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Population growth will worsen Niger’s food insecurity

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NIGER

Population growth and resource scarcity.

Voter biases and advertising advances drive extremism

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INTERNATIONAL

Voter and policymakers biases.

Data liability will imperil US health companies

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UNITED STATES

The shift from paper to electronic recording of medical records and the on-line storage of data has spawned new areas of legal liability for the healthcare industry and its…

Fact-checking on social media will not curb falsehoods

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INTERNATIONAL

Falsehoods on social media

Challenges will delay global genomics sharing

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INTERNATIONAL

Challenges for Genomic Data-Sharing in Insurance.

African anti-misinformation steps miss offline spread

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AFRICA

With only about 20% of the continent's population connected directly to social media, key channels for the spread of misinformation are offline via traditional media (mostly radio…

Social media-driven polarisation will intensify

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INTERNATIONAL

Political polarisation on social media.

Strategies can overcome irrational UK policy-making

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UNITED KINGDOM

The report, entitled 'Missing Evidence', reveals that despite spending 2.5 billion pounds (3.6 billion dollars) on policy research each year, the UK government maintains no…

Weak regulation leaves Mexico vulnerable to cybercrime

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MEXICO

The apparent ransomware attack followed a high-profile attack by ‘hacktivist’ group Guacamaya, on the Ministry of Defence (SEDENA) on September 19. Leaked information included…

'Profiling' use will expand beyond human personalities

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INTERNATIONAL

Profiling people and businesses.