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Half a thousand rhinos killed in South Africa due to poaching

Half a thousand rhinos killed in South Africa due to poaching Half a thousand rhinos killed in South Africa due to poaching

Poachers killed nearly 500 last year rhinos in South Africa11% more than in 2022, despite the government’s efforts to protect a species threatened by the supposed therapeutic or aphrodisiac properties of its horns. South Africa is home to a 80% of the world’s rhino population, but there are many poachers who seek to get rich […]

Mahatma Gandhi, the pacifist icon who never won the Nobel Peace Prize

Mahatma Gandhi, the pacifist icon who never won the Nobel Peace Prize Mahatma Gandhi, the pacifist icon who never won the Nobel Peace Prize

Questions about why the iconic leader of India’s non-violence movement, Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948), was left out of the laureates with the Nobel Prize of peace are revived this October 2, like every year on the anniversary of the birth of the great pacifist of the 20th century. “Remembering Mahatma Gandhi the night before his 154th […]

The expansion of the BRICS, the dawn of a new world order?

The expansion of the BRICS, the dawn of a new world order? The expansion of the BRICS, the dawn of a new world order?

The group of emerging economies BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) gave the bell this week by announcing in Johannesburg the accession to the bloc of six countries, including Argentina, and left a question mark: Will this expansion mark the beginning of a new world order? ? Amid enormous expectation, the President of […]

India achieves first descent near the lunar south pole, in the face of Russia’s failure

India achieves first descent near the lunar south pole, in the face of Russia’s failure India achieves first descent near the lunar south pole, in the face of Russia’s failure

India achieved this Wednesday the first descent of a automatic ship near to lunar south polea historic triumph for the world’s most populous country and its ambitious space program Low cost. The Chandrayaan-3 ship, which means “moon ship” in Sanskrit, landed on the moon at 6:04 p.m. in India (12:34 p.m. GMT), to the applause […]

What are the countries that aspire to be part of the BRICS?

What are the countries that aspire to be part of the BRICS? What are the countries that aspire to be part of the BRICS?

The BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) begin a new summit in Johannesburg this Tuesday, in which one of the main topics of discussion will be the expansion of this bloc with other emerging powers or countries of another type. Heterogeneous The five BRICS countries, which made up this alliance in 2009, currently […]

Four keys to following the BRICS summit in South Africa

Four keys to following the BRICS summit in South Africa Four keys to following the BRICS summit in South Africa

The group of emerging economies BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) will hold its XV Summit of Heads of State and Government next week in Johannesburg. The summit will take place under the motto “BRICS and Africa: Partnership for mutually accelerated growth, sustainable development and inclusive multilateralism”. The keys to be able to […]

BRICS: Argentina and Saudi Arabia want to join the club of emerging “powers”

BRICS: Argentina and Saudi Arabia want to join the club of emerging “powers” BRICS: Argentina and Saudi Arabia want to join the club of emerging “powers”

Twenty-two countries submitted their candidature to join the group of BRICS and others showed an interest in joining, he said on Thursday South Africawhich will host the next summit of the five rising powers. The BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa), seeking to gain more weight in international institutions, assured that they were open […]

Putin, threatened with arrest, will not attend the summit of Brics countries in South Africa

Putin, threatened with arrest, will not attend the summit of Brics countries in South Africa Putin, threatened with arrest, will not attend the summit of Brics countries in South Africa

the russian president Vladimir Putinthe target of an international arrest warrant, will not attend the summit of the BRICS countries in South Africa in August, the South African presidency said on Wednesday, ending months of speculation. Putin’s possible visit had become a controversial issue for South Africa, as the Russian president is the subject of […]

South Africa tries to persuade Vladimir Putin not to come to economic summit

South Africa tries to persuade Vladimir Putin not to come to economic summit South Africa tries to persuade Vladimir Putin not to come to economic summit

the russian president Vladimir Putin wants to attend an economic summit next month in South Africabut the country is trying to persuade him not to come to avoid the legal and diplomatic problems that would cause, declared the South African vice president. “It is a dilemma for us. Of course we can’t arrest him.”Vice President […]

South African white rhino reintroduced to DR Congo park

South African white rhino reintroduced to DR Congo park South African white rhino reintroduced to DR Congo park

Sixteen white rhinos from South Africa were reintroduced this week in the Garamba National Park, in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congowhere the species, decimated by the poachinghad not been seen since 2006, project promoters announced Saturday. The 16 specimens, from the &Beyond Phinda private reserve, in the South African province of KwaZulu […]