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Only vaccines or drugs will end social distancing

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INTERNATIONAL

Studies currently estimate that only a small fraction of people were infected prior to strict social-distancing enforcement. A major second wave of COVID-19 cases and deaths is…

Chile Safe Return Plan aims to move to 'new normal'

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CHILE

Plans for gradual reopening in Chile.

New government will strengthen EU values in Lithuania

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LITHUANIA

The Homeland Union-Christian Democrat (TS-LDK)-led government sworn in on December 11 will make no changes to Lithuania’s US- and EU-aligned and anti-Moscow foreign policy. The…

Gabonese government will emphasise Bongo's recovery

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GABON

Gabonese elite upheaval.

Sonko protests will embolden Senegal’s opposition

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SENEGAL

He had been arrested for disrupting public disorder and attending an illegal demonstration after protests erupted as he responded to a court summons concerning rape allegations…

Keiko arrest may spell the end of Fujimorismo in Peru

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PERU

The future of Fujimorismo.

Senegal's Sonko could be a major contender in 2024

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SENEGAL

The newly formed opposition and civil society alliance, the Movement for the Defense of Democracy (M2D), has questioned the independence and rationale for the Commission, given…

Former Mauritanian president will be an irritant

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MAURITANIA

Abdel Aziz was first arrested in June 2021 on corruption charges; his release suggested a truce between him and President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, his erstwhile political partner…

Rebound among South-east Asian airlines will be uneven

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SOUTH-EAST ASIA

Air passenger traffic in the region has fallen sharply since the onset of COVID-19 crisis. Most South-east Asian countries are battling resurgent waves of infection, fuelled by…

Slovenia will remain polarised, whatever Jansa’s fate

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SLOVENIA

The government led by the Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS) is under mounting pressure as Slovenia prepares to take over the European Council presidency. This is due mainly to…