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On January 19, 2024 local time, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Chief Advisor of the Presidency of Brazil Celso Luiz Nunes Amorim in Brasilia. Amorim said, the Brazil-China comprehensive strategic partnership has gone beyond the bilateral scope and become an important balancing factor on the international arena, which is conducive to world peace and stability. In the face of changes and chaos in today’s world, Brazil is willing to further strengthen strategic communication and coordination with China and elevate the comprehensive strategic cooperation between the two countries to…

Venezuela’s National Assembly on December 6 began deliberation on President Nicolás Maduro’s plan for incorporating Essequibo into the Venezuelan nation. The region lying between Guyana to the East and Venezuela to the West has long been claimed by both nations. Maduro’s plan involves creation of a “Zone of Comprehensive Defense of Guyanese Essequibo,” the naming of General Alexis Rodríguez Cabello to direct the project, designation of state agencies for licensing the “exploration and exploitation of oil, gas, and minerals,” distribution of a revised map of Venezuela, and, importantly, creation of “an organic law for formation of Guyanese Essequibo and all the decisions…

Russia’s forces have halted their fighting at hotspots on the frontline as the war in Ukraine entered its 22nd month on Friday. Russian forces continued to pound the battered Ukrainian town of Avdiivka but were unable to breach the defence of Ukraine’s troops as heavy fighting engulfed Bakhmut, military officials said. “Basically, nothing has changed. Everything is very tough. As regards the city, there is an average number of eight to 16 to 18 attacks per day. Sometimes 30. We don’t have the time to count them,” said Vitaliy Barabash, head of Avdiivka’s military administration. Russia’s troops have unleashed “the fiercest” attacks on Avdiivka – Moscow’s newest target…

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Senior officials of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) gathered in Lima, Peru, this week to set priorities for 2024 for achieving more balanced, sustainable, and inclusive growth in the Asia-Pacific. The priorities were set to face the unprecedented global challenges that have widened inequality and threatened recovery around the region, according to a release on the APEC Informal Senior Officials’ Meeting received here on Friday. The meeting took place just two weeks after APEC economic leaders met in San Francisco, the United States, where they committed to bringing resiliency, sustainability, interconnection, innovation, and inclusion to the region,…

While the world’s attention has been fixed on the Israel-Hamas crisis in the Middle East, the ingrained Sino-US rivalry and developments in the Indo-Pacific, including in Taiwan and the South China Sea, are still on the radar. Taiwan will elect a new president in January, and Democratic Progressive Party candidate William Lai Ching-te has emerged as the frontrunner in the race. On the mainland, there has been a shake-up of senior officials in the past few months. Beijing remains determined to maintain its dominance in the South China Sea, as evidenced by the recent hard-power intimidation of Philippine vessels and the dangerous manoeuvre with a US…

LIMA, Nov 21 (Reuters) – Archaeologists in Peru have unearthed four mummies of children believed to be at least 1,000 years old from what was once a sacred ceremonial space that is now in one of the oldest neighbourhoods of modern-day Lima. Researchers believe the children, discovered on Monday alongside the remains of an adult, come from the Ychsma culture that developed on Peru’s central coast before the Inca Empire rose to span swathes of the Andean region. Some remains were found at the foot of a staircase on a small hill which is believed to have once hidden a…

Lima, Peru — The meteorological phenomenon known as Coastal El Niño is a recurring climatic event that has caused significant floods and landslides in the coastal region of Peru and other South American countries over the years. Now, researchers are warning that Peru may be bracing for a particularly strong Coastal El Niño phenomenon this summer, which could bring heavy rains to the northern part of the country. According to the latest report from the Multisectoral Commission responsible for the National Study of the El Niño Phenomenon (Enfen), the probability of this phenomenon manifesting strongly in the summer of 2024, which begins in…

The Tour of Türkiye is a powerful promotional tool for the country, beyond being a cycling competition, according to Emin Muftuoglu, head of the Balkan Cycling Union and Turkish Cycling Federation. Muftuoglu told Anadolu that 2008 marked a milestone for the race as it had its inaugural live broadcast which helped it expand its reach, and as of last year is being broadcast in more than 190 countries. “It not only promotes the use of bicycles and the grassroots growth of the sport but also contributes to the overall liveliness of the country,” he said. Muftuoglu said the evolution of…

A directive has been sent to Poland’s Interior Minister to enhance vehicle inspections at the shared border with Slovakia. Poland’s Prime Minister, Mateusz Morawiecki, has issued a directive to the Interior Minister, Mariusz Kamiński, to institute vehicle inspections at the shared border with Slovakia as part of efforts to curb the unlawful entry of migrants who are using Poland as a transit point on their journey to Germany via the Balkan route. Morawiecki emphasized that illicit migrants have been gaining access to his country through the Balkan pathway via Hungary and Slovakia, highlighting that there is no longer a border…

Peru’s economy shrank by 0.63% in August compared to the same month a year earlier, undershooting analysts’ expectations, figures from the national statistics institute (INEI) showed on Sunday. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast the economy would show a contraction of 0.2%. Economic output in the world’s No.2 copper producer was dragged down by a drop in activity in sectors such as farming, manufacturing, construction and transportation, INEI said. That performance was partly offset by an increase in mining activity, fishing and the energy sector, it added. The latest data meant that during the first eight months of this year, the Peruvian…