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Brazil policy shortfalls will see new COVID outbreaks

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BRAZIL

The discovery of a new variant of the virus (P1) in Manaus has prompted renewed concerns as the city is suffering a severe second wave, months after a first wave that reportedly…

Rare admission reveals economic strain in North Korea

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NORTH KOREA

An already stretched and spartan economy has been hammered this year by anti-pandemic curbs which have hit trade, and now by severe flooding. Another typhoon is expected in coming…

Brussels attacks may lead to policy change in Europe

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BELGIUM

These are the first terrorist attacks on EU territory since the Paris attacks in November 2015. The attacks on Zaventem Airport and Maelbeeck metro station come just four days…

Online disinformation is greater risk for older users

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INT

The growing numbers of senior citizens in the United States, their rapidly increasing adoption of social media and their high levels of voter turnout make their vulnerability to…

Italy's bank reform will not ease credit crunch soon

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ITALY

Reform of Italy's cooperative banks.

Poland’s disaster-hit Oder river will not recover soon

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POLAND

An ecological disaster on the Oder, Poland’s second-longest river, on its western border with Germany, revealed the state’s weaknesses in water quality control and environmental…

African election monitoring will need domestic focus

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AFRICA

Election monitoring in Africa