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Recession risks wider internet infrastructure gap

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INT

Development actors want governments to make the internet more affordable, accessible and reliable; progress is uneven

EU measures are curbing Mediterranean migration

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MENA

Notwithstanding the human cost, Italian and EU policies to stem migration are working

COVID-19 crisis will worsen poverty in Central America

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CENTRAL AMERICA

Accuracy of death figures will vary dramatically depending on testing; economic impacts will be substantial regionwide

Climate concern is higher in northern EU member states

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EU

There is a striking difference in public concern about climate change between the EU’s north, and its east and south

Post-lockdown Latin America faces widespread unrest

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LATIN AMERICA

The COVID-19 pandemic looks sure to exacerbate hardship for many, driving discontent and increasing protest risks

“Perfect storm” threatens Congo Ebola response

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CONGO-KINSHASA

A confluence of factors is raising fears that Congo’s latest Ebola outbreak, already the worst in a decade, might worsen

Africa may face uncontrollable COVID-19 crisis

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AFRICA

In just over a month since the first infection, the COVID-19 virus has spread rapidly across the continent

Droughts pose major risks in North America

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NORTH AMERICA

A 22-year ‘megadrought’ in the US southwest is thought the worst in 1,200 years; Mexico is also feeling the heat.

Locusts threaten fragile East Africa food security

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AFRICA

The worst locust infestation in decades comes atop successive years of droughts and floods