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Jordanian teachers’ strike success may embolden others

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JORDAN

The government has been attempting to implement reforms aimed at addressing the country’s soaring public debt but has faced popular resistance. Most recently, strike action by the…

China's AI plan lays foundation for long-term strength

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CHINA

China's AI development plans.

Brazil's local vaccine production aims for autonomy

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BRAZIL

Priority groups -- including health professionals, indigenous people, the elderly and those with co-morbidities, teachers, security and prison staff, prisoners and the homeless -…

Cambodia education reform could help investors

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CAMBODIA

Education reform, labour supply and economic development in Cambodia.

Beleaguered Jordan will squeeze opposition space

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JORDAN

This comes following high tensions with teachers, who engaged in a series of widespread protests after the Attorney-General ordered the closure of the Teachers' Union and forcible…

Maghreb leaders face a growing challenge from unions

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NORTH AFRICA

Since President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s ouster in April, the military-dominated interim authorities have sought to shore up their own position, including by managing the…

GenAI will transform workplace tasks across industries

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INT

Using machine learning algorithms, these tools leverage vast online datasets to create new and unique outputs, such as images, text, videos or code, that appear to mimic human…

Educational standards resist improvement in Peru

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PERU

Efforts to improve educational standards.

Gulf states’ austerity will hit foreign workers

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GULF STATES

GCC austerity squeezing foreign workers.

Gig economy risks Latin American virtual brain drain

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LATIN AMERICA

The gig economy.