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New NASA administrator faces challenges

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UNITED STATES

President Joe Biden has nominated former Florida Senator Bill Nelson to be the next NASA administrator

Malaysia opposition faces strategy quandary

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MALAYSIA

The main opposition Pakatan Harapan coalition has hard decisions to make ahead of the next general election

Tshisekedi’s sacred union may mire Congolese politics

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CONGO-KINSHASA

President Felix Tshisekedi wants to extricate himself from a controversial alliance with former President Joseph Kabila

Russian failures evident in air campaign

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RUSSIA

Reported losses of the advanced Su-34 are as high as for any aircraft, pointing to problems with its use, not technology

German election could bring change of coalition

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GERMANY

Chancellor Merkel has a good chance of staying in power, but possibly with different coalition partners

Portugal's growth will accelerate mildly in 2016

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PORTUGAL

Growth slowed in the first quarter, as the drag from net exports more than offset accelerating private consumption

Russian leader weighs options against costs and gains

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RUSSIA

President Putin’s plans are a secret but his demands can be measured against how far various actions will satisfy them

Local voters will drive global games to hard-line host

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NA

Concerns rise that democracies will lose out on staging Olympics and World Cups

South-east Asian tax variances imply mixed outlook

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SOUTH-EAST ASIA

As South-east Asia integrates, governments must factor tax regimes and competitiveness, and other structural reforms

Insect decline raises long-term food security risks

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INT

The threat facing insects is hard to assess, but some species are clearly at risk and their loss could be devastating