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Venezuelan government-opposition talks advance slowly

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VENEZUELA

The talks have led to ‘partial agreements’ between President Nicolas Maduro and opposition leader Juan Guaido, but no immediate progress in securing the Maduro government’s goal…

African populations are vulnerable to falsified drugs

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AFRICA

Substandard and falsified drugs in Africa.

Beirut will win little aid to address deepening crises

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LEBANON

LEBANON: Beirut will win little aid to address crises

Boosting Africa’s health security will be challenging

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AFRICA

Although cases and mortality per capita in Africa have been low compared to Europe and the Americas, the pandemic has exposed underlying vulnerabilities in health systems…

Lebanese Shia will rely on Hezbollah parallel economy

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LEBANON

This promptly followed reports of a large explosion at a Hezbollah-linked fuel depot on a smuggling route across the Lebanon-Syria border, possibly targeted by Israeli planes.

Even if politicians deal, Lebanon faces a bleak future

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LEBANON

The audit and wider structural economic reforms are preconditions for urgently needed foreign aid. Economic conditions in Lebanon are still worsening, with power cuts, food…

Vaccine hesitancy poses Caribbean health challenges

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CARIBBEAN

The calls follow similar warnings from the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO), which said last month that low vaccination coverage was hindering efforts to stem the pandemic.

COVID-19 will exacerbate Sahel food crisis

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SAHEL

Sahel, COVID-19 and hunger.