World hunger is likely to rise as 2030 UN target nears

The world is far from meeting the UN Sustainable Development Goal to ‘end hunger’ by 2030

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Consumer debt risk becomes Russian political dilemma

As Russians struggle to balance household budgets, many are resorting to loans and borrowing unsustainable sums

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Universal basic income schemes are falling short of expectations regardless of country specifics

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Fragmentation is having diverse harmful effects besides making it difficult for Pedro Sanchez to form a new government

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Amid rumours that President Berdimuhamedov is dead or ill, news footage shows him going about his duties

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A slightly watered-down version of the government's pension reform has passed the Lower House

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Heavy-handed police action against demonstrators is a break with the recent past

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AMLO shows no sign of changing course on any of his plans, however controversial

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The government looks set on using state-funded largesse to placate its people

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Mediated talks are set to continue amid a mounting humanitarian crisis but the opposition is divided and sceptics abound

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