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Canberra's efforts to reduce vaping face challenges

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AUSTRALIA

Health authorities have introduced some of the world’s toughest rules affecting vapes, including regulations that makes them only available from pharmacies and not regular…

Latin American inequality will work against wealth tax

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LATIN AMERICA

The report proposes taxing large fortunes in order to enable much-needed investment in public services. LAC has the most unequal distribution of wealth of any world region: its…

Uganda’s president may fear wider protests

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UGANDA

The legislature has faced months of public scrutiny due to wasteful expenditures and graft. Previously, discontent was expressed through social media campaigns, but the recent…

Colombia constituent assembly looks unlikely

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COLOMBIA

The presidency clarified quickly that the idea was not to conduct a formal assembly, but to establish a popular mandate for policy changes. Petro has said he does not aim to…

Harris will defend Biden's tighter immigration process

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UNITED STATES

Polls show many voters regard irregular migration as a major concern. Republicans see the issue of immigration as a significant weakness for the Harris campaign, even though…

BC elections show Canada's political centre shrinking

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CANADA

The move by BC United leader Kevin Falcon to fold his party into the BC Conservative Party on its political right was made in an effort to avoid a split on the right that would…

Sheinbaum’s water reforms will face hurdles in Mexico

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MEXICO

Water shortages have become a pressing issue in recent years, amid rising demand and a prolonged drought. Sheinbaum will have to balance competing interests of economic sectors…

Government will look to weaken opposition in Cameroon

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CAMEROON

Now the planned October 2025 presidential polls will be held before the next legislative elections, with potential implications for the electoral eligibility of some opposition…

Polish government will struggle to reform judiciary

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POLAND

Wos can now be prosecuted for his alleged role in mishandling a justice ministry fund when he was a member of previous governments led by the right-wing Law and Justice (PiS…

Argentina's policies raise more questions than answers

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ARGENTINA

This followed congressional approval of the government’s ‘base law’ and tax package, designed to strengthen public finances, modernise the labour market and attract foreign…