BRICS leaders to discuss sustainable payment mechanism – Moscow

Establishing sustainable payments mechanisms for mutual trade is among the key issues for the BRICS group of nations to discuss at their summit next month, the Russian Foreign Ministry told RT on Friday.

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IMF issues warning on global food prices

Food price inflation may soar now that the Ukrainian grain deal has been terminated, a spokesman says The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday warned that the termination of the Black Sea grain deal threatens to exacerbate global food insecurity and cause prices to surge, especially in poorer countries.

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US creates permanent pandemic agency

The US government has launched a new agency to prepare for pandemics and other “biological threats,” with President Joe Biden tapping a retired Air Force general to spearhead the project. The White House announced the creation of the Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy (OPPR) on Friday. The agency will be tasked with devising…

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