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BRICS Group Announces New Members, Expanding Its Reach

The BRICS club of emerging nations — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — was at a crossroads when its leaders arrived in South Africa earlier this week for their annual summit. On Thursday, the bloc revealed its decision, adding six new countries, including the staunchly anti-Western Iran, in an apparent victory for Beijing.

‘India Is on the Moon’: Lander’s Success Moves Nation to Next Space Chapter

Two visitors from India landed in the southern polar region of the moon on Wednesday. The two robots, from a mission named Chandrayaan-3, make India the first country to ever reach this part of the lunar surface in one piece.

As Fires Endanger the ‘Lungs’ of Athens, Greek Anger Rises

Firefighters were battling scores of blazes nationwide, but the threat to a precious woodland north of the capital had some fearing a dystopian future.

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