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What Mexico’s first female president might mean for the ‘femicide nation’
feature The Latin American country is grappling with misogynist crime amid a backdrop of progress for women in politics
By Rebekah Evans Published
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The Pope, the ‘false prophet’, and the battle for Argentina
feature Opinion has been split on whether the pontiff's intervention into politics in his home nation is appropriate
By Rebekah Evans Published
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AI-generated books: the rising tide of junk
feature AI-generated titles could flood the internet with mediocre and inaccurate content
By The Week Staff Published
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Guatemala’s anti-corruption election winner offering hope to a region
feature Central Americans fighting authoritarianism ‘rooting’ for centre-left Bernardo Arévalo
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Trump’s violent rhetoric: a threat to the US justice system?
feature The former president has repeatedly attacked those involved in the criminal cases against him
By The Week Staff Published
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Richcession: where have all the millionaires gone?
feature Global wealth has dropped for the first time since 2008 – but it may not be bad news for the economy
By Rebekah Evans Published
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Tackling climate change: is China laggard or pioneer?
feature Beijing remains reticent to publicly debate climate change which is consistently downplayed as a cause of recent disasters
By The Week Staff Published
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What next for Ecuador after Fernando Villavicencio assassination?
feature The killing of a candidate ahead of this week’s elections follows years of crime and a rapidly increasing drugs trade
By Rebekah Evans Published
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The hottest July: America’s Southwest boils in the heat
feature Phoenix residents have suffered burns after falling on the city’s scalding roads
By The Week Staff Published
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The spiralling global rice crisis
feature India’s decision to ban exports is starting to have a domino effect around the world
By Rebekah Evans Published
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Netanyahu’s reforms: an existential threat to Israel?
feature The nation is divided over controversial move depriving Israel’s supreme court of the right to override government decisions
By The Week Staff Published
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A country still in crisis: Lebanon three years on from Beirut blast
feature Political, economic and criminal dramas are causing a damaging stalemate in the Middle East nation
By Chas Newkey-Burden Published
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Ghana abolishes the death penalty
feature It joins a growing list of African countries which are turning away from capital punishment
By Rebekah Evans Published
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Hollywood on hold: actors join writers on the picket line
feature There is a haves vs. have-nots mood in Tinseltown
By The Week Staff Published
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