MANILA: A Philippine preacher accused of sexually abusing his followers spoke out on Wednesday (Oct 23) for the first time since being indicted for trafficking and other criminal charges, denying new allegations of wrongdoing on top of existing charges.
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has been recognised as one of 13 nations officially added to BRICS as a partner country , a bloc that collectively accounts for one-fifth of global trade.
Apart from Malaysia, the other 12 nations were Algeria, Belarus, Bolivia, Cuba, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, Uzbekistan and Vietnam. BRICS, originally comprising Brazil, Russia, India, and China, was established in 2009 as a cooperation platform for emerging economies, with South Africa joining in 2010.BRICS represents about 40 per cent of the global population and accounts for a cumulative gross domestic product of US$26.6 trillion, or 26.2 per cent of the world’s GDP, nearly matching the economic strength of the Group of Seven . .
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