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Athens braces for battle on school reform

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GREECE

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Education Minister Niki Kerameus announced the reform on June 28. It includes hiring 11,700 elementary and high-school teachers on tenured…

Pandemic education losses to worsen Mexico inequality

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MEXICO

Concerns about the Omicron variant saw twelve states reject Ministry of Education (SEP) calls for in-person pre-primary, primary and lower-secondary classes to resume on January…

Peru cabinet moves may see short-term political truce

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PERU

In selecting new members of his ministerial team, President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski has sought to appease the pro-Fujimori opposition in Congress without giving them a role in…

Pandemic takes tough toll on informal women workers

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INT

Policy measures taken in response to the economic crisis created by the pandemic have largely been gender-blind, exacerbating the long-standing economic precarity and gender…

Polish isolation in EU could cost PiS government dear

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POLAND

The Law and Justice (PiS) government has already enacted a bill changing the appointment system for the National Council of the Judiciary and another bill makes the justice…

Spain’s Sanchez reboots agenda with cabinet reshuffle

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SPAIN

The reshuffle involves some significant changes, including the promotion of Economy Minister Nadia Calvino as first deputy prime minister. Other notable changes include new…

Mexico social policy will bring rewards and risks

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MEXICO

Such moves have proven highly popular and may go some way towards explaining the enduring popularity of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) in the face of high crime…

Universities fail to meet African skills requirements

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AFRICA

Outlook for universities in sub-Saharan Africa.

South-east Asia gender balance implies growth benefit

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SOUTH-EAST ASIA

Gender inequality, business and economic growth as ASEAN integrates economically.

Challenges will delay Caribbean's post-COVID recovery

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CARIBBEAN

Jamaicans are to remain in their homes for three consecutive weekends. Although the economies of the English-speaking Caribbean are witnessing a gradual recovery, there are…