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Reconstruction of Libya's Derna will be difficult

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LIBYA

The Derna flood is the largest natural disaster to have hit Libya in decades, with at least 4,300 confirmed dead and 8,500 missing. The public have accused east and west-based…

US higher education braces for falling student numbers

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US

With many US colleges and universities lacking endowments and already struggling financially, the expected decline in enrolments in the coming years will pose additional…

Industry needs may prompt East European school reform

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EASTERN EUROPE

PISA measures, internationally, 15-year-olds’ ability to use their reading, mathematics and science knowledge and skills to meet real-life challenges. For the Visegrad Four (V4 -…

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…

Ukrainian public will expect war to end in victory

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UKRAINE

The Russian invasion has changed the lives of millions of Ukrainians, forcing many to seek refuge abroad or move to a safer place within the country. However, the war has pushed…

UK stock market revival plan will struggle for success

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UNITED KINGDOM

The United Kingdom, Europe’s longtime leader in raising private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC), has lost ground to rivals. Hunt's proposals aim to shift pension fund…

Honduras frustrations over lack of reforms will mount

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HONDURAS

Slow progress in enacting reforms is fostering frustration among those who had hoped that Castro would prompt substantial change when she came to power two years ago. Her tax…

Reform failure may strengthen centrist hopes in Chile

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CHILE

This followed the rejection of a left-wing proposal in September 2022 and marks the failure of efforts, initiated in late 2019 in response to widespread social protests, to…

Cuban discontent will be muted despite economic woes

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CUBA

At the same time, private businesses have been allowed to import as never before. New privately owned shops caters to those with hard currency, but for most people the economic…

Private-sector credit squeeze hits Argentine recovery

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ARGENTINA

The government has continued to absorb banks’ liquidity to close the fiscal deficit, with most private investors reluctant to finance the Treasury. The decline in demand for…