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China’s cyberactivity draws spotlight as 5G spreads

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INT

With its faster speed, lower latency and higher bandwidth, 5G holds the future of the Internet of Things

US healthcare cost falls will boost competitiveness

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US/CANADA

Rising healthcare costs have been one of the main downward pressures on wage growth in the United States

Inclusion and privacy policies may lag cashless growth

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INTERNATIONAL

Cashless spending is surging, giving customers and traders more flexibility and reducing ‘organisational’ costs

Wages in EU's East will not catch up with West soon

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EASTERN EUROPE

EU11 labour costs have climbed in the past decade but at current rates will not reach the EU28 average until the 2040s

Rejection of Fajardo could cost Hernandez in Colombia

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COLOMBIA

The possibility of a Hernandez-Fajardo election deal has proven short-lived; its collapse may prove pivotal

Putin will face numerous challenges in 2016

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RUSSIA

Threats outnumber political opportunities for the Russian president next year

States of the wider Gulf vary over energy transition

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MIDDLE EAST

Despite strong climate rhetoric by some, the pragmatic focus is on maximising medium-term oil and gas output

Aircraft carriers do not make China a ‘global power’

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CHINA

China’s aircraft carriers are hailed as a sign of military might and ambitions to rival US global power projection

Coronavirus makes for precarious politics in East Asia

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EAST ASIA

The effects of the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak will be felt much further than the disease's actual spread

EU Green parties will struggle electorally

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EU

In Slovenia and Germany Greens are prominent in government, but elsewhere are mostly in opposition or out of parliament