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."

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Pope Francis accepted the resignation of French Cardinal Philippe Barbarin from the government of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lyon, as reported by the Holy See on Friday. Read more Pope accepts resignation of cardinal acquitted in case of abuses

Ageism is a growing challenge for today's societies and affects people around the world, António Guterres, UN secretary-general, warned.

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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.

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The Chinese government expressed this Tuesday its confidence in the contributions that the upcoming G77 Plus China Summit, organized by Cuba, will bring to developing countries.

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