Introduce Zero-Fee Crypto Card
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador, July 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bitget Wallet has teamed up with payments leader Mastercard and infrastructure provider Immersve to launch a new crypto–linked card that allows users to make payments directly from their digital wallets at the more than 150 million merchants that accept Mastercard globally. The product aims to drive ease of use and efficiency...
Lessons from South Africa on Monitoring the Impact of Invasive Trees on Water Resources
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) estimates that the minimum economic cost of biological invasions globally from 1970 to 2017 is USD 1.2 trillion. Credit: Jorge Luis Baños/IPS
By Richard BuganCAPE TOWN, South Africa, Jul 4 2025 – Concerns about the impacts of invasive species is not new; it dates to the 19th century. The term was popularized in Charles Elton’s 1958...
The Rise of Islamophobia in New York’s Mayoral Elections– with the Statue of Liberty in a Burqa
By Thalif DeenUNITED NATIONS, Jul 4 2025 – The prospect of New Yorkers electing their first Muslim Mayor, come November, has ignited a rash of paranoid statements by right-wing US politicians, including Islamophobia– the irrational fear and hatred against Islam and Muslims.
Last week, a Republican politician caricatured America’s iconic Statue of Liberty wearing a burqa– an outer...
Starlight Retail Joins Google Cloud Partner Advantage Program to Deliver Advanced Cloud and AI Solutions in Pakistan
LAHORE, Pakistan, July 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Starlight Retail, a global technology solutions provider, announced today that it has joined the Google Cloud Partner Advantage program as a Partner level partner for the Service engagement model. This collaboration gives Google Cloud customers in Pakistan and across the region access to Starlight Retail’s comprehensive suite of technology...
FfD4 at Sevilla Plants the Seeds of Debtor Unity
Pedro Sánchez, Ursula Von der Leyen, António Guterres, from left to right, at the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development. Credit: Dati Bendo/European Union
By Michael GalantNEW YORK, Jul 4 2025 – UN Member States adopted the ‘Compromiso de Sevilla’ at the Fourth Financing for Development Forum (FfD4) which concluded July 3– the culmination of months of contentious...
تعزيز نمو الأعمال: DHL Express UAE وMeydan Free Zone تعلنان عن شراكة استراتيجية في مجال الخدمات اللوجستية
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دبي، الإمارات العربية المتحدة،, July 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — وقّعت DHL Express UAE،...
تعزيز نمو الأعمال: DHL Express UAE وMeydan Free Zone تعلنان عن شراكة استراتيجية في مجال الخدمات اللوجستية
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دبي، الإمارات العربية المتحدة،, July 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — وقّعت DHL Express UAE،...
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