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Over the past half-century, Brazil’s economy has stagnated relative both to its peers and average global growth. The country’s elections in October offer little hope of a turnaround https://t.co/1Fu4BtARWo 6.8K views · 9 likes · 1 reposts · 2 replies Open on X →

He cannot recover, but no one wants to finish him off—yet https://t.co/Cv5wnnrdvb 9.2K views · 6 likes · 0 reposts · 3 replies Open on X →

The European Central Bank wants to create the conditions to enable tokenisation “to unlock safer, more efficient and more resilient markets”. In a guest essay, Piero Cipollone, a member of the executive board, sets out the institution’s vision https://t.co/hycVxkgu2X 9.8K views · 3 likes · 1 reposts · 2 replies Open on X →

The squeeze in the Gulf has sent the cost of moving crude soaring https://t.co/TPak7TNLST 10.9K views · 5 likes · 2 reposts · 3 replies Open on X →

For decades America has enjoyed hegemony over the Middle East. That is about to end https://t.co/Piyo1qDC8a https://t.co/mnNxY2Oe8c

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Andy Burnham, Britain’s prime minister, promises a bigger state. But many are opting out of it altogether https://t.co/GfgDy23Ek8 9K views · 1 likes · 1 reposts · 1 replies Open on X →

British politics is woefully underfunded. Last year the Donkey Sanctuary charity received more than every major political party combined. So did the Royal Opera House https://t.co/uvsoW4I7k1 12.5K views · 7 likes · 2 reposts · 2 replies Open on X →

Our senior economics writer picks five books for those starting to study the subject https://t.co/2YfOrqwmSO 14.5K views · 8 likes · 2 reposts · 2 replies Open on X →

Alt-milks went mainstream in the 2010s, partly because they were perceived to be friendlier to the climate. But in recent years many shoppers have returned to dairy. We explain why https://t.co/pc809fwHtx 16.6K views · 9 likes · 3 reposts · 3 replies Open on X →

The war in Ukraine was once split between fighting at the front and safer cities farther back. But drone innovations have made it much harder to know where the battle areas start and stop https://t.co/1UpV3gECs2 11.5K views · 4 likes · 4 reposts · 4 replies Open on X →

Leaders are important. But how to become a better one? A new book looks to prophets, coaches and kings for lessons https://t.co/RFkwpzcVIZ 16.5K views · 4 likes · 3 reposts · 4 replies Open on X →

“Trust is the scarcest and most valuable asset of diplomacy,” says Rebeca Grynspan, a candidate for UN secretary-general. In a guest essay, she argues the organisation must regain it through discipline and delivery https://t.co/tlzZEd3LrO 19.3K views · 8 likes · 1 reposts · 8 replies Open on X →

When Alexander Clapp went to Sierra Leone to discover the story of Jos Leijdekkers, he was warned never to inquire directly about him. One source even indicated that the government would “arrange a car crash” for him, if it got wind of his investigation https://t.co/aVozsvRsIj 23.8K views · 4 likes · 2 reposts · 6 replies Open on X →

If a centre-left coalition government in Sweden proves ineffective, it could be an easy target for right-wing potshots. Magdalena Andersson, the Social Democrats’ leader, has her work cut out https://t.co/hWQuNtAi34 10.5K views · 5 likes · 2 reposts · 1 replies Open on X →

Sea cucumbers excrete two substances that might help corals: ammonia and carbonate ions. Corals might therefore benefit from having sea cucumbers around https://t.co/ZWJf8VBH9b 14.7K views · 11 likes · 2 reposts · 3 replies Open on X →

Russia is striking inside Ukraine with greater reach and at a vastly greater scale than before. We explain how two dismaying developments are helping Vladimir Putin’s forces along https://t.co/AYo1880q49 Photo: Getty Images https://t.co/143obrTp8v

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It is the first occasion that words and gestures have been decoded simultaneously, allowing severely paralysed patients to communicate more expressively. Register for free to discover the full story https://t.co/xx635HLHxX 19.2K views · 14 likes · 2 reposts · 5 replies Open on X →

Scott Bessent’s problem is that the rational pricing of America’s debt, applied to the vast pile of bonds it has issued, makes his interest bill increasingly intolerable. His best option is to slow the pace of borrowing https://t.co/Lpzb6WrwYb 9.7K views · 0 likes · 2 reposts · 3 replies Open on X →

And why it could be Ken Paxton’s path to victory in Texas https://t.co/AIMTCnrPw3 12.9K views · 5 likes · 1 reposts · 4 replies Open on X →

Nigel Farage has long traded as the head of a merry band of liberty-lovers. In practice, Reform UK’s animating spirit is misanthropy https://t.co/31h6LO552B 14.9K views · 5 likes · 0 reposts · 3 replies Open on X →

Heart-rate variability measures not how quickly the heart beats, but how regularly spaced those beats are. We explain why a higher number—that is, a more irregular pattern—is generally what you want https://t.co/J2ge8GJkwc 15.9K views · 6 likes · 6 reposts · 4 replies Open on X →

AI does not have to kill every human to bring about a catastrophe. The model-makers’ warnings should be taken seriously. Yet America will struggle to make AI safe while staying ahead of China https://t.co/w60SrKiMHH https://t.co/YRYfmpnyCl

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“A government that cannot protect a fifth of its citizens forfeits its right to lecture them on loyalty,” writes @Yonatan_Touval. Read his guest commentary ahead of Israel’s election in October https://t.co/TyhYjcziQ4 10.4K views · 2 likes · 1 reposts · 2 replies Open on X →

Also on the daily podcast: oral culture returns and more Indians are eating cheese https://t.co/pGRtqs2Vfv 13K views · 4 likes · 2 reposts · 2 replies Open on X →

The Economist is offering a chance to join our picture desk in London https://t.co/poWbg8TSlG 14.4K views · 7 likes · 2 reposts · 6 replies Open on X →

A perceptive new book, “Hot Type”, recounts the entertaining history of a device whose name is unknown to many, but which changed the world. Register for free to read our review https://t.co/K0pzQ6HdAf 14.1K views · 4 likes · 1 reposts · 2 replies Open on X →

The Trump administration expects the factors driving up bond yields “to fade over time”, says @elerianm in a guest essay. “Yet these factors have merely accentuated an existing phenomenon rather than being materially responsible for it” https://t.co/VS02iGn3Zj 10.4K views · 1 likes · 1 reposts · 2 replies Open on X →

Ukraine faces a grim winter, as the country struggles under the weight of Russian attacks and bitter domestic politics. We’re dedicating two Insider shows to the state of the war this week. Tune in from 6pm London time on Tuesday and Thursday https://t.co/FJKgRXGCNE 14.8K views · 2 likes · 2 reposts · 1 replies Open on X →

As India’s economy, global heft and relations with China have grown, so have the ranks of researchers dedicated to studying it. For all that, the quality of much of this research is poor https://t.co/CjiWdJdwkv 16K views · 5 likes · 1 reposts · 2 replies Open on X →