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Palace restricts Morocco's Islamist government further

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MOROCCO

Prime Minister Saadeddine El Othmani now heads a slimmed-down government that includes six new faces, but in which none of the key portfolios was changed. The reshuffle comes more…

Intra-Palestinian tensions will mount

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PALESTINIANS

In the short term, it strengthened the party chairman and Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas. Abbas prevented his major rival, Mohammad Dahlan, and his supporters from…

Snap election may not end Austrian government crisis

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AUSTRIA

This comes after the sudden resignation of Vice Chancellor Reinhold Mitterlehner as head of the OeVP, announced on May 10, precipitated a government crisis. His successor as party…

Congress disappoints hopes for change in North Korea

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NORTH KOREA

Developments in North Korean politics and foreign policy following the Party Congress.

'Lifeline' loans to Angola will not spur reform

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ANGOLA

Outlook for Angola's relations with its creditors.

AstraZeneca vaccine may see less use in Europe

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EU/UK

EU/UK: AstraZeneca shot may see less use in Europe

Only vaccines or drugs will end social distancing

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INTERNATIONAL

Studies currently estimate that only a small fraction of people were infected prior to strict social-distancing enforcement. A major second wave of COVID-19 cases and deaths is…

Putin hovers between Russian and 'Eurasian' aims

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RUSSIA

Putin has alternated between this limited war aim and a desire for the total conquest of Ukraine. These seemingly incompatible aims stem from different nationalist traditions, one…

UK ruling on Venezuela gold will raise multiple issues

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VENEZUELA/UK

The ruling will follow a protracted legal battle between incumbent President Nicolas Maduro and opposition leader Juan Guaido -- the latter recognised as legitimate president by…

COVID-19 will test brittle South African health system

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SOUTH AFRICA

President Cyril Ramaphosa on March 15 declared a state of national disaster and announced stringent measures to help combat the outbreak. While South Africa is relatively well…