Plagued by uncertainty: German politics
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The Economist
4.3 • 5K Ratings
🗓️ 12 April 2021
⏱️ 25 minutes
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As the country wrestles with another covid-19 wave, the battle to succeed Chancellor Angela Merkel is building. We look at the political and epidemiological races. Prince Philip was a loyal consort to Britain’s queen for seven decades; our correspondent recalls meeting him at a difficult time for the family. And why Kenyans are at last indulging in their own coffee.
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| 0:00.0 | Debbie was in a bit of a pickle. |
| 0:03.0 | A Crisp and Gurkin sandwiches just weren't selling. |
| 0:07.0 | Until she had the good idea to use Canva to design her logo, |
| 0:11.0 | menus and social posts. |
| 0:14.0 | They looked good. |
| 0:17.0 | Really, really good. |
| 0:19.0 | Turns out Crisp and Gurkin sandwiches are right up everyone's street. |
| 0:23.5 | Even if that street now smells of pickles. |
| 0:26.7 | Thanks, Canber. |
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| 1:05.8 | Hello and welcome to the Intelligence on Economist Radio. |
| 1:09.6 | I'm your host, Jason Palmer. Every weekday, |
| 1:12.7 | we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. He was the longest-serving |
| 1:21.3 | consort in British history, but the public knows little about the Queen's husband, Prince Philip, |
| 1:26.8 | beyond the biographical details. |
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