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Murder may damage North Korea's foreign relations

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NORTH KOREA

The apparent assassination of supreme leader Kim Jong-un's half-brother.

Misinformation will undermine coronavirus responses

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INTERNATIONAL

The WHO has been forced to divert significant attention and resources to battling swathes of misinformation, which are hampering the efforts of the organisation and governments to…

Critical race theory will fuel US political divisions

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UNITED STATES

CRT has become a new line of division between Democrats and civil rights reformers, for whom it accurately describes embedded racism, and some Republicans who regard it as an…

Far-right threat in Ireland will intensify

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IRELAND

It was the first time Ireland had experienced such unrest around immigration and exposes the growing threat posed by far-right activists and the challenges the government faces in…

NCP dissolution offers respite to Sudan’s government

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SUDAN

Dissolution of Sudan's former ruling party.

Electoral loss will fatally weaken South Korea's Park

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SOUTH KOREA

Having controlled the outgoing 19th National Assembly with 157 of its 300 seats until recently, Saenuri is now reduced to 122.

'Profiling' use will expand beyond human personalities

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INTERNATIONAL

Profiling people and businesses.

Social media shifts will harden US political divisions

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UNITED STATES

Millions of them have joined alternative social media platforms such as Parler and Telegram. Content alleging that the election was 'stolen' circulates freely on these platforms…

German 'Reichsbuerger' will pose limited threat

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GERMANY

The 'Reichsbuerger' ('citizens of the Reich') are Germans who reject the legitimacy of the current state and are often associated with the far-right, anti-Semitic scene. They have…

Fake news will undermine African response to COVID-19

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AFRICA

This 'infodemic' is particularly acute where leaders have actively denied the significance of COVID-19 (Burundi, Madagascar, Tanzania), and where government is widely distrusted…