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Prospects for the Gulf states to end-2018

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PROSPECTS H2 2018

Prospects for the Gulf states to end-2018.

East Africa faces tough questions over AFCON 2027

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EAST AFRICA

The decision took many by surprise as the three East African nations are less ready than other contenders to hold such an event. As such, the decision also raises serious…

Inter-Korean thaw may prove more lasting than in past

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NORTH KOREA

Inter-Korean cooperation after the Panmunjom Declaration.

Canada looks to protect national media content

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CANADA

If passed in their current form, the bills in question would put streaming platforms under the same regulator as broadcasters and require them to pay news publishers for content…

Right-wing alliance will undermine Alberta carbon tax

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CANADA

The Progressive Conservatives and the Wildrose party voted to merge with each other and contest the next provincial election in 2019 united as the UCP. The new bloc poses a…

Saudi social change will lag, especially for women

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SAUDI ARABIA

Nearly a year into the ‘Vision 2030’ strategic plan, Riyadh is also seeking to boost the economy and combat boredom among Saudi youth through some cautious steps towards social…

Explainable AI systems will develop slowly

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INT

However, high-profile failures have intensified pressure on the developers and institutional users of such systems to improve transparency to foster public trust.

Saudi Arabia’s football league will grow strongly

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SAUDI ARABIA

In June, the Saudi sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund (PIF), took over four domestic football clubs, including Al Hilal. The PIF is aggressively targeting European…

High-frequency unofficial data to aid US policymakers

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UNITED STATES

However, interest-rate-sensitive sectors such as home improvement are suffering the largest sales declines, according to weekly credit-card spending data. Housing prices also are…

Sports ban may provoke Russian cyber response

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RUSSIA

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) excluded Russia from international sporting events for four years in December on the grounds that officials manipulated anti-doping data before…