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Titicaca drought hits local Peru-Bolivia economy

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PERU/BOLIVIA

Some 3 million people live around Lake Titicaca, which straddles the border between Peru and Bolivia and is the largest lake in South America. Many are heavily reliant on its…

Tunisian government may introduce more water cuts

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TUNISIA

Tunisia was hit by a severe drought during this year's winter months when most rainfall traditionally occurs. However, the country’s current levels of water stress are also due to…

Cuban discontent will be muted despite economic woes

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CUBA

At the same time, private businesses have been allowed to import as never before. New privately owned shops caters to those with hard currency, but for most people the economic…

Jordan’s stalled economy risks rising social tensions

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JORDAN

The economy faces chronic problems of low growth, joblessness and declining living standards, resulting in periodic protests. Its heavy dependence on foreign aid, especially from…

Morocco faces a low risk of major terrorist attacks

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MOROCCO

Security campaigns suggest concerns about the possibility of domestic terrorism threats and the seeming desire of Moroccan hardliners to fight in the Sahel. Yet arrests also…

El Salvador poverty will create problems for Bukele

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EL SALVADOR

President Nayib Bukele is highly popular, having implemented hard-line security policies that have reduced murder rates dramatically. He was re-elected in February by a landslide…

New term to bring new issues for El Salvador’s Bukele

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EL SALVADOR

However, problems with the count have delayed an official result. Bukele, who has already served nearly a full term as president, circumvented a constitutional ban on re-election…

Major projects will not ease southern Mexico poverty

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MEXICO

Three of his most important flagship projects, the Olmeca-Dos Bocas oil refinery, the Maya Train and the Tehuantepec Isthmus Interoceanic Corridor (CIIT), are located in the…

Colombia’s high emigration rates will continue

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COLOMBIA

While the country has received record intakes of Venezuelans escaping the political and economic crisis there, net outflows of Colombians have risen since the end of…

Lebanese health and education woes risk instability

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LEBANON

This is having highly negative economic and social consequences, with problematic implications for long-term growth and stability. The country’s already extreme inequality is…