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US deaths of despair will drag long-term growth lower

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UNITED STATES

Economic toll of deaths of despair.

China’s 'left-behind' children pose long-term problem

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CHINA

Parental separation can last for years, with even visits rare. This takes a serious toll on children’s wellbeing and educational prospects and places a heavy burden on elderly…

Biden uses complex approach to stem US fentanyl deaths

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UNITED STATES

Fentanyl is mainly produced by two Mexican cartels and smuggled into the United States, where dealers cut it with other illegal narcotics or use it to make fake prescription…

Canada protests over Indian Residential Schools expand

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CANADA

The discovery of the bodies of hundreds of children at Canada’s former Indian Residential Schools has unleashed a wave of anger and mourning across Canada’s growing Indigenous…

US opioid curb will see health law spats

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UNITED STATES

This followed Attorney General Jeff Sessions on February 27 announcing the Prescription Interdiction and Litigation task force, the latest government move to push back against…

Swaziland faces prolonged period of instability

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SWAZILAND

One person was shot in the head and left in critical condition. The opposition movement has grown dramatically this year following the death in late May of law student Thabani…

Venezuelan migrants face abuses at home and abroad

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VENEZUELA

However, the credibility of the campaign against President Nicolas Maduro’s government both within and outside Venezuela is undermined by the failure of Maduro’s critics to uphold…

Pandemic has worsened several US societal problems

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UNITED STATES

While the pandemic has both amplified and illuminated areas of racial, gender and economic inequality, it has also overshadowed a range of worsening societal problems that had…

Intra-jihadist rivalry fuels violence in Lake Chad

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CHAD/NIGERIA

Competition between the jihadist groups remains tense and insecurity is being stoked further by intercommunal conflict over land and water resources that overstretched security…

Burundi’s foreign overtures may have mixed impacts

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BURUNDI

In contrast to his predecessor’s open hostility towards the multilateral system, Ndayishimiye stressed the importance of international cooperation. However, Ndayishimiye will have…