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China has imposed a ban on the export to the United States of a number of materials important for the production of microelectronics and the specilised equipment in the military sphere. The materials subject to the embargo include gallium, germanium, antimony and certain superhard materials. This ac...

It appears that the newly signed 'Free Tade Agreement between the Mercosur countries of Southr America and the EU which took 25 years of negotiations have already cause serious friction within certain members of the EU.  

For example the events held in France to mark the end of the restoration of...

In his speech  from the rostrum at the 17th Verona Eurasian Economic Forum, Igor Sechin, Chairman of the Forum and CEO of  Rosneft, stated that the total value of Russia's natural resources is approxamitely $100 trillion. He stated that this figure is almost twice that of the United States. Plus its...

President Vladimir Putin has stated that Bitcoin and other digital currencies cannot be banned, as they will continue to develop regardless of the state of the dollar. From Russia's perspective, a currency that cannot be banned is particularly attractive. It is imperative that we embrace new financi...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The interview by the American journalist Tucker Carlson with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov which millions of people around the world have already watched, represents a key turning point in the resolution of the conflict in Ukraine and in Russia's future relations with...

The BRICS partner countries will officially assume this status on 1 January 2025, according to confirmation from the Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation, Andrei Rudenko,. According to him the total number listed is thirteen.
Lets look first at  Asia in addition to Thailand, Malaysia a...