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China Is Closing the Door on More Than Just Democracy in Hong Kong

Before sitting down to write this week’s column, I opened a large and tattered, white, padded envelope that had arrived from Hong Kong late last week to find the final issue of the city’s once famously feisty newspaper, the Apple Daily, which was forced by local authorities to shut down …

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Riz, cacao, café, coton… L’Afrique de l’Ouest face à la flambée des cours

Après une chute mondiale du prix des produits agricoles en 2020 – conséquence de la pandémie de Covid-19 – les cours repartent à la hausse depuis plusieurs mois. État des lieux en infographies. Initiée depuis la fin 2020, la tendance haussière des cours des matières premières agricoles se poursuit. Les …

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Hijackers leave vessel in Gulf of Oman, British navy group says

Military says ‘incident complete’ after reports of armed men commandeering ship near UAE; details surrounding episode remain unclear The British navy says the hijackers who boarded a vessel off the coast of the United Arab Emirates in the Gulf of Oman have left the targeted ship, without elaborating. The notice …

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