Power play: electricity in Ukraine
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The Economist
4.3 • 5K Ratings
🗓️ 27 October 2022
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Russia has been targeting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure with missiles and drones. Ukraine’s air defences are struggling to keep up, and many households are without power as winter approaches. Bill Gates has a plan to boost African crop yields. And as the BBC turns 100, we reflect on its legacy, and look at challenges ahead. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer
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| 1:01.7 | Hello and welcome to the intelligence from The Economist. |
| 1:03.5 | In London, I'm Jason Palmer. |
| 1:06.3 | And in New York, I'm John Fastman. |
| 1:11.1 | Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
| 1:18.2 | Bill Gates has been very busy trying to solve some of the world's big problems. |
| 1:23.1 | But the effort that's spoken least about is the one that might improve the most lives. |
| 1:28.3 | Our science editor sits down with him to talk about a hoped-for agricultural revolution. |
| 1:35.9 | And there are a few British institutions revered so much at home and abroad as the BBC. |
| 1:38.4 | But it also comes in for a regular kicking. |
| 1:45.2 | As the bead turns 100, we ask about the social and cultural changes that will challenge it in its next century. |
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