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The Economist

News, News & Politics

4.35K Ratings

🗓️ 22 August 2024

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Predicting political violence is a painstaking job. Now AI is helping analysts look for clues and throwing up fascinating insights into the shifts that may indicate a strike is coming. Why Cuba could be heading towards economic and social collapse (11:01). And our correspondent visits Odessa where Ukrainians are rediscovering the beach (18:54).


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The Economist.

1:15.8

Hello and welcome to the intelligence from The Economist.

1:17.1

I'm Rosie Bloor.

1:18.4

And I'm Jason Palmer.

1:23.2

Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. Spirling prices, currency shortages, and huge cues for basic goods have long been fixtures of life in Cuba.

1:35.4

But now that things have got entirely out of hand, the country's leaders are looking for help,

1:40.3

and finding a bit of it from Russia and China.

1:44.6

And even in wartime, people need to switch off and relax.

1:48.9

Our correspondent takes a trip to Ukraine's south coast

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