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Venezuelan opposition options may prove a 'lose-lose'

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VENEZUELA

VENEZUELA: Opposition options may prove a 'lose-lose'

The Lebanese election outcome is highly uncertain

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LEBANON

The presence in the election of a slew of anti-establishment parties has added another layer to the traditional pro- and anti-Hezbollah divide. Although the new parties seek to…

Divided opposition boosts Lukashenka's re-election bid

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BELARUS

The failure of opposition parties to agree a joint candidate -- and calls for an election boycott by some -- pave the way for President Alexander Lukashenko to win a fifth…

COVID-19 crisis risks deeper European rifts on privacy

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EUROPE

New privacy guidelines.

Kazakh transition accelerates with early election

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KAZAKHSTAN

Tokayev announced the early election in a televised address just three weeks after Nursultan Nazarbayev resigned after 30 years in power. Tokayev has spent his short time in…

Job deficit may stymie India demographic dividend

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INDIA

At 1.4 billion in 2022, India's population is expected to reach 1.7 billion by 2050 before levelling off. The projection also confirms that India can expect to sustain a 'young'…

Cuba’s election outcome is open to interpretation

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CUBA

With three in four Cubans still casting a ballot, however, opposition calls for a boycott had limited effect. In Cuba’s one-party system, abstention is widely considered the only…

South Africa vaccine plan will struggle to convince

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SOUTH AFRICA

President Cyril Ramaphosa's government has been criticised for tardy and inefficient vaccine procurement, as well as lack of transparency and accountability. It has recently…

Protest call may signal balance of power in Venezuela

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VENEZUELA

The Lopez intervention comes at a difficult time for President Nicolas Maduro amid popular frustration with rising inflation and steep falls in the value of the local currency…

Security and surveillance top Thai junta's agenda

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THAILAND

The junta's grip over law and order.