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Xi pushes ‘Greater BRICS’ economic ties to give bloc larger global role

NEW DELHI, Sept 13 (Reuters) – Chinese ​President Xi Jinping unveiled on Sunday initiatives in areas ranging from AI to trade to deepen cooperation among the “Greater ‌BRICS” emerging economies, as Beijing seeks to weld the grouping into a practical platform for Global South development. Cooperation in areas from politics and security to economics and finance are the main focus areas of the grouping, with 2026 chair India and 2027 chair China seeking wider partnership to boost its ​global clout. The success of the “Greater BRICS Initiative” depends on laying a solid foundation for pragmatic cooperation, Xi told the leaders’

Why do people get married these days?

The story of marriage’s declining fortunes has been gathering momentum for a while now. Divorce is commonplace, romcoms keep disappointing, and according to the 2021 census, the majority of adults in the UK are choosing, for the first time since records began, not to get married at all. Having rejected an institution that has been a bastion of privilege for some, and a source of inequality and injustice for others, lots of people are experimenting with alternatives to the norms and expectations of matrimony, monogamy and family. The real question, then, isn’t why so many people aren’t marrying – although

Want to lower your risk of dementia? It doesn’t involve a blood test

WASHINGTON, September 13, 2026 (AP) — New blood tests that might predict Alzheimer’s years before symptoms begin may sound tantalizing for people who worry about later-in-life dementia. But doctors say they aren’t quite ready yet — and besides, you don’t need a test before trying to lower your risk. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared four blood tests to help doctors diagnose whether Alzheimer’s — not another kind of dementia or something else — is behind someone’s memory problems or other cognitive symptoms. Some laboratories and online services offer their own tests. Faster diagnosis can help people with

India’s Modi and China’s Xi seek to reset ties on BRICS sidelines

NEW DELH, September 13, 2026I (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping met Saturday on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in New Delhi, the latest effort by the rival neighbors to repair ties strained by a deadly border clash six years ago. Xi said China has approached relations with India from a “strategic and long-term perspective” and called for the two countries to draw on each other’s strengths, support one another and pursue common development. He also urged “high-quality cooperation” between the two countries, saying China and India, as major members of the Global

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