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Economist Podcasts

Fight or flight: Cathay Pacific

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The Economist

News & Politics, News

4.35K Ratings

🗓️ 23 August 2019

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

China’s central government has made an example of the huge, Hong Kong-based carrier. Will the ploy work to quell protests in the territory, or just further rattle the nerves of its international firms? We examine the spectacular rise of Pentecostalism in Ethiopia, and its effects on the country’s politics. And, the plight of the puffin in the Faroe Islands.

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1:01.6

Hello and welcome to The Intelligence on Economist Radio. I'm your host, Jason Palmer. Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

1:15.6

For centuries, national identity in Ethiopia was intimately tied to the Orthodox Christian Church.

1:20.6

But since the 1990s, Ethiopians have been free to choose their religion,

1:25.6

and an increasing number of them have turned

1:28.1

to Pentecostalism, so many that it's changing the country's politics.

1:33.7

And the Faroe Islands off of Scotland don't have a lot in the way of tourist attractions.

1:39.5

What they do have is a cute little species of seabird called the puffin.

1:44.0

Problem is, puffin numbers are dwindling fast, just as tourism on the islands is taking flight.

1:54.0

First up, though.

1:59.0

Weeks of demonstrations in Hong Kong have rattled the nerves of businesses operating there.

2:06.4

Mainland China used to be fairly hands-off with the thriving territory's businesses.

2:11.7

That's now changed, and an aggressive new approach has bruised a big player.

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