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The semiconductor demand/supply imbalance will persist

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INT

Semiconductor supply is failing to keep pace with surging demand for use in electronic devices, telecoms and automobiles

Olympics bid would be statement of Indian ambition

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INDIA

India is considering a bid to host the 2036 Summer Olympic Games

African Union will struggle to close funding gap

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AFRICA

The African Union has a plan for financial self-reliance, but implementation is lagging behind aspiration

US auto autarky ambition could cut world trade and GDP

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The EU taxes US cars at 10%, firing an auto surplus; the US taxes EU cars at 2.5%, firing a deficit and troubling Trump

Concern over press freedom in South Asia will grow

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SOUTH ASIA

The region continues to fare badly in the World Press Freedom Index

China’s policies aim to erase Uighur culture

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CHINA

China describes its repression in Xinjiang as a campaign against terrorism, separatism and religious extremism

High food and metals prices will outlast the conflict

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INT

Russia accounts for 1.7% of world GDP but a sizeable share of supplies of fertiliser, fuels and some foods and metals

Land misuse will pose long-term security threats

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INTERNATIONAL

Food insecurity, natural disasters, poverty and population displacement could all worsen, exacerbating conflict risks