A real work of peace? An Israel-Hamas deal
The Intelligence from The Economist
The Economist
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🗓️ 13 June 2024
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
America’s upbeat assessment of a ceasefire deal masks deep divides that may not, in fact, be bridgeable. There are nevertheless reasons for optimism. Our data team digs into the accusation that the New York Times’s bestseller list is biased against conservatives (10:58). And why a quirk of British regulation is holding back its non-alcoholic-drinks industry (19:08).
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| 0:00.0 | BP is working to roll out EV charging hubs in the UK and we're keeping oil and gas |
| 0:06.0 | flowing from the North Sea. It's and not all that's how BP is backing Britain. |
| 0:11.8 | While today we're mostly in oil and gas. We increased the proportion |
| 0:15.8 | of our global annual investment that went into our lower carbon and other transition businesses |
| 0:20.6 | from around 3% in 2019 to around 23% in 2023. |
| 0:25.8 | BP.com slash and not all. |
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| 1:01.3 | Coda 2K. |
| 1:06.0 | The Economist. |
| 1:10.0 | Hello and welcome'm Jason Palmer. |
| 1:15.0 | Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
| 1:17.0 | And I'm Jason Palmer. |
| 1:19.0 | Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
| 1:24.0 | Right-wing authors have long accused the New York Times bestseller list of Bias, claiming that some conservative writers are omitted, despite high sales. |
| 1:38.0 | The economist examined the data to find out the truth. |
| 1:42.0 | And as with lots of other places here in Britain there's a |
| 1:45.8 | boom going on in non-alcoholic beers, wines and spirits. Both demand and |
| 1:50.9 | supply are shooting up, but regulations that leave consumers confused |
| 1:55.3 | are also holding the market back. First up though, though. |
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