Hello and welcome to the intelligence from the Economist.

In New York, I'm John Fassman.

And in London, I'm Jason Palmer.

Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective

on the events shaping your world.

ELECTRONIC SIGARETS, which produced nicotine-enriched vapor

rather than tar-filled smoke, are unquestionably less

harmful than regular cigarettes.

But they're not without risk.

And getting policy right around E-SIGARETS is proving tricky.

And the first thing you notice about the funerals held

from motorcycle taxi drivers in Kenya

is that they're loud and raucous.

But look closer, and the growing number of them

reveals something about how the country is changing.

But first, when Pedro Castillo was elected president of Peru in 2021,

he promised responsibility, order, and respect.

In the period of constitutional, 2021, 2016,

he swear, for the people of Peru, for a country without corruption,

and for a new constitution.

But 16 months of Shambhala governance later,

his presidency is over in dramatic fashion.

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