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Women’s labour participation is rising but unevenly

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INT

Beneath this short-term decline, however, lies a different long-term trend. Especially in developed economies, women’s workforce participation has steadily increased, partly due…

Cartes will pursue Paraguay Colorado party presidency

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PARAGUAY

In the likely event that he wins, this will grant him even greater power over the party's direction at the expense of President Mario Abdo Benitez, ahead of the April 2023…

State violence will embolden Mexico's CNTE

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MEXICO

Protests against President Enrique Pena Nieto's education reforms have intensified since June 19, when at least eight people were killed and more than 100 were injured in clashes…

Prospects for Central Asia in 2020

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PROSPECTS 2020

Prospects for Central Asia in 2020.

Polarising politics will hit Argentine recovery hopes

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ARGENTINA

The tax, to be used to fund COVID-19-related healthcare, will not raise the USD300bn envisaged but will have symbolic effect. More serious are congressional moves to cut the…

China's Party Congress puts emphasis on technology

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CHINA

“We must regard science and technology as our primary productive force, talent as our primary resource, and innovation as our primary driver of growth”.

Vietnam anti-graft drive will see elite instabilities

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VIETNAM

Thoa is the latest official to fall in Hanoi’s anti-corruption drive. Thoa reportedly approved Trinh Xuan Thanh’s appointment as PetroVietnam Construction Joint Stock…

Adoption of machine learning will rise

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INTERNATIONAL

Such benefits are leading organisations to adopt AI and its cutting-edge subset, 'machine learning'.

US Green New Deal will evolve piecemeal

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UNITED STATES

The GND calls for massive changes to the US economy, environment and social policy to make the country fully ‘green compliant’. The March 26 rejection of a GND resolution before…