Russia and China need to work to further reduce their dependence on the dollar and switch to national currencies for trade in order to alleviate the risks of U.S. sanctions, says Russia’s top diplomat. In an interview with Chinese media, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that Moscow and Beijing “need to move away from the use of Western-controlled international payment systems."
Read more Russian foreign minister says Russia and China need to move away from dollar to reduce risks of...Israeli health authorities on Wednesday announced the discovery in two patients of a new variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, never before detected in the world.
Read more New SARS-CoV-2 variant detected in IsraelAgeism is a growing challenge for today's societies and affects people around the world, António Guterres, UN secretary-general, warned.
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