The Intelligence: Kim Jong Un’s fighting talk
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The Economist
4.3 • 5K Ratings
🗓️ 11 March 2024
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
As the hermit kingdom is getting ever cosier with Russia, it is becoming bolder in its provocations of conflict with the south. Growing risks of escalation threaten not just the region, but the world. The victims of the war in Ukraine are not just its people, but its animals too (09:48). And why the world is getting bigger (15:57).
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| 1:22.3 | We've reported extensively on what the invasion of Ukraine meant for its people, but less spoken about is what it's meant for the animals. |
| 1:31.3 | Extensive damage to forests and contaminated seas have threatened the country's ecosystems and its biodiversity. |
| 1:39.3 | And obesity is becoming a bigger problem around the world. |
| 1:45.4 | Our correspondent takes a closer look at the data. |
| 1:48.3 | Where is the problem worst and is there anything that can be done about it? |
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