Three more years
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John Howard has confounded expectations to win a third term as Australian prime minister. Howard's Liberal-National coalition had trailed behind the opposition Labor Party in the polls earlier in 2001, but Howard's tough stance over refugees proved popular with voters.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 2001
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Brazil's 500 years of solitude
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There is a need for Brazil to shed its inferiority complex and take on a greater role as a competitor against developed economies. Brazil has become more open, which improves its prospects, and there are encouraging signs from the hosting of a conference on democracy.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 2000
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After ten years, democracy stirs
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Widespread criticism of the government of Eritrea has spread throughout the general public, and there is a new pressure for political reform. Pres Issaias Afwerki has been accused of blocking moves towards democracy.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 2001
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