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Russia's vast mineral resouces valued at $100 trillion

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...

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China recognizes Taliban diplomat as head of Afghan diplomatic mission

By Rhod Mackenzie

Beijing is the first to accredit a Taliban diplomat as an ambassador. Some high-level rapprochement has taken place before - two years ago, acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi came to the Afghan capital for a meeting with the head of the Chinese Foreign Ministry. Neverthele...

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