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Kenya-South Africa airline merger may stabilise sector

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KENYA-SOUTH AFRICA

One of the items reportedly on the agenda was a proposed partnership between the two countries’ ailing national carriers, South Africa Airways (SAA) and Kenya Airways (KQ), in an…

Belgium’s move to a four-day week will be gradual

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BELGIUM

From November 21, private sector workers can now work four instead of five days per week as part of the federal government’s new Labour Deal. Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said…

New Pakistan army chief will not alter security policy

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PAKISTAN

Military leadership transition -- and its impact on security policy.

Brexit impact on UK trade will be clearer after COVID

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UNITED KINGDOM

Brexit's direct impacts on goods trade are beginning to emerge. In sectors that rely on complex supply chains or are characterised by large capital investments, the full impacts…

US Congress’s foreign policy capacity still falling

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UNITED STATES

The move comes as a high-level Chinese trade delegation is due in Washington and as global markets and the US foreign policy community including Congress have become unsettled…

COVID-19 may overwhelm even advanced health systems

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INTERNATIONAL

Health system capacities.

Gaza war puts US corporates in a tight spot

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US

Speaking out risks a backlash from employees and other stakeholders for 'picking sides', while saying nothing risks castigation for moral vacuity or being held complicit by…

Nigerian fiscal constraints will fuel academic strikes

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NIGERIA

This follows a September ruling by the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) ordering university staff to return to their classrooms. Academic staff have been on strike in…

Low euro-area growth supports case for ECB action

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EURO-AREA

This is the same pace as in the third quarter, marking the eleventh consecutive quarter of expansion. For January-December, growth accelerated to 1.5% from 0.9% in 2014, in line…

Harsher security policy may strain Israeli military

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ISRAEL

Under the deal, announced on May 25, he replaces the respected former Israel Defence Forces (IDF) chief of staff, Moshe Ya'alon, who resigned on May 20, marking the culmination of…