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More than 30 countries have applied to join the group, says Putin

27 October 2024 - 20:33 By REUTERS and CAIPHUS KGOSANA

As US election jitters hung over this week’s meeting of global finance chiefs in Washington, a smiling Vladimir Putin was in the Russian city of Kazan welcoming leaders of countries which together make up nearly half the world’s population...

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