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Common EU migration policy will be hard to achieve

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EU

The EU is still struggling to formulate a coordinated response to the migration crisis, but it has managed to make significant cuts in illegal immigration by tightening control of…

Pneumonia will lead global child mortality rates

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INTERNATIONAL

The outlook for pneumonia.

West Africa faces a future of recurring intense heat

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WEST AFRICA

The researchers found that the heatwave would likely not have occurred if global temperatures remained at pre-industrial levels. Several factors worsened the heatwave’s impact and…

Canada's Conservatives are not Trump-style populists

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CANADA

Mulroney represented a centrist strand of conservatism that can appear old-fashioned as current Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre moves the party to the right, but Poilievre…

Colombia corruption scandal could shift power balance

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COLOMBIA

Another senator, Ciro Ramirez, was arrested in connection with the scandal on December 15; Congress is likely to declare his seat vacant when it reconvenes after February 16. The…

Opposition repression will poison Chad reconciliation

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CHAD

Major opposition figure Succes Masra, who subsequently fled into exile, on October 16 indicated that he would postpone his planned return to Chad. This follows threats of…

Bangladesh faces stormy lead-up to elections

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BANGLADESH

The next general election is expected in January. The health of BNP leader Khaleda Zia, under house arrest, is reportedly deteriorating seriously. Separately, the United States…

East Asian trilateralism will survive disputes

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EAST ASIA

Beijing’s top diplomat, Wang Yi, last month cited racial solidarity as one motive. The China-Japan-South Korea ('CJK') trio may well reconvene soon nonetheless, initially at…

US-China textile trade dynamic is shifting slowly

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US/CHINA

These sanctions affected multiple sectors including textiles and apparel, and have been maintained under President Joe Biden. This is forcing corporates in the textile sector to…

US right-to-try drugs law likely to under-deliver

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UNITED STATES

Explaining the decision, BrainStorm said it had been unable to identify funding to make the experimental drug available to all, rather than only to those able to pay for expensive…