Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Imana Gunawan discuss the challenges facing a post-coup Myanmar, plus more on the UK hosting a G7 summit, Palestinian local elections, Colombia and Ecuador reopening land borders and a meeting between the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan. 

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This episode was produced with work from Factal editors Jess Fino, Ahmed Namatalla, Irene Villora, Jimmy Lovaas and Imana Gunawan.  Music courtesy of Andrew Gospe. 

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Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Bada Kim discuss the new coronavirus variant that’s got the whole world on edge, plus more on European Union sanctions against Belarus, a presidential election in The Gambia, a possible verdict in the trial of Myanmar’s deposed leader and Russia’s Putin visiting India.

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This episode was produced with work from Factal editors Joe Veyera, Sophie Perryer, Imana Gunawan, Irene Villora and Bada Kim.  Music courtesy of Andrew Gospe. 

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Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Jess Fino discuss Austria's coronavirus lockdown and protests in Europe, plus more on elections in Honduras, the U.S. and Iran resuming indirect talks, a verdict in the case of Myanmar's deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi and an OPEC+ meeting.

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This episode was produced with work from Factal editors Irene Villora, Jimmy Lovaas, Imana Gunawan, Amy Pessetto and Jess Fino.  Music courtesy of Andrew Gospe. 

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Editors Jimmy Lovaas and David Wyllie discuss the terror probe underway in the United Kingdom, plus more on the North American Leaders' Summit, Venezuela's election, a coronavirus vaccine deadline for US federal workers and Israel's defense minister visiting Morocco.

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This episode was produced with work from Factal editors Jeff Landset, Irene Villora, Vivian Wang, Ahmed Namatalla and David Wyllie.  Music courtesy of Andrew Gospe. 

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Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Vivian Wang discuss China-Taiwan tensions, plus more on the Paris conference on Libya, Bulgaria's election, East African bloc leaders meeting on Ethiopia, Gulf of Mexico oil and gas auction.

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Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Sophie Perryer discuss the conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region, plus more on the Nicaraguan election, a key meeting of China's Communist Party,  coronavirus vaccines for children in the US and  Russia's plan to start pumping natural gas into European gas storage.

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• In response to soaring coronavirus death tolls, Russian President Putin declared a week of “non-working days” starting Friday as part of a series of new, stricter restrictions introduced to combat the spike.
• Truck drivers across several Brazilian states are planning to strike Monday over the increase in fuel prices and new government’s proposals for the sector.
• The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments starting Monday concerning Texas’ highly restrictive abortion law that bans the procedure after roughly six weeks of pregnancy and enables lawsuits against abortion providers.
• A UN report due to be released on Monday is expected to reveal numerous allegations of human rights violations in Tigray, Ethiopia, that occurred during the year-long conflict.
• Sudan Coup -- an interview with Factal editor Ahmed Namatalla

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• Saturday marks a decade since Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi was killed by rebel groups in the culmination of an uprising, and the country is in a state of ceasefire — but presidential elections scheduled for December threaten to disrupt the fragile peace.
• Uzbek citizens will head to polls Saturday to vote for a president in the country’s first election since incumbent President Shavkat Mirziyoyev came to power in September 2016.
• Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau plans to reshuffle his cabinet Tuesday following last month’s snap election.
• Iran is set to host a meeting Wednesday of foreign ministers representing the six countries that border Afghanistan, plus Russia, in an effort to stabilize the landlocked central Asian nation after the Taliban’s seizure of power from the U.S.-backed government in July.
• Haiti kidnapping -- an interview with Factal Editor Jeff Landset.

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• The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee will meet on Thursday to review safety and efficacy data for potential booster doses of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine. The panel will reconvene the next day for similar discussions regarding the Johnson & Johnson shot.
• Unvaccinated French citizens will no longer be able to get free coronavirus tests starting Friday as Paris’ attempts to encourage the population to get vaccinated escalate. Tests for vaccinated citizens will remain free.
• The NBA season kicks off Tuesday with questions about the vaccination status of one of its star players.
• Russia will invite Taliban representatives to talks on Afghanistan in Moscow on Wednesday, according to President Vladimir Putin’s envoy to Afghanistan.
• Lebanon power outages -- an interview with Factal Editor Ahmed Namatalla.

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• Mexican and U.S. officials are set to hold security talks on Friday in Mexico City.
• Leaders from the world’s 20 largest economies will hold a virtual summit on Tuesday to discuss the ongoing crisis in Afghanistan after G20 chair Italy pressed for it. The session will focus on the ongoing humanitarian and economic crisis in the country that has worsened since the Taliban seized power.
• EU diplomats will hold a summit with Ukraine on Tuesday to discuss a host of issues between the bloc and Kyiv.
• Indonesia’s tourist island of Bali will reopen to some countries on Thursday after more than one year of tough restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic.
• Pandora Papers -- an interview with Factal Senior Editor Sophie Perryer.

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