In from the cold: Assad’s diplomatic redemption
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The Economist
4.3 • 5K Ratings
🗓️ 18 May 2023
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Tomorrow, Syria’s president will be welcomed back into the Arab League as regional leaders meet in Jeddah. Is this the dictator’s first step in a journey to restore ties with the rest of the world? America’s small banks are capturing rural communities in a way that the big ones can’t. And, the world’s largest sporting tournament features some rather niche events.
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| 1:01.1 | Hello and welcome to the intelligence from The Economist. |
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| 1:13.6 | For largely historical reasons, America has just piles of different banks, more than 4,000 of them. |
| 1:22.6 | But that number is shrinking, particularly among small community banks that fit their small communities |
| 1:28.7 | far better than the big players do. And have you ever heard of Uchaktran, or volleyball but |
| 1:37.2 | played with your feet, or the martial art Kunkmere? These are just some of the niche sports |
| 1:42.8 | that have been introduced to this year's Southeast Asian Games |
| 1:46.1 | and the host country has a good reason why. |
| 1:52.9 | But first. |
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