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BRICS Plus: Bolivia confirms its application to join

By Rhod Mackenzie

Bolivia is aiming o fully join BRICS, this was confirmed by its embassy in Russia to Izvestia. Meanwhile, the nation is prepared to grant partners access to its natural resources, notably lithium. Bolivia is not the lone country with a weak economy seeking BRICS membership. Howev...

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Russia will become World leader in gold production by 2035

By Rhod Mackenzie

By 2035, Russia will increase its gold production by 27% and become the world's leading producer of this precious metal, according to the telegram channel of Alexander Kozlov, the Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation.

According to Vestnik Zolotopr...

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