South Africa

Day 546 of the invasion of Ukraine. Summary of key events in the last 24 hours:

Nurgyul Salimova lost to Aleksandra Goryachkina in the second game of accelerated chess from the tiebreak of the World Chess Cup final in Baku. Thus, the 20-year-old Bulgarian with 1.5:2.5 points took the second place in the tournament, which is her biggest success.

Leaders of the BRICS emerging economies meet in Johannesburg this week looking to widen the bloc's influence and push for a shift in global geopolitics.

South Africa's Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to host China's President Xi Jinping, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva for the annual three-day summit starting tomorrow.

Day 541 of the invasion of Ukraine. Summary of key events in the last 24 hours:

Alexei Petrov is the third person who lost his life since the beginning of this year among famous Bulgarians with contacts in criminal circles.

Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa as presiding country, are convening to consider membership requests from 22 countries, including Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Argentina, Saudi Arabia, and Iran.

The Netherlands set up a heavyweight Women's World Cup quarterfinal clash with Spain after ending South Africa's historic run with a 2-0 victory Sunday.

But the 2019 runner-up suffered some anxious moments in front of 40,000 in Sydney and had goalkeeper Daphne van Domselaar to thank for keeping the African champion at bay in the first half.

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has said that he supports more countries joining the BRICS group of large developing nations, which currently includes Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.

The group will hold a summit in Johannesburg from Aug. 22 to 24. The meeting will have in hand a list of others desiring to join ther group.

Day 514 of the invasion of Ukraine. Summary of key events in the last 24 hours:

The South African Embassy in Athens and coaches of the famed Springbok national rugby team traveled to Neos Voutzas on the Greek capital's Mount Parnitha to offer their services to a Greek Orthodox orphanage that is home to 65 children.