by The Economist Newspaper · narrated by The Economist
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Chapters72
LanguageEnglish
Now playingThe world this week - Politics this week
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1The world this week - Politics this week00:07:52
2The world this week - Business this week00:06:03
3Leaders - America_s president00:07:20
4Leaders - Dislodging Hizbullah00:04:44
5Leaders - African economies00:06:48
6Leaders - Cuba_s future00:05:18
7Leaders - Natural gas00:05:39
8Letters - Letters to the editor00:08:10
9Briefing - Double deadlock00:10:36
10Briefing - America_s armed forces00:09:49
11Briefing - Iran_s government00:07:10
12United States - Iran and the midterms00:09:27
13United States - The anti-war right00:05:11
14United States - The Democrats00:07:25
15United States - War and agriculture00:04:46
16United States - Counterterrorism00:06:15
17United States - Lexington00:06:56
18The Americas - Cuba and the United States00:19:56
19Asia - Security in Asia00:07:39
20Asia - The energy shock in India00:06:17
21Asia - Banyan00:06:16
22Asia - A dispatch from Yangon00:04:58
23Asia - Afghanistan and Pakistan00:03:09
24China - Powering AI00:08:32
25China - Public opinion00:05:09
26China - Fighting pollution00:06:01
27China - Chaguan00:06:30
28Middle East and Africa - Aliko Dangote00:09:15
29Middle East and Africa - War in eastern Congo00:05:38
30Middle East and Africa - Press freedom in Africa00:03:41
31Middle East and Africa - Israel and Hizbullah00:07:18
32Europe - European energy00:07:47
33Europe - Barrels of laughs00:07:06
34Europe - Hungary_s pro-natalism00:03:42
35Europe - Ireland00:02:56
36Chapter 3600:04:46
37Europe - Charlemagne00:07:12
38Britain - Britain and Europe00:08:02
39Britain - The cost of driving00:03:18
40Britain - Jobless youths00:06:13
41Britain - The Duke of Edinburgh_s award00:04:48
42Britain - The Church of England00:02:37
43Britain - Illegal dumping00:07:25
44Britain - Bagehot00:06:49
45International - Risk_ What risk_00:23:35
46International - The Telegram00:07:32
47Business - Artificial intelligence00:11:52
48Business - American business00:04:50
49Business - Global aviation00:04:51
50Business - European chemicals00:06:08
51Business - India_s IT industry00:06:15
52Business - Fast fashion00:05:00
53Business - Bartleby00:05:51
54Business - Schumpeter00:07:21
55Finance and economics - The American economy00:08:07
56Finance and economics - Energy prices00:04:59
57Finance and economics - The Chinese economy00:08:24
58Finance and economics - Emerging economies00:06:29
59Finance and economics - The other commodity crises00:11:06
60Finance and economics - Buttonwood00:06:14
61Finance and economics - Free Exchange00:07:42
62Science and technology - Nuclear power00:08:43
63Science and technology - Chip design00:09:05
64Science and technology - Electric cars00:05:33
65Science and technology - Well Informed00:04:39
66Culture - Tourism today00:12:29
67Culture - World in a dish00:03:28
68Culture - Leon Trotsky_s murder00:05:17
69Culture - Organised crime00:04:44
70Culture - History00:08:00
71By Invitation - By Invitation00:06:48
72Obituary - Obituary00:07:35
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Published since September 1843 to take part in “a severe contest between intelligence, which presses forward, and an unworthy, timid ignorance obstructing our progress.” The Economist is a global weekly magazine written for those who share an uncommon interest in being well and broadly informed. Each issue delves into the close links between domestic and international issues, business, politics, finance, current affairs, science, technology and the arts.
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