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Brazil to hire 35,000 new doctors

Brazil to hire 35,000 new doctors

The announcement comes after two weeks of protests in Brazil calling for better public services.

India’s Reliance Capital applies for bank licence

India’s Reliance Capital applies for bank licence

Applications for new Indian banking licences need to be submitted by July 1 with the Reserve Bank of India.

Rousseff consults legal experts on referendum

Rousseff consults legal experts on referendum

Rousseff's government slipped eight points in the approval ratings from March to June to land at 55 per cent.

South Africa gears up for Obama visit

South Africa gears up for Obama visit

South Africa's total trade with the US was in excess of 130 billion rands ($12.7 billion) in 2011.

US unveils first national climate action plan

Obama also set a goal to reduce carbon pollution by at least 3 billion metric tons cumulatively by 2030.

Putin: Russia won’t extradite Snowden

Putin: Russia won’t extradite Snowden

Putin responded by calling US criticism of Moscow's handling of the affair "rubbish".

China, India to hold talks on border issue

China, India to hold talks on border issue

India’s Foreign Minister Salman had announced that India, China are working on a new border defence cooperation agreement.

Russia to hold talks with Syrian opposition

Russia to hold talks with Syrian opposition

The pressure has been rising on Russia to diminish support for the Assad government.

BRICS readies response to stronger dollar

BRICS readies response to stronger dollar

A $100 billion contingency reserve arrangement was announced during the BRICS Summit in March.

India-US talks focus on Afghanistan

India-US talks focus on Afghanistan

India has already pledged $2 billion in assistance to Kabul.