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African election bodies face growing scrutiny

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AFRICA

Election bodies are becoming increasingly contentious

Some forms of social distancing may persist for years

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INT

A growing body of research shows that only 5% of Western populations have had COVID-19

Trade shifting from multilateralism to smaller groups

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INT

The WTO meeting may struggle to reach agreement on fishing and farming, let alone on dispute resolution or digital trade

Political system will limit liberalisation in Iran

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IRAN

Hardline conservatives have lost key elections to moderates -- but they still hold the balance of power

Big tech’s share of some finance segments will surge

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INT

The network-to-activity loop lets ‘big tech’ firms gain market share quickly, but the loop may be vicious not virtuous

Caribbean COVID-19 impacts could be deep and lasting

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CARIBBEAN

The pandemic will affect the region’s economies and societies to different degrees but all look sure to suffer

Gender gap for mobile access may widen with COVID-19

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INT

Rising mobile phone use has helped advance multiple development goals

Problems of obesity will spread in the EU’s east

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EU

EU member states in the east are failing to tackle the growing problem of populations defined as overweight

Privacy and security policies lag biometric data use

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INT

People are submitting vast amounts of biometric data to governments and private firms, knowingly and unknowingly

Clampdowns boost appeal of secessionism in Africa

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AFRICA

But actual independence is difficult to accomplish