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The Economist
4.3 • 5K Ratings
🗓️ 22 February 2024
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
Hardened war-zone doctors say the situation in Gaza is the worst they have witnessed—and that will cost lives long after the current conflict is resolved. Numbers from America’s tight labour market suggest that long-standing gaps between black and white workers are narrowing (09:57). And we speak with the maker of The Economist’s shiny new typeface (18:18).
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| 0:00.0 | Hi there. I'm off this week. |
| 0:04.6 | Apparently we're more productive at work after a good holiday. |
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| 1:00.8 | The Economist. |
| 1:06.0 | Hello and welcome to the intelligence from The Economist. I'm Jason Palmer. |
| 1:11.6 | And I'm Oire Ogunbe. Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
| 1:22.6 | Good news for black workers in America, thanks to a tight labor market, the age-old gaps between black |
| 1:28.4 | and white employment and wages are narrowing. We ask whether this little boost to equality |
| 1:33.6 | will last when the economic cycle cycles. And we got a makeover. Have you noticed? Our keen-eyed |
| 1:43.3 | readers may have spotted our new font across our platforms. Today, a look at how we came to find the perfect economist typeface. First up, though. |
| 2:15.2 | At the Nassar Medical Complex in southern Gaza this week, |
| 2:18.5 | the World Health Organization led two missions to transfer 32 critical patients, including two children. |
| 2:22.7 | This is the former emergency department of the National Medical Complex. |
| 2:27.1 | And it's a death zone. |
| 2:32.1 | A week ago, Israeli Defense Force troops raided the hospital, claiming they had intelligence |
| 2:37.0 | suggesting Hamas fighters were hiding there. |
| 2:42.0 | As the rescue took place, the fighting continued just outside. |
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