In an era of perpetual military engagements, from drone strikes in distant deserts to naval confrontations in contested seas, one glaring absence
Addressing the key issue of improving the insolvency framework and tackling debt restructuring, Latvia’s Ministry of Justice has completed an 18-month project financed by the European Union through the Structural Reform Support Programme and implemented by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), in cooperation with the European Commission (DG REFORM) and with the
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The sudden death on April 19, 2021 of Chadian President Idriss Déby Itno is creating a very dangerous vacuum in Central Africa and the Sahel. Déby, who ruled Chad for 30 years, was killed while fighting rebels trying to overthrow his government. Few sub-Saharan African countries have the regional reach of Chad, and this is
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Public frustration over Japan's slow vaccine roll-out is intensifying after it emerged that the European Union approved the export of more than 50 million Covid-19 shots to the country this year, the most among nations the bloc is shipping to.
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U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to discuss his goal of engaging with other nations and taking a leadership role on the world stage as he gives an address Wednesday night to a joint session of Congress.
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The coronavirus pandemic is taking a heavy toll on Bosnia and Herzegovina. “245,000 workers are at immediate risk because of the characteristics of their jobs”, according to a new joint study by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) published today.
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Despite the rapid spread of internet use across Asia and the Pacific, almost 2.4 billion people, or 55% of the region’s population, remain offline according to the latest data from the UN International Telecommunications Union (ITU).
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Green and social finance must be nurtured to ensure that Asia and the Pacific's recovery from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is inclusive, resilient, and sustainable, according to Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2021, released by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) today.
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Gross domestic product (GDP) in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is forecast to surge this year despite persistent uncertainties over the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, according to a new report by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) released today.
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Today, the European Commission proposes to support close to 500 former workers of the metal-works factories of GMH Guss in Germany, who lost their employment after several client companies relocated their production to countries outside the European Union.
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COVID-19 has demonstrated that viruses not only know no borders, but they also do not discriminate based on immigration status. Failing to take migrants into account in our vaccination efforts would hamper the effectiveness of these campaigns and make it difficult to end the pandemic.
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