News Items from the Week of November 2, 2018

International

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Brazil’s public universities are in crisis | Funded by the state of Rio de Janeiro rather than the federal government, [Federal University of Rio de Janeiro] is one of numerous local public services hit with a crisis caused by falling oil prices coupled with widespread corruption. In recent years, local governments have based their spending on anticipated revenue from newly discovered offshore...