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Spain's labour market will remain source of fragility

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SPAIN

Spain's labour market.

Colombia’s high emigration rates will continue

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COLOMBIA

While the country has received record intakes of Venezuelans escaping the political and economic crisis there, net outflows of Colombians have risen since the end of…

Inequality boosts US white death rates

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UNITED STATES

Rising death rates for white US nationals.

Partisanship shapes US attitudes to climate policy

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UNITED STATES

Although acceptance of the reality of climate change is growing, views on how government should respond divide sharply by party affiliation. US polling data suggest that…

Recall vote strengthens Mexico’s AMLO

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MEXICO

The plebiscite, which AMLO himself initiated, nevertheless garnered limited interest, achieving turnout of just 17.78%, well short of the 40% threshold required to make…

Mexico poverty reduction will require policy overhaul

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MEXICO

The report shows that the number of poor increased to 55.7 million in 2020 -- around 43.9% of Mexico’s population, up from 41.9% in 2018. The findings give a sense of the…

Refugee wave to complicate German immigration policy

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GERMANY

Last year saw the largest population increase since 1992, largely owing to immigration, according to the Federal Statistical Office. The asylum seeker influx has revived debates…

Omicron to be costly in Mexico despite vaccine advance

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MEXICO

Mexico is facing a fourth wave of contagion, driven by the Omicron variant. The country’s seven-day rolling average of daily new confirmed cases as of January 25 was approaching…

New Greek government will have only brief 'honeymoon'

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GREECE

The conservative New Democracy (ND) party won an absolute majority in the July 7 elections, potentially ending a decade of political turbulence which featured six elections and…

Quebec voter shifts do not presage independence

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CANADA

The PQ currently leads Quebec’s fragmented political parties and would be on course to form its next government if present trends continue, despite having won just four seats in…