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NASA needs to balance exploration and climate roles

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UNITED STATES

President Joe Biden, from the generation that remembers the Apollo moon landings, appears inclined to continue Artemis but will also boost NASA’s role in climate research.

Oil development will challenge Guyana's institutions

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GUYANA

The institutional challenges of an oil bonanza.

Russian state will both curb and direct social media

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RUSSIA

Roskomnadzor plays an intrusive role in monitoring social media platforms and deciding what is acceptable. The largest platform is Russia's own Vkontakte, which is now controlled…

Iran will step up maritime action but manage tensions

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IRAN

Plans for the meeting come despite the attempted Iranian hijacking of a UAE tanker on August 4, which followed a deadly attack on an Israeli-linked ship. Both provoked a strong…

Lebanon will likely back new waste incinerators

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LEBANON

That reflects the state’s failure to address waste management challenges. During his 2014-19 tenure, unpopular Interior Minister Nohad Machnouk failed to find a permanent solution…

China's use of maritime militia will increase

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CHINA

Some 200 Chinese fishing boats have converged on the island, which the Philippines claims are maritime militia -- fishing crews deployed by Beijing as irregular forces…

Australian central bank's forecasting under review

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AUSTRALIA

The Labor government commissioned the review, the first of its kind for a generation, after the RBA failed to predict the speed with which inflation has risen since the pandemic…

Activists will test EU-US 'Privacy Shield' deal

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EU/US

The European Commission and the US government on February 2 announced a political agreement in principle on rules to govern the transfer of data between them: the EU-US Privacy…

WTO may emerge fitter for purpose from its perils

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INTERNATIONAL

The WTO has long failed to repeat in agricultural and services trade its success in lowering barriers to goods trade, has had its global rules weakened by the proliferation of…

US interest in unionisation is tentative but growing

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UNITED STATES

The union represents some 340,000 workers at UPS, the largest US package delivery company. The United States is experiencing a rise in strikes and work stoppages espite low union…