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Are Britain’s beleaguered smokers headed for their last gasp?

UK Harvey Morris - September 4, 2024.

UK government plans to toughen restrictions on smokers managed to grab the domestic headlines in a summer news lull as public health campaigners vied for...

China and Africa are redefining economic relations, but by whose standards?

China Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - September 3, 2024.

The leaders of 50 African nations have been arriving in Beijing for days, followed by a grand welcome for a summit on economic cooperation that...

Europe is still not prepared for the effects of droughts and water shortages

EU Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - September 2, 2024.

Europe is nearing the conclusion of another summer marked by extraordinarily high temperatures and water shortages, for which there is yet no comprehensive and long-term...

Russia has high hopes for the regional elections in Germany

Russia Sergei Stepancev, TA Moscow - September 1, 2024.

Vladimir Putin has high hopes for today's elections in the eastern German states of Thuringia and Saxony, as well as in Brandenburg on September 22. The...

Renewal of Turkey-EU dialogue—far more shared interests than obstacles

Turkey Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - August 30, 2024.

The participation of Turkish foreign minister Hakan Fidan in the informal meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels marked the thawing of the institutional dialogue...

Let’s not write off Germany’s centrist politics just yet

EU Ferry Biedermann - August 29, 2024.

State elections in the east of Germany this month are widely seen as putting pressure on the centre of German politics, especially in terms of...

The Global South responds to China's desire to be its leader by imposing customs barriers

China Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - August 28, 2024.

China has found an alternative for growing exports of its products in developing economies, given that developed Western markets have been putting up even bigger...

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