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Sunday Morning: Stories And News From Zurich, London, Tokyo & Reykjavík

Our weekend programme comes live from Monocle’s radio studio in Zürich, where Tyler Brûlé and a panel of special-guest thought leaders discuss key topics in front of a studio audience.

Front Page View: The New York Times – July 24, 2022

On the Docket: Atlanta v. Trumpworld

Eighteen months into a criminal investigation of election interference by Donald J. Trump and his allies, a Georgia prosecutor is beginning to show the broad contours of her inquiry.

After Parkland, One Question Remains: What Is Justice?

Four years after the Hoyers lost their youngest child in the Florida school shooting, a jury will decide whether the killer should get the death penalty. The Hoyers had to decide, too.

By AUDRA D. S. BURCH and SCOTT MCINTYRE

Front Page: WSJ Weekend Edition – July 23, 2022

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Signs Inflation Has Peaked Offer Little Hope of Quick Fall

Falling commodity prices, bond yields and inflation expectations fuel optimism on price pressures.

Apple, Amazon, Meta Highlight Tech-Heavy Earnings Week

Companies from Coca-Cola to McDonald’s will share insights on inflation, supply chain and consumers

Morning News: Trump’s ‘Dereliction Of Duty’, ECB Rates Rise, Bangladesh

Last night, in a televised hearing, the committee investigating the events of January 6th 2021 charged Donald Trump with “dereliction of duty” for failing to stop his supporters’ attack.

The evidence was strong; whether it will change anything remains unclear. We examine the thinking behind the European Central Bank’s surprise half-point rise in interest rates. And the money motivations of Bangladesh’s loosening booze laws.

Morning News: Capitol Riot Committee Hearing, Russia Opens Gas Pipeline

The House Jan. 6 committee preps for a primetime hearing examining what Trump was and was not doing in the 3 hours and 7 minutes before he asked rioters to go home that day.

An NPR-PBS NewsHour-Marist survey looks at how many people are actually following the hearings. And, a key pipeline that brings natural gas from Russia to Germany is partially reopen, and there’s concern in Berlin that they my not go back to full capacity.

Front Page: Wall Street Journal – July 21, 2022

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Russia Resumes Nord Stream Gas Supply to Europe

The restart of the pipeline buys time for governments to decouple from the Kremlin’s exports amid what they expect will be an increasingly unreliable supply of energy.177 min read

Draghi Resigns as Italy’s Prime Minister as Support Crumbles

The prime minister’s announcement came a day after three large parties in his national unity coalition government didn’t back the prime minister in a Senate confidence vote.1 min read

Take an early look at the front page of The Wall Street Journal http://wsj.com

Front Page: Wall Street Journal – July 20, 2022

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Putin Says Russia Will Honor Europe Gas Commitments

Russian President Vladimir Putin also warned that flows via the Nord Stream pipeline could be curbed soon if sanctions prevent additional maintenance on its components.