The bird was detained last May after being discovered with a suspicious message inscribed on its wings A pigeon suspected of conducting espionage operations on behalf of the People’s Republic of China has been released by Indian officials after eight months of detention following an intervention by PETA, the animal rights group has said.

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Economic cooperation between Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa has been surging, Chinese customs data shows China’s foreign trade with other BRICS member states amounted to 1.64 trillion yuan ($244 billion) in the first half of the year, up 14.1% in annual terms, according to data from the General Administration of Customs of China…