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Mexico tourism plan rides on success of Maya Train

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MEXICO

The news follows years of healthy growth in the sector and comes as the government launches a new tourism plan. President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) announced the National…

Latin America's poor will be worst hit by obesity

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LATIN AMERICA

Latin America's most serious health challenge -- obesity.

US homeless numbers will be slow to fall

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UNITED STATES

Voters increasingly associate homelessness with two other political issues: concern about immigration and a perception that urban crime is increasing. This is complicating efforts…

Lebanon’s Central Bank governor will be replaced

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LEBANON

Salameh, along with his brother Raja, is under investigation in Lebanon and Europe for alleged financial irregularities following Lebanon’s 2019 economic collapse. The economy…

Ramaphosa’s government faces social relief dilemmas

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SOUTH AFRICA

The pandemic has sharpened questions about the role of South Africa's extensive social grants system in wider economic policy. In particular, emergency provisions have focused…

Climate policies to alter global business environment

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INTERNATIONAL

Accelerating climate change threatens vast human and economic loss. In response, developed-country governments are legislating to force businesses to change while also seeking to…

West African coastal states will fear jihadist threat

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WEST AFRICA

Jihadists' coastal threat.

Fertiliser and food prices could be high for years

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INTERNATIONAL

Fertiliser is crucial to agricultural output and global demand for it rose by 6.3% in 2021. This, combined with supply disruptions, took prices 78.6% higher year-on-year in 2021…

Indonesia drug problem to grow despite narcotics war

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INDONESIA

This follows President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo’s order in a July 21 speech that law enforcement personnel should summarily shoot suspected drug dealers who resist arrest, with a…

Iran’s budget will increase social welfare spending

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IRAN

The expansionary budget increases social welfare spending significantly above the present inflation rate, highlighting the government’s concern that worsening economic conditions…