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Walter Brandimarte
Brics struggle again to act in concert
A group of five leading emerging economies that has banded together to increase their global clout is again struggling to find common ground.
China tells US ‘good old days’ of borrowing are over
The United States’ biggest creditor, China, bluntly criticised the superpower one day after the superpower’s credit rating was downgraded.
Moody’s cuts Ireland to junk, warns of second bailout
Moody’s cut Ireland’s credit rating to junk on Tuesday, warning that the debt-laden country would probably need a second bailout.
Former child soldier becomes Unicef envoy
A former child soldier in Sierra Leone’s civil war was named an ambassador for the United Nations children’s agency on Tuesday, vowing to be an advocate for children worldwide,…