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The Intelligence from The Economist

Written by: The Economist
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  • Get a daily burst of illumination from The Economist’s worldwide network of correspondents. Our reporters dig past the headlines to get to the stories beneath—and to stories that aren’t making headlines, but should be. A unique perspective on the issues and events shaping your world.


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  • The Weekend Intelligence: Death in the forest

    The Weekend Intelligence: Death in the forest
    Apr 27 2024
    During covid-19 an evangelical, end-of-times preacher led thousands of his followers into the Kenyan forest. Then he persuaded them to starve themselves to death. A year after hundreds of bodies were first discovered, journalist Carey Baraka tells the Weekend Intelligence what happened.

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    35 mins
  • The Intelligence: Britain’s latest bad idea

    The Intelligence: Britain’s latest bad idea
    Apr 26 2024

    As Parliament has now agreed to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, many members of the ruling Conservative party want to quit the court that tried to block it. It would be yet another costly mistake. Earth’s largest refrigerator, Antarctica, is defrosting. What does this mean for the rest of the world (09:24)? And a tribute to the American journalist held captive by Hizbullah for almost 7 years (17:50).


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    26 mins
  • The Intelligence: The world’s biggest humanitarian crisis

    The Intelligence: The world’s biggest humanitarian crisis
    Apr 25 2024

    Ravaged by a civil war, Sudan could see a nationwide famine by August. With humanitarian aid being blocked on both sides, it is increasingly difficult to get supplies to those who need them the most. How to protect an endangered language (09:01). And, why domestic cats have become an existential threat to Scottish wildcats (14:43).


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    19 mins
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