Of the nearly 7.5 billion people on the planet, Forbes has identified the one person out of every 100 million whose actions mean the most. Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China, seizes the top spot on Forbes’ 2018 ranking of The World’s 75 Most Powerful People for the first time ever. […]
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Russia’s economic recovery is increasingly driven by domestic demand, President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday. Speaking at an annual press conference, Putin said the economy has overcome two major shocks: a drop in oil prices and Western sanctions. Economic growth is now supported by a recovery in industrial output and Russia’s thriving agriculture sector that […]
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Russian President Vladimir Putin’s first meeting with US President Donald Trump will take place in Germany on Friday. Mr Putin’s foreign affairs adviser, Yuri Ushakov, said the two leaders will meet on the sidelines of the G20 summit being held in Hamburg, Russian news agencies reported. Mr Ushakov has previously said the pair are likely […]
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President Vladimir Putin castigated the United States on Friday for imposing sanctions and expelling Russian diplomats amid allegations of Russian meddling in the American presidential election, but said no U.S. diplomats will be ousted in reprisal for Washington’s moves in the wake of hacking attacks. In a burgeoning controversy surrounding complaints from the Obama administration […]
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There are nearly 7.4 billion humans on planet Earth, but these 74 men and women make the world turn. Forbes’ annual ranking of the World’s Most Powerful People identifies one person out of every 100 million whose actions mean the most. Africa’s richest person and President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has been named along […]
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