A losing battle: Sudan’s elusive peace deal
The Intelligence from The Economist
The Economist
4.5 • 3.7K Ratings
🗓️ 28 November 2024
⏱️ 27 minutes
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As civil war rages in the country, millions of people have been displaced and famine is widespread. Why won’t the warring parties join talks to end it? Accusations of assassination plots and an attempted coup swirl in Brazil (9:28). And why Chinese bubble tea shops are conquering your local shopping street (17:33).
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| 1:05.5 | The Economist. |
| 1:16.3 | Hello and welcome to the intelligence from The Economist. |
| 1:18.2 | I'm your host, Rosie Bloor. |
| 1:22.8 | Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the event shaping your worlds. An attempted coup, a plot to murder the president and a stash of weapons. |
| 1:33.0 | These are just some of the accusations swirling around Brazil's former president Jaya Boltonaro. |
| 1:39.0 | He denies everything. |
| 1:42.6 | And have you noticed a quiet revolution on your local shopping street? |
| 1:46.9 | Chinese bubble tea shops are conquering the world. |
| 2:08.6 | But But first... |
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