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Plans for Mexico’s Pemex look increasingly unrealistic

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MEXICO

Pemex problems.

Italy’s Conte may not succeed in fighting poverty

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ITALY

Poverty trends in Italy.

Policy will cut the risk of booming house prices

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INTERNATIONAL

The government in New Zealand, where the market is particularly buoyant, was the first to react in February. It now requires the Reserve Bank to consider house prices when setting…

Religious freedom will slowly expand in Vietnam

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VIETNAM

Catholics are a sizeable minority religious group in the country, numbering roughly 7 million out of a population of nearly 100 million. Vietnam and the Vatican have not had…

US right-to-try drugs law likely to under-deliver

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UNITED STATES

Explaining the decision, BrainStorm said it had been unable to identify funding to make the experimental drug available to all, rather than only to those able to pay for expensive…

Mental illness is rising among young US adults

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UNITED STATES

Proposition 1, backed by Governor Gavin Newsom, was partly prompted by the rise in homelessness in Los Angeles linked to the inability of mental health services to keep up with…

US human rights panel will have widespread impact

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UNITED STATES

Pompeo launched the commission on July 8, charging it with providing “fresh thinking” on human rights where concepts of rights have “departed from our nation’s founding principles…

Brunei will step up efforts to diversify economy

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BRUNEI

The IMF recently recommended structural reforms to bolster the economy, which has struggled to recover from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Brunei has long been reliant on…

Central Asian states vary from virus action to denial

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CENTRAL ASIA

Health emergency responses in Central Asia.

Nigeria's development plan will not deliver results

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NIGERIA

The plan aims for 85% funding by private capital, with the balance coming from federal and state governments. It also envisions 5% average annual GDP growth over the period, and…