A period of ancient Earth's history called the "Boring Billion" was anything but dull, research shows.

During the 9th BRICS Summit held in September this year, Chinese President Xi Jinping called for more exchanges among the people of the BRICS countries, namely - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.

The BRICS countries, a loose alliance of five countries representing about 23 percent of global wealth, had their annual meeting on September 3, 2017, in Xiamen, China, attended by their respective heads of state from Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa

First Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic sent his greetings to Belgrade Archbishop Stanislav Hocevar, dignitaries and believers of the Roman Catholic Church for Christmas.