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The Intelligence from The Economist
The Economist
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🗓️ 9 June 2025
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Our correspondent reports from LA, where Donald Trump’s decision to send in troops risks inciting further antagonism. The argument is now about far more than immigration. A visual investigation confirms that Myanmar’s junta is still bombing civilian settlements after the deadly earthquake, despite agreeing to a humanitarian ceasefire (9:25). And should kids play contact sports (14:32)?
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| 1:17.0 | Hello, and welcome to the Intelligence from The Economist. |
| 1:24.6 | I'm Rosie Bloor. |
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| 1:29.6 | on the events shaping your world. After a deadly earthquake in Myanmar in March, |
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| 1:43.7 | a humanitarian ceasefire. |
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