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Insect decline raises long-term food security risks

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INT

The threat facing insects is hard to assess, but some species are clearly at risk and their loss could be devastating

Elections in Europe will damage EU cohesion

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EUROPE

Mainstream parties will be forced to implement populist policies or face risking electoral losses

Colombia coca-deforestation link to face more scrutiny

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COLOMBIA

Coca cultivation undeniably causes environmental damage and deforestation, but not on the scale of some other activities

Republicans face deeper divisions than Trump candidacy

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UNITED STATES

Splits on foreign policy, trade, immigration and social issues wrong-foot the party and risk a pre-election rift

US and Canadian oil producers face bleak 2016

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US/CANADA

Sectoral pressures have acute regional and political implications

Somali military offensive faces expansion challenge

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SOMALIA

The government is preparing to expand an anti-jihadist operation that has enjoyed huge success, albeit in a limited area

The job dislocation of COVID-19 will reduce global GDP

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INTERNATIONAL

The more jobs that are lost worldwide this year, the more disjointed the economic recovery will initially be

Middle East displacement is a looming COVID-19 threat

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MIDDLE EAST

Years of conflict have left a large and acutely vulnerable refugee population, across scores of camps and crowded cities

More Senate seats likely to change hands in 2020

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UNITED STATES

The end of the 2018 elections heralds -- already -- the start of the 2020 election round, and it will be hard-fought

Venezuelan migrant outflows receive cooling reception

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LATAM

The number of Venezuelans leaving the country has threatened to swamp some neighbours, amid rising hostility