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Banned candidates lead Venezuela opposition primary

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VENEZUELA

The front runners are two high-profile and experienced opposition politicians: Maria Corina Machado (‘MCM’) and Henrique Capriles Radonksi. Both are currently barred from holding…

Power struggle mars Somalia’s constitutional reform

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SOMALIA

The proposals must be approved in a referendum but have already drawn opposition accusations of a power grab by the president. Most notably, Puntland’s president has said his…

Iraqi Kurds are on course for economic independence

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IRAQ

The announcement signals the KRG's intent to continue exporting oil and meet its own domestic costs independently of Baghdad. However, at the same time as the KRG is moving…

Kurds will try to keep Iraq out of the Gaza conflict

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IRAQ

The Gaza conflict has led to a resurgence of attacks by Iran-backed armed groups on US forces, breaking the earlier unofficial truce. Some of those attacks have targeted bases in…

Mexico’s presidency is Sheinbaum’s to lose

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MEXICO

She will face former Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum, who on September 6 was named the de-facto candidate of the ruling ‘Together We’ll Make History’ (JHH) coalition, made up…

Other Chinese tech groups may follow Alibaba breakup

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CHINA

Alibaba will remain as a holding company overseeing six subsidiaries, five of which may list independently in due course. The individual companies are intended to increase in…

Trump-Congress gaps increase US shutdown risk

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UNITED STATES

The White House is attempting to have its voice heard on spending priorities as Republicans in Congress proceed independently with their budgetary programme. The intra-party…

Brazil's rising agricultural exports face bottlenecks

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BRAZIL

Despite the overall adverse impact caused by the COVID-19 crisis in Brazil, the agricultural sector expanded by 2% year-on-year in 2020. China strengthened its position as…

Seoul’s new assertiveness recasts Korean missile race

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KOREAS

On September 15, it launched two ballistic missiles from a train for the first time. Hours later, South Korea carried out its first official test of a submarine-launched ballistic…

Malaysia-Thai labour crackdown will cause disruption

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MALAYSIA/THAILAND

Labour regulations and crackdowns in Malaysia and Thailand.