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The Intelligence from The Economist

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The Intelligence from The Economist

The Economist

Daily News, Global News, News

4.53.7K Ratings

🗓️ 21 August 2019

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini has pulled the rug from under the country’s government, betting that his charismatic right-wingery might win him more-complete rule. Will it work? We take a look at Latin America’s state energy giants—and find the shared ills of mismanagement, politicisation and sticky fingers. And, a curious film-making boom in Siberia.

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0:00.0

News of the global climate crisis can leave us feeling helpless.

0:04.8

Too much negativity can trigger our eco-anxiety, leaving us paralyzed when we need to act.

0:10.8

This is why EONNEXT is in search of better news to power up for change.

0:15.8

Did you know global efforts to repair the ozone layer are on cost to succeed according

0:20.4

to the UN?

0:21.6

Facing out ozone-depleting chemicals will ensure protection from harmful rays across

0:26.6

much of the world by 2040.

0:29.2

If you're feeling impacted by eco-anxiety, EONNEXT have created a range of resources

0:34.4

such as guided meditations.

0:36.6

Just search Power Up for Change in your podcasting app.

0:40.4

Hello and welcome to the Intelligence on Economist Radio.

0:50.2

I'm your host Jason Palmer.

0:52.4

Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

1:00.2

Venezuela's state oil firm Pedevesa is a well-known caricature of mismanagement.

1:06.1

But a look at the rest of Latin America's state-run energy giants reveals a similarly

1:10.9

sickly picture, corruption, ineptitude, politicization, and hands in the cookie jar.

1:18.3

And a new generation of filmmakers is cropping up in an unlikely place, Siberia.

1:24.1

Movies tapping into the identity of the Yakut, a local ethnic group, are drawing notice

1:28.8

at international festivals.

1:30.7

But making films there is hard-going.

1:33.6

Temperatures can hit 50 below zero.

1:38.4

First up, though.

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