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The World in Brief from The Economist The Economist
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4,5 • 125 valoracions
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The World in Brief tells you what’s on the global agenda in the coming day, what to look out for in business, finance and politics and, most importantly, what to make of it.
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Blinken in Israel; Fed holds rates steady, and more
Antony Blinken, America’s foreign secretary, visited Kerem Shalom, an Israeli border crossing with Gaza where humanitarian aid trucks are stationed.
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Clashes on American college campuses; Fed holds rates, and more
Clashes on American college campuses; Fed holds rates, and more
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Police arrest Columbia protesters; Amazon posts record profits, and more
Hundreds of police officers arrested pro-Palestinian student protesters who had occupied a building at Columbia University in New York. Also, Amazon’s revenue rose by 13% year on year to $143 billion in the first three months of 2024, an all-time high.
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Columbia protesters take over building; Trump fined, and more
The White House condemned protesters who took over a building at Columbia University, saying they had taken the “wrong approach”.
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White House condemns Columbia protests; Trump fined, and more
White House condemns Columbia protests; Trump fined, and more
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Hamas considers truce deal; Columbia suspends student protesters, and more
Hamas said that it was considering a ceasefire proposal put forward by Israel. Also, Columbia University began suspending pro-Palestinian student protesters who had ignored an order from administrators to remove their encampment of about 80 tents from the campus.
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Good way to end the day.
This is the final podcast I listen to. Succinct and interesting.
Useful but sometimes late
Very useful snippets of news, but its availability is not reliable. Sometimes it is available early in the morning and other days not!
Great but why 3X a day!?
It’s great to have a quick summary of the most important current events. But I don’t understand the new 3x/day schedule. I never know which episode will have new news or not so I end up having to listen to the same thing twice, or skipping through episodes only once I realize I’ve already heard the particular snippet. If I want up to the minute news, I’ll turn to the Web, not a podcast.
Also, please leave the quiz and puzzle for the written email version. Not only do I not care to listen to the quiz questions, several times due to episodes repeating, but I certainly don’t need to hear the names of the winners! Or at the very least leave that section for last AFTER the quote of the day so we can skip to the next podcast.