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Post-pandemic ultra-Orthodox anger will split Israel

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ISRAEL

The pandemic has precipitated a cultural showdown between mainstream Israeli society and the ultra-Orthodox (or ‘haredi’, meaning ‘God-fearing’) Jewish community.

Religious responses drive Middle East virus outcomes

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MIDDLE EAST

Religious communities and their COVID-19 responses.

Opioid firms face US criminal liability

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UNITED STATES

Prosecutors seek to expand the reach of a US statute previously applied only to dealers in illegal drugs, to attempt to establish corporate accountability for the crisis that has…

The great GDP contraction may herald huge crowding out

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INTERNATIONAL

Economic stimulus schemes and gaps.

Despite wellbeing concerns, US adults are happier

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UNITED STATES

Biles provided a high-profile but not uncommon example of the deterioration of individual wellbeing in the United States. Many public health indicators were pointing in that…

Argentine dengue outbreaks will become regular events

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ARGENTINA

The previous all-time peak was recorded in 2020, with a total of 58,435 confirmed cases. At the same time, an all-time record 53 deaths have been reported so far this year -…

Prospects for Turkey in 2021

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PROSPECTS 2021

Fiscal and monetary stimuli and a policy-induced credit boom have combined with the broad normalisation of social life to contain COVID-19's impact on economic output. However…

Street pressures will erode elite cohesion in Cuba

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CUBA

The government is nevertheless shaken. Protests were triggered by severe economic hardship, and reflect a loss of public confidence that the government can improve matters. The…

Cuba unrest will be muted despite economic woes

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CUBA

Economic recovery is nevertheless weak, marked by a liquidity crisis, shortages and inflation. Monetary reform has not stabilised the Cuban peso and, while a heavy-handed response…

Ageing will drive social care demands in Latin America

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LATIN AMERICA

Latin America’s population is ageing rapidly amid declining birth rates and rising life expectancy. This is driving a need for urgent action to prevent demographic changes…