Fear on draft: Ukraine’s fraught mobilisation
Economist Podcasts
The Economist
4.3 • 5K Ratings
🗓️ 13 May 2024
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
A chat with the deputy boss of Ukraine’s military intelligence reveals concerns about a dearth of weapons—but the struggle to get new recruits is also proving problematic. The Chinese Communist Party is still hounding experts whose work might expose its pandemic missteps, including the scientist who first sequenced the covid-19 virus (11:24). And why the Japanese still buy so many CDs (17:14).
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| 1:17.0 | I'm O'Re Okunbi. |
| 1:18.5 | And I'm Jason Palmer. |
| 1:19.9 | Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
| 1:28.3 | COVID-19 cases first appeared in the Chinese city of Wuhan back in 2019. |
| 1:33.3 | That much we know. |
| 1:34.3 | But the scientists trying to find out how and why are being prevented from doing that rather |
| 1:39.3 | necessary work, even though it could help us prevent future pandemics. |
| 1:51.5 | And last year, nearly two-fifths of recorded music revenues in Japan came from the sale of CDs. |
| 1:52.5 | CDs. |
| 1:53.5 | We ask what's behind that ongoing love affair when the rest of the world is streaming |
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