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The brics summit began on Monday until Thursday. Reportedly, brics is an acronym for the participant nations Brazil, Russia, India, China and a late addition in 2010, south Africa. According to reports, the president of Russia addressed the summit by video link where he made reference to the economy, particularly grain. He suggested that brics be a trading bloc representing the global majority. Reportedly, the president of China who flew to Johannesburg on Monday didn’t turn up for a business forum on Tuesday, instead his speech which criticised u.s. hegemony was read outby his commerce manager.

According to a report, Russia’s former president Dimiitri Medveded said Russia could formally annex two breakaway regions of neighbouring Georgia. Reportedly, Abkhazia and South Ossettia have been under Moscow control since a conflict between Russia and Georgia over the regions in 2008. According to the report, Russia recognises the regions as independent states while the u.n. recognises them as russian occupied Georgian territories. Reportedly, Mr Medeved suggested that they could formally join Russia, and the move would be pushed forward if Georgia takes steps towards joining nato.

According to reports, Luisa Gonzales has finished first in Ecuador’s general election which has been marred by the assassination of one of the candidates, Fernando Villavicencio on 9 August. Reportedly, prior to his political career Mr Villavicencio was an investigative journalist who spoke out against corruption and violence in Ecuador whose homicide rates have reached unpresidented levels in the last two years.

According to a report, Ms Gonzales the protégé of leftist ex president Rafael Correa has promised to enhance public spending and social programmes. She will meet second place rival Daniel Noboa for a further election on October 15, as neither achieved over 50% of the vote.

According to a report, atleast eleven labourers were killed in an attack in Pakistan’s north western region when an improvised explosive device exploded under their vehicle. Reportedly, the workers were travelling to an army post that was under construction near the Afghan border. According to the report, no group has immediately admitted responsibility.

Reportedly, Pakistan has seen a resurgence of armed groups since last year when a ceasefire between the outlawed group Pakistan taliban (ttp) and the government broke down. According to the report, last month isis-k claimed responsibility for a large blast at a political rally in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bajaur district that killed 63. Reportedly, more than 300 attacks have hit Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province this year with a majority claimed by the ttp. According to the report, the ttp was founded in 2007, it operates independently from the afghan taliban.

According to reports, delegates from ecowas visited Niger on Saturday for talks with coup leaders and to visit the deposed president. Reportedly, the new regime have proposed a three year transition to civilian rule, the details to be decided in 30 days at a dialogue to be hosted by the coup leaders. According to a report, the dialogue would define national priorities and call for fundamental values to guide the rebuilding of Niger.

According to reports, two isrealis have been killed in a shooting attack. Reportedly, the men aged 60 and 29, a father and son were shot at a carwash near the town of Hawara. According to the report, the region has been the scene of repeated shooting attacks, an attack on two brothers ignited a riot in February when isrealis set fire to dozens of palestinian cars and homes.

Reportedly, the attack happened on Saturday after palestinian state media said a 19 year old boy had died of wounds following an isreali military raid on Wednesday. According to the report, police have set up roadblocks near the town of Hawara. Reportedly, nearly 180 palestinians have been killed since the start of the year and 29 isrealis have been killed by palestinian attacks.

According to a report, eleven west African nations from ecowas have agreed to commit troops for military intervention in Niger. Reportedly, the ecowas commissioner for peace and security said, “we are ready to go as soon as the order is given, but we can stand down the military option”. Reportedly, he suggested that an ecowas delegation could visit the country over the weekend in order to hold talks with Niger’s coup leaders.

According to the report, Niger has been hit by sanctions that have pushed food prices up 60% and resulted in 10 hour electricity outages.

The Secret code is out of print. A book about the bible, it seemed innovative in its time and was outspoken. Memorable ideas from the book were that advertising is an anti language, and the idea of rotating eras of kings and of the people. Also what the authors called this era of denomic language, where God is omitted. For instance we used to say, “God be with you”, now we say “goodbye”.

The gospels were dissed improbably. Perhaps why the book is out of print. The authors called the writers stupid and said the books were corrupted in order to agree with each other. Some modern scholars believe that the gospels were written between 70 and 110 ordinary time and possibly from the same source. It has been hypothesised that Matthew, Mark, Luke and John may have been early priests.

According to a report, the president of the u.s. is meeting with the prime minister of Japan and the president of south Korea at Camp David on Friday. Camp David, situated in a military base in Maryland is a 125 country retreat built for the president of the u.s., federal government agents and their families.

Reportedly, the meeting is the first ever trilateral summit involving the three countries. According to the report, the meeting intended to be a show of force for north Korea and China is set to deepen defence technology and economic cooperation between the three countries. Reportedly, the leaders will establish annual military exercises including regular ballistic missile drills, and discuss new intelligence sharing agreements.

According to the report, they will take steps to set up a three way hotline for the leaders to consult in crises and will formalise the trilateral summit as an annual event. Reportedly, according to a senior administration official the meeting will underscore that a challenge to anyone of the countries is a challenge to all of them.

According to a report, ecowas met on Thursday to discuss details of a stand by force. Reportedly, ecowas was innitially formed from the region’s french and british colonies. The 15 member countries were Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, The Gambia, Ghana, Sierra Leonne, Guinea, Guinea Bassau, Nigeria, Togo, Benin, Cabo Verde, Ivory Coast, Senegal and independent Liberia. Reportedly, ecowas have previously intervened militarily in Liberia and Gambia. According to a report, the civil war in Liberia occurred following the appointment of the first non american liberian president. The conflict in Ghana is ongoing.