Moment of truce: a ceasefire in the Middle East
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The Economist
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🗓️ 27 November 2024
⏱️ 24 minutes
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This morning, a deal halting fighting between Israel and Lebanon for 60 days came into effect. Our correspondent considers if that can hold, and what it means for Gaza. What do Northvolt’s financial troubles mean for European hopes to produce batteries for electric vehicles (10:06)? And why the French are realising that women can still be sexy at 60 (16:08).
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| 1:06.9 | Hello and welcome to the intelligence from The Economist. |
| 1:16.6 | I'm your host, Rosie Bloor. |
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| 1:36.3 | Europe had high hopes that North Fault was going to make car batteries for electric vehicles that would rival those of China. Now it hit something of a bump in the road. |
| 1:40.3 | And the French are known for having firm views on beauty standards. |
| 1:45.0 | But our correspondent says that they are finally learning that women at 60 can still be sexy. |
| 1:51.0 | First up, though. |
| 2:08.4 | This morning, two months after Israel launched a ground invasion in Lebanon, a ceasefire began. |
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