In sub-Saharan Africa, where much of the population lives on the edge of subsistence, poverty and slow economic growth, or outright decline, increased the likelihood of future state collapse, thereby trapping the countries in a vicious circle of poverty and political instability.

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This has been made all the worse by a collapse of renewable energy momentum amid steep reductions or outright cancellations of government support programs.

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The reality is, the 2011 Red Sox now have the distinction as being the team with the most epic late season collapse in Major League Baseball history, which began a period of intense scrutiny, finger pointing and outright disdain from fans and media alike.

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