16 Aug 2024
4m

Belarus’s president urges peace; American stocks bounce back, and more

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The World in Brief from The Economist

This podcast episode covers a range of significant events affecting the global landscape, emphasizing positive economic indicators fueling a stock market rally, India's societal response to violence against women, the US government's efforts to cut medication costs for Medicare, and the troubling case of a Russian-American sentenced for charitable donations amid geopolitical tensions, alongside important updates regarding retail growth and public health emergencies.

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