Tag Archives: International News
NPR News Now discusses continued criticism of federal agents in states, Spain’s new lockdown measures and other international news.World News Podcast: Unemployment In America Rises, China Tensions And South Korean Recession
The Economist reports on the rise of American unemployment, tensions with China and South Korea falls into recession.
Global News: Huawei And The Tech Cold War, Young Minds & Tiny Transistors
A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, Huawei and the tech cold war; (8:55) millions of young minds are going to waste; (16:10) and a new material helps transistors become vanishingly small.
Morning News Podcast: Global Covid-19 Cases Surpass 13 Million, China
The Economist Morning Briefing, July 14th, 2020: Coronavirus cases surpass 13m and China and America trade insults.
Global News: American Racism, Iran And Low-Earth Orbit Battles
A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, how not to tackle American racism, (10:28) a better way to contain Iran’s nuclear programme, (14:38) and the battle for low-earth orbit.
World News Podcast: The Latest From Europe And Asia (The Economist)
The Economist reviews ‘The Week in Brief’. France’s new prime minister and the end of England’s travel quarantine.
Global: How Essential Is Amazon, British Politics & United Nations (Podcast)
A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, Amazon is essential, but vulnerable; (10:35) pandemic politics in Britain; (18:15) and the United Nations after 75 years.
Global: The Power Of Protest, Great Cities Post-Covid & Bartleby Columns
A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, the power of protest and the legacy of George Floyd; (11:07) life in great cities after the pandemic; (17:55) and the lessons from one hundred Bartleby columns on work and management.
Global: Police Violence In America, China Trade & Pushkin’s Lockdown
A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week: Police violence, race and protest in America, How will China’s Belt and Road Initiative survive? (10:30) And, Alexander Pushkin’s productive lockdown (23:10).
International: Has Covid Killed Globalization, European Disunion & Mike Pompeo (The Economist)
A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, has covid-19 killed globalisation? Why the European Union is having a bad crisis (10:55) and how Mike Pompeo is confusing leadership with bashing his opponents (19:20). Zanny Minton Beddoes hosts.
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