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Ethiopia faces a major humanitarian disaster in Tigray

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ETHIOPIA

With no end in sight to Ethiopia’s ongoing northern conflict, a massive humanitarian emergency looks nearly inevitable

China may trump India in South Asia vaccine diplomacy

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SOUTH ASIA

The region’s countries are racing to secure vaccines as they try to manage upsurges in COVID-19 cases

Africa faces obstacles to achieving its vaccine goal

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AFRICA

As the developed world begins to consider booster shots, African vaccination programmes have been left far behind

Turkish birth rate will resist government policy

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TURKEY

Underlying Turkey’s slowing population growth in 2020 is a steady decline in both the crude birth and fertility rates

Russia pushes to expand nuclear plant sales

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RUSSIA

Rosatom has had most success in Iran, China and India but is seeking other buyers for its nuclear plant technology

Demographic action too late to fix Russia’s decline

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RUSSIA

Government measures will help future generations but the population will continue shrinking through 2035

Demographic change will put pressure on Europe

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EUROPE

Societies are growing older, creating challenges for welfare systems and economies