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Ukrainian President Signs ‘Anti-Oligarch Law’ (RFE RL)

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has signed into law a bill intended to curb the political influence of the country's oligarchs. Zelenskiy signed the so-called anti-oligarch...

Russia’s Kirov Region Culls Poultry After Avian-Flu Outbreak (RFE RL)

Russian authorities have ordered the mass culling of poultry in the western Kirov region after an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza. The region’s governor,...

Kyrgyzstan’s Plucky Election Commission Tries To Disqualify A Political Heavyweight (Bruce Pannier, RFE RL)

In most Central Asian countries, the Central Election Commission does not do very much. In countries such as Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Tajikistan, the election...

Facebook’s Foreign Disasters (Eric Posner, Project-Syndicate)

“The ugly American,” the title of a novel published in 1958 by Eugene Burdick and William Lederer, entered the language to refer to boorish American officials...

Germany’s Chinese Kowtow (Melvyn B. Krauss, Project-Syndicate)

The Greens and the Free Democratic Party, the kingmakers of Germany’s prospective three-party coalition government, favor confronting China over its human-rights abuses in Xinjiang...

Virtual Health for All (Ann Aerts, Project-Syndicate)

The COVID-19 pandemic has sharply accelerated the use of digital technologies in the health sector. For many who could no longer obtain in-person care,...

What Europe’s Energy Crunch Reveals (Daniel Gros, Project-Syndicate)

This month represents an important milestone in the fight against global warming – and not only because of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) currently...

Top UN officials urge Sudan coup leaders to reverse course (Al Monitor)

The head of the United Nations’ High Commission for Human Rights condemned last week’s coup in Sudan and urged Sudanese military leaders to reinstate...

Economic meltdown hits Lebanese funeral industry (Rabih Damaj, Al Monitor)

The death of a relative has become a heavy financial burden for Lebanese citizens. According to UN estimates, more than 55% of Lebanon's population is now living below...

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