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In recent years, Iran has witnessed high levels of societal unrest, which has roots extending deep into the country’s rich history. Anti-regime protests notably spurred by tragic events such as the death in custody of a young woman, Mahsa Amini, have exposed the dual nature of Iran—the resilience…
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La solidarité en situation de catastrophe naturelle est cruciale pour sauver des vies, fournir des secours et aider les populations sinistrées à se relever. Bien que les catastrophes naturelles soient dévastatrices dans bien de cas, elles révèlent souvent le meilleur de la nature humaine, lorsque…
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On the day he formally took power in Nigeria, 29 May, President Bola Tinubu put an end to fuel subsidies. It was a bold and politically difficult decision, but long overdue. Nigeria is a leading oil producer and yet its citizens struggle to put gas in their tanks. It exports crude oil but imports…
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During the 2019 Indian general elections, researchers studied how organizers used a network of WhatsApp groups to manipulate Twitter trends through coordinated mass postings. The researchers joined 600 WhatsApp groups and found evidence of 75 hashtag manipulation campaigns in the form of…
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The movement of the camels, for days and days under the burning sun, started to tire the traveler; the heat was unbearable, the water bottle empty. Suddenly, the exhausted foreigner saw water, a lake, on the horizon, and a sailing boat, a felucca as the Egyptians use on the Nile. Another mile of…
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Le Maroc a été frappé, dans la nuit du 8 au 9 septembre 2023, par un tremblement de terre d’une magnitude de 7 degrés sur l’échelle Richter, dont l’épicentre a été localisé au centre du pays dans la région d’Al Haouz, située au milieu de la chaîne montagneuse du Haut Atlas, mais qui a également…
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If we want to understand the implications for growth—particularly the costs—of moving towards a fractured trading system, we can use as a benchmark what happened during the period of what is usually called hyper-globalization or globalization 2.0. Here, I'll try to highlight the relevant aspects,…
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This publication was originally published in Project Syndicate WASHINGTON, DC – The world economy remains beset by challenges, from tight monetary, financial, and fiscal conditions to the effects of the war in Ukraine. These headwinds are impeding global growth – which is expected to slow to 3…
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Kim Ju-ae, supposed daughter of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, was introduced by her father for the first time to the world and 26.1 million citizens of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) on November 19, 2022. Her first public appearance was unusual: at the launch of an…
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Un peu plus d’un mois après le coup d’État qui a renversé le président nigérien, Ali Bongo Odimba (ABO) est, dans la matinée du 30 août, renversé par un groupe de militaires avant même qu’il n’ait eu le temps de fêter sa troisième élection à la tête de l’État gabonais. 1-Encore un coup d’État…