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US, Russian defense officials discuss Syria

US, Russian defense officials discuss Syria

Putin: "If Russia hadn't been supporting Syria, the situation there would have been worse than in Libya."

Dilma’s Dilemma: Welfare-state dream and fiscal reality

Dilma’s Dilemma: Welfare-state dream and fiscal reality

If the Workers' Party governments had pushed through structural reforms earlier, it would not have to cut welfare spending now, writes Petrus.

Xi to address business roundtable in Seattle next week

Xi to address business roundtable in Seattle next week

CEOs of Apple, Microsoft, IBM, Boeing, Amazon and Chinese firms Alibaba, Tencent and Baidu are attending the event.

BRICS stocks, currencies cheer Fed decision, EU in the red

BRICS stocks, currencies cheer Fed decision, EU in the red

Even though European markets were in the red, stocks and currencies in emerging markets cheered the US Federal Reserve’s decision to postpone a much-anticipated rate hike. BRICS currencies firmed early

BRICS communication ministers to hold summit in Moscow

BRICS communication ministers to hold summit in Moscow

Russia has urged BRICS to boost investment to end US monopoly in the information technology sector.

Mixed reactions as Fed holds rates level

Mixed reactions as Fed holds rates level

The FOMC also said it feared the effects of global volatility on its efforts to prevent inflation rates from falling.

Brazil, Russia cabinet meeting in Moscow takes stock of ties

Brazil, Russia cabinet meeting in Moscow takes stock of ties

The two sides inked a contract for the stationing and operation of Russian SM-GLONASS automatic measuring station in Brazil.

Chinese group buys Turkish port for $940 mn

Chinese group buys Turkish port for $940 mn

Turkey is a strategic location along the "Belt and Road", an infrastructure and trade network proposed by China.

How the refugee crisis is being exploited to escalate the war in Syria

How the refugee crisis is being exploited to escalate the war in Syria

Smuggled into the largely popular pro-refugee narrative on Syria is warmongering, writes Johnson.

Many European countries struggle against deflation

Many European countries struggle against deflation

"Negative annual rates were observed in eleven Member States," Eurostat says.