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Modi will not want ally to do too well in Bihar poll

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INDIA

Incumbent Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is hoping to retain his position. Kumar’s Janata Dal (United) or JD(U) is part of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) led by Prime…

South Africa health plan will fuel chronic uncertainty

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SOUTH AFRICA

However, despite being a formal government policy goal since the ruling ANC’s 2007 national conference -- and the subject of extensive critical debate and public consultation…

Romanian government’s health spending will fall short

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ROMANIA

The November 14 fire happened at a very old provincial hospital in Piatra Neamt in north-eastern Romania, but the January 29 tragedy was at one of Romania’s most modern and…

Doctors’ strike may spell crisis for Seoul

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SOUTH KOREA

President Yoon Suk-yeol’s administration aims to remedy a chronic shortage of doctors in South Korea. Public opinion is firmly behind Yoon, but the KMA has enjoyed past success in…

Romanian centre-right will struggle to form coalition

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ROMANIA

They have enough seats along with the Hungarian minority party to form a government. But the former communist Social Democratic Party (PSD) and fringe politicians are the main…

Thai premier will ride out pandemic-related criticism

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THAILAND

The move is ostensibly designed to strengthen Prayut’s ability to manage the country’s third wave of COVID-19 infections, but the government’s opponents fear that it will give the…

Donor commitments could kickstart Madagascar recovery

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MADAGASCAR

The aim was to build on progress made in July when the government secured a three-year IMF Extended Credit Facility (ECF) programme. The country’s central bank reported that…

Coronavirus shows how China has changed since SARS

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CHINA

The government's response to the novel coronavirus in Wuhan.

White House plans a broad approach to infrastructure

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UNITED STATES

Democrats see infrastructure spending as driving both the post-pandemic recovery through job creation and the transition to green energy needed to meet climate mitigation goals…

COVID-19 crisis could alter Angolan power dynamics

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ANGOLA

Various restrictions are being eased, and parts of the economy gradually reopened, although a sanitary cordon around Luanda remains. Angola has 73 confirmed COVID-19 cases…