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Countryside may help ease India’s economic downturn

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INDIA

Many urban firms are suffering labour shortages, as the nationwide lockdown forced millions of migrant labourers to leave the cities in which they were working and return to their…

Food fears will add to insecurities in eastern EU

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EU

Alleged discrepancies between the quality of foods on sale in the western and eastern EU.

Energy crisis may spur reforms in Cuba

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CUBA

The fire has exacerbated electricity black-outs amid widespread shortages of food and other basic items. The government response to the crisis has so far included opening up…

UAE-Zambia deal signals new interest in African mining

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UAE/ZAMBIA

Many observers had anticipated a Chinese takeover, as attention has generally been focused on perceived Chinese dominance in the region’s mining industry. However, this deal makes…

Taliban seek funding from old Afghan war rivals

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AFGHANISTAN

The move undermines the international consensus that the Taliban government should not receive direct aid until it addresses issues such as more inclusive government and the…

IMF inclined to shun third Greek bailout

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GREECE/INT

EU institutions have offered modest debt restructuring but are demanding higher levels of repayments for a decade, financed by tax hikes and spending cuts that would be legislated…

Nigeria’s anti-graft campaigns face more manipulation

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NIGERIA

Magu was released from ten days of illegal detention on July 15. An ongoing presidential panel is looking into allegations that he misappropriated NGN329bn (USD849mn) in recovered…

Argentina defence reform is "less than meets the eye"

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ARGENTINA

On July 23, President Mauricio Macri and Defence Minister Oscar Aguad published Decree 683, permitting the deployment of the armed forces in internal security. They further…

Nigerian border reopening would offer some respite

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NIGERIA

Nigeria’s land borders have been closed since August 2019, officially to check indiscriminate smuggling of goods into the country. The closures have been blamed in part for rising…

Japan will become a more formidable military power

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JAPAN

Two changes have attracted particular attention: a massive increase in defence spending and the acquisition of 'counterstrike' capability -- the ability to hit enemy launch sites…