Five in Ten 7/14/22: More BRICS in the Wall

Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Egypt plan to join BRICS, the economic alliance of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. The timing is awkward for President Biden as he prepares to meet with the Saudis, but Turkey’s membership is potentially more significant.

5) BRICS alliance expanding, creating counterweight to Western Europe and North America; 4) Biden blows White House scheme to avoid politically embarrassing meeting with Saudi Prince Muhammad Bin Salman; 3) Sri Lanka’s government collapse due to green economic policies; 2) Prominent Nigerian senator and wife arrested and accused of planning to harvest kidney from their slave; 1) New company claims to be first to sell contactless bank-card chips implanted into humans.