We discuss what happens now for the US, Russia and Ukraine after talks between Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin. Plus: unrest in the Solomon Islands, Rohingya refugees take on Facebook and the UAE adapts its working week.
Category Archives: News
Front Page Views: Wall Street Journal – DEC 8
Morning News: 80 Years After Pearl Harbor, Car Politics, Office & Home
The Japanese attack set America on a course toward military hegemony; recent administrations have walked it back. We ask what the country would fight for now.
A clash of priorities between national and city-level politicians the world over makes for fraught politics on car ownership. And our columnist envisages how the office will compete with home in a post-pandemic world.
Front Page Views: The New York Times – December 7
Front Page Views: Wall Street Journal – DEC 6
Analysis: Omicron & The Economy, Stablecoins & Russia’s Gulag Legacy
A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week: what the Omicron variant means for the world economy, what experiments with “free banking” in the 18th and 19th centuries reveal about the future of stablecoins (10:53) and how the legacy of Stalin’s gulag continues to shape Russian fortunes (18:16).
Sunday Morning: Stories From Zurich And London
Monocle’s editorial director Tyler Brûlé brings us a festive programme while our Christmas market takes place in Zürich. Featuring Priska Amstutz, Chandra Kurt and Monocle’s Chris Cermak and Emma Nelson.
Front Page View: The New York Times – December 5
Saturday Morning: News From London And Zurich
Georgina Godwin presents a special broadcast between London and Zürich, as our Christmas market is in full swing in the Swiss city. We also discuss the weekend’s top stories and hear from a few vendors.
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