Pestilent peninsula: covid in North Korea
Economist Podcasts19 Touko 2022

Pestilent peninsula: covid in North Korea

North Korea’s zero-covid strategy appears to have failed. The country has officially acknowledged 162 cases; the true number is probably orders of magnitude more. The country’s health-care system is inadequate, and pre-existing conditions such as tuberculosis and malnutrition are rampant. With elections impending in Turkey, politicians have begun competing with each other to scapegoat refugees. And why girls outperform boys in the Arab world’s schools.

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Money Talks: There’s no business like it

Money Talks: There’s no business like it

We raise the curtain on the business of New York’s iconic theatre district. Broadway has been struggling with rising costs and falling sales since the pandemic, but its financial drama started much ea...

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The Intelligence: Alice Weidel’s alternative plan for Germany

The Intelligence: Alice Weidel’s alternative plan for Germany

Our Berlin bureau chief sits down with the increasingly popular co-leader of the Alternative for Germany, the furthest-right of the country’s seven main political parties. How viable are her policy pl...

21 Joulu 202324min

Babbage: Science book club

Babbage: Science book club

Books are the original medium for communicating science to the masses. In a holiday special, producer Kunal Patel asks Babbage’s family of correspondents about the books that have inspired them in the...

20 Joulu 202342min

The Intelligence: Colorado blocks Donald Trump’s candidacy

The Intelligence: Colorado blocks Donald Trump’s candidacy

The state’s supreme court has ruled that he cannot appear on the Republican primary ballot, citing insurrection and a constitutional amendment. It’s an extraordinary decision, but it will only matter ...

20 Joulu 202321min

The Intelligence: Congo’s election

The Intelligence: Congo’s election

After a dubious win in 2018, Felix Tshisekedi is running for office again in the Democratic Republic of Congo – and an incumbency bias could work in his favour. Is there any hope for a fair election? ...

19 Joulu 202327min

The Intelligence: Red (Sea) alert

The Intelligence: Red (Sea) alert

In response to the war in Gaza, Iran-backed Houthi militants are attacking vessels along the key shipping route. If it continues, the consequences could upend global trade. Why do so many young Americ...

18 Joulu 202319min

The Weekend Intelligence: MH17 and the battle for truth

The Weekend Intelligence: MH17 and the battle for truth

For almost a decade The Economist’s Noah Sneider has been following the story of MH17, the passenger plane shot down over Eastern Ukraine on July 17th 2014. All 298 people on board died. No group, or ...

16 Joulu 202348min

The Intelligence: Zelensky’s plea

The Intelligence: Zelensky’s plea

Volodymyr Zelensky is hoping to secure more aid from Washington. But the decision rests with a divided Congress. What does this mean for the next phase of war? India’s aviation industry is really taki...

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