A look ahead to the weekend’s regional election in France, a look at the state of US foreign policy after an eventful week for president Biden, plus the renaissance of night trains in Europe.
Tag Archives: Morning News Podcasts
Morning News: Biden & Putin, Cryptocurrencies, French Property Laws
Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin have much to hammer out today—but don’t expect it to be genial. We examine what is on the table, and how each president will be judged.
Competition in the cryptocurrency world is mushrooming; we ask whether any contender might knock bitcoin off its top slot. And France’s curious sell-now, die-later property scheme.
Morning News: Employers Requiring Covid-19 Shots, Inflation Data & Vermont
A.M. Edition for June 15. WSJ’s Chip Cutter discusses the latest moves by companies to encourage Covid-19 vaccinations for employees.
WSJ’s Quentin Webb on why the global chip shortage may affect May’s U.S. retail sales data. And, Vermont’s milestone amid the pandemic. Marc Stewart hosts.
Morning News: G-7 Summit Concludes, Interest Rates, People Quitting Work
A.M. Edition for June 14. WSJ’s Stephen Fidler discusses the G-7 summit’s conclusion and looks ahead to President Biden’s itinerary in Europe.
The Federal Reserve may raise rates earlier than expected. And, what’s prompting more people to quit their jobs these days? Marc Stewart hosts.
Saturday Morning: News From London & Helsinki
A look at the highlights of the inaugural Helsinki Biennial, Vincent McAviney with the day’s fresh papers, and what we learnt this week. Georgina Godwin and guests set the tone for the weekend.
Morning News: Trial Of Suu Kyi In Myanmar, G-7 Leaders, Brazil Politics
We look ahead to Aung San Suu Kyi’s trial in Myanmar, as the jailed opposition leader is slapped with further corruption charges.
Plus: we look at how the papers are covering the G7 summit and unpack the latest finance news.
Saturday Morning: News From London & Zurich
Emma Nelson and guests set the tone for the weekend with Florian Egli on the day’s papers and our editor in chief Andrew Tuck’s weekend column. Plus: a check-in at Monocle’s Badi Market in Zürich.
Morning News: War In Yemen Worsens, Horse Racing, Spain’s Civil War
The Saudi-backed government is hobbled; separatism is spreading; a humanitarian crisis grows by the day. A rebel advance on a once-safe city will only prolong a grinding war.
We look at the scourge of doping in horse racing ahead of this weekend’s Belmont Stakes. And the last surviving foreign fighter in Spain’s civil war was a revolutionary to the end.
Morning News: Europe’s Vaccine Drive, Bangladesh & Mosquito-Born Disease
The bloc seems at last to have a firm hand on inoculation and recovery—but efforts to engineer even progress among member states are not quite panning out.
In recent years Bangladesh’s government has been cosy with a puritanical Islamist group; we ask why the relationship has grown complicated. And a genetic-engineering solution to the problem of mosquito-borne disease.
Morning News: Meat Producer Cyberattack, Tokyo Olympics & Covid
The White House is stepping in after one of the world’s largest meat producers was targeted with ransomware believed to be from Russia.
After experiencing a spring surge, Michigan is easing COVID restrictions. The Tokyo Olympics are still weeks away but some fear it could turn into a superspreader event.
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