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US policy has the flexibility to aid inflexible places

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UNITED STATES

US regional economic disparities.

Saudi purge will quell critics but worry investors

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SAUDI ARABIA

This follows unprecedented arrests of senior princes, ministers and businesspeople in an anti-corruption purge beginning on November 4. The move has alarmed many in the ruling…

Far-right conspiracies are growing fast in Europe

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EUROPE

Security agencies are concerned that growing radicalisation could subsequently result in an increased incidence of extremist violence and challenges to the authorities in the…

Slovak government is weighing up early elections

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SLOVAKIA

SaS’s departure from government could trigger early elections and bring to power a new government with a less firmly pro-Western orientation that might substantially change…

Lawsuits may be key to tighter US data privacy rules

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US/INT

The move comes after Facebook suspended a UK political consulting firm, Cambridge Analytica, following allegations on March 18 that it improperly obtained personal data on 50…

South Africa mining sector restructuring will hasten

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SOUTH AFRICA

The threat of future strikes is a blow to government attempts to address investor unease, which it is seeking to do by soothing tensions between unions and miners, and improving…

Misinformation will undermine coronavirus responses

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INTERNATIONAL

The WHO has been forced to divert significant attention and resources to battling swathes of misinformation, which are hampering the efforts of the organisation and governments to…

Productivity increases could lift living standards

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INTERNATIONAL

While productivity concerns continue to occupy economists, businesses and policymakers, the public is growing increasingly alarmed about working conditions, indebtedness…

Kremlin will tighten control over information space

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RUSSIA

This has enabled the leadership to manage vulnerabilities ahead of a vote intended to legitimise President Vladimir Putin's continued rule. However, the authorities’ efforts to…

Latin America risks another lost decade

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LATIN AMERICA

The health crisis, national lockdowns and a global recession have combined to create a difficult environment in Latin America, while governments’ responses to the pandemic have…