It’s his party: American primaries
Economist Podcasts18 Touko 2022

It’s his party: American primaries

Five American states held primary elections yesterday. The most important were in Pennsylvania, where a Trump-backed candidate won the Republican gubernatorial primary. The Republican senate race remains too close to call. Wide-area motion imaging is a surveillance technique developed by the military in Iraq but now creeping into the civilian world. And why war in Ukraine is raising the price of berries in Britain. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer

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Heavy meddle: Trump and Brazil

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Pause for little effect: a trickle of aid in Gaza

Pause for little effect: a trickle of aid in Gaza

Localised “tactical pauses” in Gaza relieve international pressure on Israel more than they relieve the pressure of starvation on Gazans. We ask how the aid effort looks on the ground. Japan’s law on ...

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EU gotta know when to hold ‘em: America’s latest trade deal

EU gotta know when to hold ‘em: America’s latest trade deal

The European Union will swallow 15% tariffs in exchange for promises to buy American. We examine the accord and ask what will stick. The English region of the Midlands is unjustly overlooked, our corr...

28 Heinä 202520min

Xiaomi the way: a Chinese tech giant gets bigger

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The smartphone giant is now making strong inroads in the electric-vehicle market. But can its boss’s belovedness at home translate to success abroad? Britain and Argentina are putting past differences...

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Anti-anti-corruption? A bill in Ukraine sparks protests

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A new bill threatening the independence of anti-corruption agencies has brought Ukrainians onto the streets and rattled international observers. London’s electric bikes are making it ever more a cycli...

24 Heinä 202523min

The smaller C: progress in beating cancer

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Overall, more people are dying from cancer. But a closer look at the numbers reveals just how much success modern medicine has had at making the disease less deadly. The spiraling fortunes of Kraft He...

23 Heinä 202521min

Hawks v talks: barriers to peace in Gaza

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Even as Western countries band together to condemn Israel’s actions, aid remains at a trickle and the war is expanding into a central-Gazan city. We ask how the horrors might end. As with many technol...

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Land of the rising shun? Immigration and Japan’s politics

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