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Static illicit drug use calls for new global strategy

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INTERNATIONAL

The level of drug use globally and its impacts.

Russia sees crypto as sanctions solution

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RUSSIA

The invasion of Ukraine and the raft of crippling Western sanctions that followed have rekindled the Russian government's interest in cryptocurrencies, with a view to using them…

Somaliland electoral crisis creates sequencing dilemma

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SOMALIA

This came after the electoral commission postponed the presidential election and the Gurti (parliament’s upper house, consisting of traditional elders) extended Muse Bihi's term…

Asteroid mining becomes a serious proposition

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INTERNATIONAL

Asteroid mining.

Opposition weakness will help Polish ruling coalition

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POLAND

At the beginning of 2021, the ZP coalition of the Law and Justice (PiS), Accord and United Poland (SP) parties is stable, but not as strong as it has been in previous years. This…

Palestinian leadership may be more radical post-Abbas

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PALESTINIANS

By doing so, Abbas indirectly underlined his failure to change the status quo through negotiations. The speech comes during a critical period in domestic politics when Abbas is…

Edge computing holds key to Internet of Things market

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INTERNATIONAL

Edge computing.

Chinese EV investment runs risks in Hungary, Slovakia

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EASTERN EUROPE/CHINA

Slovakia’s first EV battery plant aims to support the nascent EV industry and underlying supply chains. Foreign capital and technological innovations are key for Central European…

Abe's US visit tightens alliance ties

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JAPAN/US

This is the first state visit extended to a Japanese prime minister since Junichiro Koizumi's in 2006 under the George W Bush administration. Abe was awarded the honour on April…

Compromise options yet to emerge in Ukraine talks

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UKRAINE

The first four-party summit in three years gave President Volodymyr Zelensky his first introduction to the 'Normandy format', and also to Russian President Vladimir Putin, with…