Some weeks, including this one, we publish more than one cover. In most of the world, we consider how technology is turning the business of culture upside down in the year of Disney’s centenary. Leader: Disney’s troubles show how technology has changed the business of cultureBriefing: As Disney turns 100, its business is on a …
After nearly three years of self-imposed isolation, China said it would reopen its borders on January 8th. People arriving from abroad will no longer have to quarantine. The move comes as covid-19 tears through the country. Hospitals are struggling to deal with the sick. The outbreak is now spreading to smaller cities and rural areas …
Oct 23rd 2021 Listen to this story Your browser does not support the <audio> element. Enjoy more audio and podcasts on iOS or Android. Britain’s annual rate of inflation dipped slightly to 3.1% in September, pulled down by a fall in restaurant prices. As in other countries, inflation is expected to remain high because of …
Oct 23rd 2021 Listen to this story Your browser does not support the <audio> element. Enjoy more audio and podcasts on iOS or Android. Police investigating the murder of a Conservative MP in Britain were treating the incident as an act of terrorism. Sir David Amess, who represented the town of Southend, to the east …
Escucha esta historia Your browser does not support the <audio> element. Disfrute de más audio y podcasts en iOS o Android. En Estados Unidos, un juez federal desestimó dos casos antimonopolio contra Facebook presentados por la Comisión Federal de Comercio y por un grupo de fiscales generales estatales. Este último fue descartado por un …
Jul 1st 2021 Listen to this story Your browser does not support the <audio> element. Enjoy more audio and podcasts on iOS or Android. Much of America’s Pacific north-west and Canada’s west coast baked in a heatwave. Police in Vancouver reported more than 130 sudden deaths, most of them old people or those with underlying …
The world this weekJul 3rd 2021 edition Jul 1st 2021 This article appeared in the The world this week section of the print edition under the headline “KAL’s cartoon” The Economist Today Hand-picked stories, in your inbox A daily email with the best of our journalism
Dec 30th 2020 Listen to this story Your browser does not support the <audio> element. Enjoy more audio and podcasts on iOS or Android. Governments in Britain and across the European Union rushed to approve a post-Brexit trade agreement before December 31st, the date on which Britain’s transition period ends. The deal, which was announced …
Dec 19th 2020 Listen to this story Your browser does not support the <audio> element. Enjoy more audio and podcasts on iOS or Android. A novel coronavirus, possibly transmitted by animals sold at a market in the Chinese city of Wuhan, spread to create one of the worst global crises since the second world war. …
