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Hello and welcome to the intelligence from The Economist. I'm your host, Jason Palmer.

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

There's lithium in them there hills, and cobalt and copper.

America's West again has minerals under the surface that are in demand, this time for a

clean energy transition.

We ask how to have another mining boom that doesn't leave such a nasty legacy.

And our food columnist gets me out of the office to visit a restaurant that bucks a global trend of

blandness. It turns out to be a chance to share some big news about the show.

Thank you. some big news about the show. First up, though. Today, a Russian missile destroyed Freedom Square in Kharkiv, Ukraine's second city.

It's a continuation of indiscriminate shelling that began yesterday.

Just as peace talks between Ukrainian and Russian officials got underway, it remains unclear just how many civilian lives have been lost.

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