Monocle 24’s Emma Nelson and panellists Nabila Ramdani and Stephen Dalziel cover the weekend’s biggest stories. Plus: a check-in on what’s making headlines in Helsinki.
Category Archives: Politics
Saturday Morning: News And Stories From London
Georgina Godwin sets the tone for the weekend, Vincent McAviney reviews the papers and Andrew Mueller recaps what we learned this week.
Morning News: Taliban Repression Of Women, Virtual Reality Battles
When the Taliban resumed power, there were hopes that women might not be as excluded, repressed and abused as they were previously. Those hopes have faded.
As smartphone sales plateau, tech giants are furiously searching for new platforms to conquer. Augmented and virtual reality are the new battlefields. And the rise of giga-everything: how the scale of science drives linguistic innovation.
Previews: The Economist Magazine – April 16, 2022
Morning News: Brooklyn Subway Gunman, U.S. Sends Heavier Weapons, NFT’s
Brooklyn subway shooting suspect arrested, Biden Administration to provide Ukraine with heavier weapons, and does anyone understand NFT’s.
Morning News: Russia In East Ukraine, Australia’s Federal Election, Aviation
We assess Moscow’s military strategy amid warnings of a new Russian offensive in eastern Ukraine. Plus, a look ahead to Australia’s federal election, a review of today’s papers and aviation news.
Morning News: Honda EV Expansion, Apple Phones In India, Russian ‘Brain Drain’
Hundreds of thousands of predominantly young professionals have left Russia since its invasion of Ukraine, an exodus that is denting Russia’s growing tech sector.
WSJ reporter Georgi Kantchev explains who is leaving, why, and what long-term effects their departure could have on the Russian economy and society. Plus, how is TikTok changing children’s brains? Luke Vargas hosts.
Political Views: Emmanuel Macron’s Future, Russian War Crimes, Headset Wars
A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, why Emmanuel Macron’s fate matters beyond France, war crimes in Ukraine (11:05) and we explore the new headset wars between tech firms (16:05).
Previews: The New Yorker Magazine – April 18, 2022
April 18, 2022 – The street corner on this week’s cover, with towering luxury condos rising among modest family homes, evokes a neighborhood in transition—a scene that is being repeated across New York City’s outer boroughs. We talked to the artist Nicole Rifkin, who lived in Brooklyn’s Crown Heights before rising rents pushed her out, about a sense of belonging and observing the small details of the place where you live.
Morning News: French Election, Russia Targets Civilians, EU Oil Imports
We discuss France’s presidential elections. Plus: the latest on the war in Ukraine, Mexico’s curious referendum and a review of today’s papers.
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