Bodies in the streets: Russian atrocities

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🗓️ 5 April 2022

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Our correspondent reports from towns around Kyiv, where Russian forces appear to have committed war crimes, including summary executions and random murders. The last instalment of a once-in-a-decade climate report suggests that meeting the more ambitious temperature goals set in Paris requires a “handbrake turn” on global emissions. And why Britain’s car washes are a rare example of “re-automation”. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer

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1:35.5	After weeks of fighting around Ukraine's capital of Kiev,
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1:43.2	In their wake, a catalogue of horrors is coming to light.
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