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Mexico marijuana ruling will not herald legalisation

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MEXICO

A Supreme Court ruling permitting recreational marijuana use has reignited Mexico's drug-legalisation debate.

Mexico's marijuana legislation will have pros and cons

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MEXICO

The regulation does not affect existing provisions regarding recreational use, which remains largely banned. However, a bill approved by the Senate on November 19 would…

Climate change threatens Vietnam imminently

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VIETNAM

Impact of climate change on Vietnam's agriculture.

COVID-19 crisis could alter Angolan power dynamics

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ANGOLA

Various restrictions are being eased, and parts of the economy gradually reopened, although a sanitary cordon around Luanda remains. Angola has 73 confirmed COVID-19 cases…

Ukraine's humanitarian crisis may escalate this winter

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UKRAINE

While the risk is high throughout most of Ukraine, in war-ravaged Donbas the risk will be even greater. A new ceasefire started on September 1, in an attempt to bolster the Minsk…

COVID-19 will exacerbate north-east Nigeria's crises

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NIGERIA

The growing attacks on aid workers undermines repeatedly touted victories by Abuja, and military chiefs who have imposed a new unrealistic December deadline to end the insurgency.

Pandemic takes tough toll on informal women workers

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INT

Policy measures taken in response to the economic crisis created by the pandemic have largely been gender-blind, exacerbating the long-standing economic precarity and gender…

IMF agreement does not end Ecuador’s funding concerns

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ECUADOR

This Fund-supported programme will help Ecuador address the economic shock caused by the sharp drop in oil prices and the COVID-19 pandemic. It also paves the way for the…

EU will compromise with London under right conditions

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EU/UK

The Northern Ireland protocol will be top of the agenda. The EU has indicated a willingness to negotiate with London while the controversial Northern Ireland protocol bill remains…

EU-UK trade war remains unlikely despite escalation

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EU/UK

The move is viewed in Brussels as an attempt to force the EU into re-writing the protocol agreement, something which the EU vehemently rejects. The EU has a range of retaliatory…