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The Building BRICS for a Healthier Future

The Building BRICS for a Healthier Future

BRICS commitment to improving their people's standard of living make them an important multilateral forum for encouraging global health cooperation.

Chinese provinces target poverty alleviation

Chinese provinces target poverty alleviation

One of the cornerstones of the current Five-Year plan is that it aims to significantly reduce poverty by 2020.

Africa-France Summit highlights terrorism, leadership crises in continent

Africa-France Summit highlights terrorism, leadership crises in continent

The African heads of state pressed for reform in the United Nations.

Dozens of refugees feared dead off Libya coast

Dozens of refugees feared dead off Libya coast

The Italian coast guard said it managed to rescue only four people from the boat which capsized near Libya.

UN to bolster South Sudan mission with additional forces

UN to bolster South Sudan mission with additional forces

Juba officials retreated from an earlier statement that they would bar additional UN forces.

Russia depends on oil, which could slide – experts

Russia depends on oil, which could slide – experts

Russian analysts say GDP growth will improve as long as oil prices are above $40 a barrel.

China gives emergency funds to Thai flood victims

China gives emergency funds to Thai flood victims

The death toll rose to 40 on Saturday, days after heavy rains caused major flooding in the south.

Chinese foreign investments hit record high in 2016

Chinese foreign investments hit record high in 2016

But the rise in investments is dampened by a drop in exports.

Hungarian camerawoman sentenced for tripping refugees

Hungarian camerawoman sentenced for tripping refugees

A judge said Laszlo's actions were against societal norms.

Thousands of refugees in Greece brave freezing cold

Thousands of refugees in Greece brave freezing cold

The campus housing refugees in Greece were meant to be temporary and not designed for severe cold.