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South Africa’s national airline faces key reform test

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SOUTH AFRICA

SAA business rescue.

Focus will turn to reinvigorating Czech economy

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CZECH REPUBLIC

The Czech response to the coronavirus pandemic.

South-east Asia outbreaks bring risk and opportunity

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SOUTH-EAST ASIA

In recent months, the region has received jabs manufactured in China, India and Russia -- the key practitioners of ‘vaccine diplomacy’ -- as well as shots made in the West…

South Africa's SAA points to wider reform headaches

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SOUTH AFRICA

Uncertainty persists over SAA’s turnaround strategy, as well as that for other ailing SOEs including arms manufacturer Denel and the Land Bank. Operational problems at troubled…

India is playing catch-up on COVID-19 management

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INDIA

Although it has one of the lowest case fatality rates globally, it has registered more coronavirus deaths per million of population than most other South Asian countries. Its…

US opioid curb will see health law spats

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UNITED STATES

This followed Attorney General Jeff Sessions on February 27 announcing the Prescription Interdiction and Litigation task force, the latest government move to push back against…

Beijing’s ambitions and assertiveness will grow

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CHINA

The senior leadership seeks to defend its position within China, first and foremost by preserving and strengthening the power of the Party through which it rules. China’s growing…

COVID-19 therapeutic drugs may be slow to arrive

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INT

So far, only few treatments have shown benefit in clinical trials. The complexity of the disease means a ‘one treatment for all’ drug may still be a long way away from discovery…

Fiscal woes to stymie South Africa's new health plan

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SOUTH AFRICA

Outlook for public health policy in South Africa.

Anti-disinformation approaches will proliferate

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INT

However, these efforts are neither universally applied nor commonly accepted. The proliferation of frameworks to combat disinformation demonstrates shared motivations among…