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African telecoms markets will undergo transformation

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AFRICA

More than 25 million Kenyans use mobile money, with around 16 million transactions a day worth 36 billion dollars last year. Governments across Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are…

Mental illness is rising among young US adults

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UNITED STATES

Proposition 1, backed by Governor Gavin Newsom, was partly prompted by the rise in homelessness in Los Angeles linked to the inability of mental health services to keep up with…

Fire investigations will harm Guatemala’s Morales

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GUATEMALA

Morales’s comments follow the attorney-general’s filing of a request with the Supreme Court on June 12 to remove his immunity from prosecution in connection with the fire…

China’s demographic challenge may be manageable

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CHINA

The decline in the workforce as a share of the population will take a toll on economic output and put pressure on government finances.

US migrant fiasco will have long-term implications

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LATIN AMERICA/US

The remarks follow an international outcry over the separation of undocumented migrant children from their parents at the US border. An abrupt U-turn by US President Donald Trump…

Rising US health spending will hit government budgets

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UNITED STATES

Healthcare spending fell following the onset of COVID-19 as savings from patients foregoing non-COVID care offset the additional costs of fighting the pandemic. While the…

Multiple measurements muddle global inequality debate

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INTERNATIONAL

The impact of the proliferation on inequality measurements.

Hungary’s Orban will probably survive Bicske scandal

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HUNGARY

Fidesz has suffered three high-profile political casualties following the presidential pardon for Endre Konya, who tried to cover up for a child abuser: President Katalin Novak…

Factors encouraging Lithuanians to emigrate will fall

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LITHUANIA

Before COVID-19 intervened, economic growth, rising wages, the development of high-tech sectors and Brexit were encouraging immigration. In 2019, 51% of immigrants were…

Pandemic will have severe impact on Mexican education

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MEXICO

It also appears not to have assessed the effectiveness of its home-learning strategy, established after schools were closed in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Without this…