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1 – 10 of 188This is 123% more than in the same week in 2023 and 200% more than the average of the last five years. Climate change is exacerbating the difficulties governments face in…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB288451
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Ecuador, Paraguay, and Spain are among the countries reporting major hauls, with consignments typically hidden in banana shipments. The volume of seizures demonstrates the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB288717
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As of May 13, 147 people had died, another 127 were missing and some 800 were injured as a result of the heavy rain that started in late April and the subsequent floods. Over…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB287035
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The sharp price rises, facilitated by the sector’s concentration, collided with the steady fall in inflation that is currently one of Milei’s main achievements. The price hike…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB287733
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Precision and medical equipment has been the country’s largest export sector since 2017. It maintained that position in 2023, achieving 28% growth year-on-year and contributing…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285928
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The same day, the government ordered an administrative intervention into one of Colombia’s largest private healthcare providers (EPSs), EPS Sanitas, citing financial mismanagement…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286344
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President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO), who legally cannot seek re-election, will focus on promoting his favoured presidential candidate, Claudia Sheinbaum, potentially…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283314
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It has slipped back down since, amid tough competition as global tourism recovers from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Heavy investment in 'Maya Train’, at the expense of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283827
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The closure comes against a backdrop of challenges for the air transport sector, including the potential opening of domestic routes to international airlines and government…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB276447
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The ‘new gold rush’ in the Amazon almost trebled between 2017 and 2020, boosted by international gold prices and insufficient surveillance and law enforcement. This trend has…