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Russian Communists will campaign hard in Duma election

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RUSSIA

The Russian Communist Party's more robust election campaign

New Uruguay government's COVID-19 boost will not last

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URUGUAY

The contraction preceded the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak. The large inherited fiscal deficit and rising debt-to-GDP ratio are forcing the new government to take unpopular…

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.

Elections conduct will cloud Niger's new presidency

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NIGER

The ruling party’s Mohamed Bazoum won the February 21 second round with 55.75% of the vote against 44.25% for former President Mahamane Ousmane. Ousmane, an ally of Amadou…

Syria’s Deraa will see chronic instability and poverty

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SYRIA

This came as Damascus blamed a former rebel leader for the May 4 abduction and killing of nine policemen in the nearby town of Muzayrib. The security situation in Deraa, which…