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US vaping regulations are likely to tighten

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UNITED STATES

McConnell explained that his move is to crack down on middle and high school students increasingly using “tobacco products” and becoming “hooked”. This comes as a federal court on…

Turkey's foreign policy will increase its isolation

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TURKEY

However, it has sometimes combined a very confrontational public relationship, including public attacks on an international institution, with a much more cooperative private…

Obamacare repeal would roil US insurance markets

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UNITED STATES

Republican lawmakers and President Donald Trump are seeking to coordinate efforts to repeal former President Barack Obama's signature legislation, which has been a locus of…

Automated vehicles will transform transport energy use

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INTERNATIONAL

Energy usage of automated vehicles.

Republican health bill faces death in US Senate

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UNITED STATES

Johnson is one of five Republican senators openly opposing the Senate version of legislation aimed at replacing the Affordable Care Act (ACA or ‘Obamacare’), with more signalling…

Democratic ‘blue wave’ would upset US foreign policy

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UNITED STATES

Trump’s opponents view his announcement as a political stunt amid fears of Democratic gains -- a ‘blue wave’.

South African lockdown easing will only do so much

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SOUTH AFRICA

President Cyril Ramaphosa, who had been under escalating pressure from business and organised labour to reopen the economy fully, justified the relaxation by citing reductions in…

US drives hardening of Central American migrant stance

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CENTRAL AMERICA/MEXICO/US

The move follows weeks of heightened tension over Central American migrant caravans, which saw Nielsen launch a new border security strategy with the ‘Northern Triangle’…

China-Africa debt trap myth may obscure real dangers

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CHINA/AFRICA

Chinese lending to Africa.

Social media shifts will harden US political divisions

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UNITED STATES

Millions of them have joined alternative social media platforms such as Parler and Telegram. Content alleging that the election was 'stolen' circulates freely on these platforms…