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EU reserve forces will focus on supporting roles

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EU

European reserve forces.

Natural disasters’ economic toll will grow in ASEAN

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ASEAN

This comes as severe flooding has again hit the region with thousands of Thais forced to flee their homes and at least 83 Vietnamese reported dead as a result of flash floods and…

Xi's rule-of-law plan means tighter control

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CHINA

The Outline is the prime guide for implementing President Xi Jinping's objective of "comprehensively govern[ing] the country according to the law", which was laid down at the…

COVID-19 will reshape the EU’s defence priorities

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EU

EU defence priorities.

Wage deal may slightly ease South African power woes

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SOUTH AFRICA

The strikes exacerbated the already-serious strain on electricity generation, leading to the highest level of nationwide power outages since 2019. Economic damage and public…

Fears of Ebola spread in East Africa will grow

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EAST AFRICA

On July 2, health officials also confirmed a new case in Ariwara, Ituri Province, a major cross-border trading centre some 35 kilometres from Arua, Uganda, and 70 kilometres from…

Stock market moves will not shake Beijing's resolve

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CHINA

Beijing's supportive policies are likely to stabilise the market, and structural tailwinds will probably reflate it eventually. Stock market volatility is likely to have limited…

The EU will struggle to crackdown on money laundering

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EU

EU money-laundering concerns.

South Africa's needless nuclear plan may be ruinous

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SOUTH AFRICA

Critics worry that the over 700-billion-rand (50-billion-dollar) scheme is unaffordable and would facilitate large-scale graft.

Cybersecurity of US firms is improving but unevenly

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UNITED STATES

Partly due to this pressure, in 2021, global spending on cybersecurity surpassed USD150bn for the first time. This year, regulatory pressure and government warnings have…