Monocle’s editorial director Tyler Brûlé, Benno Zogg and Aleksandra Tirziu discuss the weekend’s biggest news stories. Plus, check-ins with our friends and correspondents in Ljubljana, Berlin and Lausanne.
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Front Page View: The New York Times – June 12, 2022
Saturday Morning: News And Stories From London
Georgina Godwin sets the tone for the weekend. Simon Brooke reviews the day’s papers and we revisit the world’s largest furniture fair, Salone del Mobile in Milan.
Front Page: WSJ Weekend Edition – June 11, 2022
Gasoline Prices Nationwide Surpass $5 a Gallon
The record high, according to OPIS, comes as U.S. consumer inflation hit its highest level in 40 years and crude oil prices remain high.
Front Page View: The New York Times – June 10, 2022
‘Trump Was at the Center’: Jan. 6 Hearing Lays Out Case in Vivid Detail
The House panel investigating the attack led its public sessions with video testimony from people close to the former president about his actions before and during the riot.
Front Page: Wall Street Journal – June 9, 2022
U.S., Allies Try to Restrain Surging Global Oil Prices
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said this week that the U.S. was involved in “extremely active” talks with European allies about efforts to form a buyers’ cartel and set a cap on the price of Russian oil.
Morning News: Turmoil In Pakistan, Ukraine Seed Bank, Words For Family
Pakistan’s government faces an unpleasant choice between doing what’s popular and what is economically necessary, as Imran Khan, the former prime minister, exploits widespread discontent for his own ends.
Russia’s invasion is threatening Ukraine’s unique seed bank. And why so many languages have such a rich variety of words to describe family members and relationships.
Front Page View: The New York Times – June 8, 2022
Front Page View: The New York Times – June 7, 2022
Potent Weapons Reach Ukraine Faster Than the Know-How to Use Them
Soldiers desperate for advanced arms to match their Russian enemies have resorted to Google Translate to decipher the instructions for their sophisticated new tools.
Views: New York Times Sunday – June 5, 2022
The Mass Shootings Where Stricter Gun Laws Might Have Made a Difference
Four measures could have affected shootings that killed 446 people since the Columbine massacre in 1999.
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