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The World in Brief from The Economist The Economist
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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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Hamas releases video of two hostages; Russia bombs Ukrainian infrastructure, and more
Hamas released an undated video showing two hostages taken on October 7th, Keith Siegel and Omri Miran, alive.
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Hamas releases video of hostages; Russia bombs Ukrainian infrastructure, and more
Hamas released an undated video showing two hostages taken on October 7th, Keith Siegel and Omri Miran, alive.
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Egypt’s talks with Israel; America’s inflation ticks up again, and more
Antony Blinken, America’s secretary of state, met Xi Jinping, China’s president, as part of a three-day visit to China
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Columbia University’s leadership rebuked; Egypt’s talks with Israel, and more
The Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of annualised inflation remained at 2.8% in March.
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Alphabet approaches $2trn mark; Blinken meets Xi, and more
Revenue at Alphabet rose by 15% to $80.5 billion in the first three months of 2024, while at Microsoft it increased by 17% to $61.9 billion. Also, Antony Blinken, America’s secretary of state, met with Xi Jinping, China’s president, as part of a three-day visit to China.
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America’s inflation ticks up again; Blinken meets Xi, and more
An American regulator opened an investigation into Tesla’s response to its concerns over the carmaker’s Autopilot mode