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Deadly leadership battles are a problem that has long plagued other nations at the epicenter of Latin America’s decades-old drug war, underscoring the difficulty of stanching violence and curbing the flow of drugs.

The ban - which prohibits the sale of soya grown on land cleared after 2008 - is widely credited with curbing deforestation and has been held up as a global environmental success story.

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Global fossil fuel emissions are set to hit a new high in 2025, according to research published Thursday that also warns curbing warming under 1.5C would now be essentially "impossible".

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In July, nationwide protests broke out over changes curbing the independence of Nabu and Sap.

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Over the past year, Fico has faced large street protests repeatedly over his seeking close ties with the Kremlin despite Russia's invasion of Ukraine and his curbing of rights.

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