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(USA) Enrollment in nongroup health insurance by income group (Brookings)

Matthew Fiedler In the United States, most people obtain health insurance either through an employer or a public program like Medicare or Medicaid. But some...

(USA) Early oversight in the 117th Congress: Three takeaways (Brookings)

The 117th Congress is off to a historic start. The January 6th insurrection, former President Trump’s second impeachment, and the passage of major economic...

(Africa) African elephants face extinction amid poaching, habitat loss (Al Jazeera)

Number of forest elephants found mostly in Central Africa has fallen by 86 percent over the last 30 years, prompting the latest warning. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/26/african-elephants-now-critically-endangered

(China/UK) China targets UK with sanctions for Xinjiang ‘disinformation’ (Al Jazeera)

Foreign ministry says nine individuals and four groups subject to immediate sanctions and threatens further action. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/26/china-imposes-uk-targeted-sanctions-over-xinjiang-lies

(Colombia/Venezuela) Thousands of Venezuelans flee to Colombia amid violence on border (Al Jazeera)

Venezuela’s military says it is fighting Colombian armed groups in rural areas, Colombia says people ‘forcibly displaced’. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/25/thousands-of-venezuelans-flee-to-colombia-amid-border-operations

(Brazil) Can Lula da Silva be president of Brazil again? (Al Jazeera)

Presenter: Hashem Ahelbarra Guests: Gustavo Ribeiro – journalist and editor-in-chief of The Brazilian Report Paulo Sotero – distinguished fellow at the Wilson Center’s Brazil Institute Nizar Messari – vice...

(Myanmar/USA/UK) Myanmar military’s giant conglomerates sanctioned by US, UK (Al Jazeera)

The US and UK’s actions Thursday are the most significant yet against the sprawling business interests of Myanmar’s military, which include telecommunications, mining and real estate. https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/3/25/us-uk-slap-sanctions-on-firms-controlled-by-myanmars-military

(Innovation/Technology) Bitcoin selloff takes a bite out of cryptocurrency’s biggest fund (Al Jazeera)

Katie Greifeld The Grayscale Bitcoin Trust free fall highlights the extent to which the latest leg of the retail-driven crypto craze is cooling. https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/3/25/bitcoin-selloff-takes-a-bite-out-of-cryptocurrencys-biggest-fund

(Innovation/Technology) Is liftoff of Cathie Wood’s new ARK Space ETF imminent? (Al Jazeera)

Claire Ballentine Ark Investment Management’s new space ETF could debut as soon as the start of next week, based on regulatory filings, which would cap...

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