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Further US prison reforms could come

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UNITED STATES

The act, which had overwhelming bipartisan support, establishes a range of criminal justice reform measures and heralds a significant push to reduce the federal prison population.

Nigeria will struggle to boost food output

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NIGERIA

This is up from nearly 19 million people in 2023. The crisis has worsened in recent weeks with major food and cost-of-living protests erupting across several states, as well as…

Lockdown exit strategy optimality will impact recovery

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INTERNATIONAL

Lockdown exit optimality.

Generative AI carries serious online risks

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INTERNATIONAL

These models are fed huge datasets of media content and trained to generate new content following a short thematic prompt. The most hyped -- and feared -- models include OpenAI’s…

Fast fashion faces rising sustainability pressure

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INTERNATIONAL

Outlook for the fast fashion industry.

Raising household consumption is crucial for China

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CHINA

In human terms, these indicators represent lost income, financial insecurity and a fall in present and expected future living standards. The wave of protests last month…

Middle Eastern airlines face massive potential losses

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MIDDLE EAST

The COVID-19 outbreak is the latest blow to civil aviation in the Middle East, where airlines already face unprecedented security risks and operational complexities. Carriers…

Prospects for the US economy to end-2023

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PROSPECTS H2 2023

Since labour market tightness is now the key source of inflationary pressures, slower economic activity will increase unemployment. Research by Ben Bernanke and Olivier Blanchard…

New technologies will support steady demand for silver

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INTERNATIONAL

Global silver market dynamics.