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Turkey has formally asked to join the BRICS group of emerging-market nations as it seeks to bolster its global influence, according to people familiar with the matter. The bloc is set to discuss its expansion at a summit in Russia in October. Bloomberg’s Beril Akman reports.
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—- note: it appears this is not going to happen immediately but it would make sense for the “Anti-Christ” to be instrumental in facilitating such an alliance.