Between 2021 and 2023, one firm is constructing 19 new “écoponts” (wildlife bridges) over motorways in France. Similar versions exist in Sweden and Germany https://t.co/6WGmVcIYEw
America has supplied Ukraine with counter-artillery radar sets, which can locate the weapons firing before the first shells land https://t.co/A7sijW5ufZ
High-testosterone males are more likely to abandon their sons, who thus become high-testosterone in their turn. This may become a vicious circle https://t.co/Qqeu0812Em
The exit of Mark Zuckerberg’s adult supervisor seemed to alarm investors—and it leaves his firms looking like a one-man show
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Xi Jinping’s silencing of dissent is more ambitious than anything his predecessors attempted https://t.co/rcNvsCttZm
Something is shifting in Westminster. Around 30 MPs have publicly called for Britain’s prime minister to quit; more have expressed unease about his leadership. The uncertainty is paralysing his government https://t.co/O52hCMZX2e
Neither Gustavo Petro nor Rodolfo Hernández looks capable of tackling Colombia's complex issues. Both are big on promises and poor on realism https://t.co/thYxxLsb6m
“I have plenty of experience of dealing with bandits. After spending ten years in Russian prisons, I can say that the most dangerous thing is to show them any weakness or uncertainty,” warns Mikhail Khodorkovsky https://t.co/I5yZFJLleG
Worldwide box-office receipts fell by 72% in 2020. Yet “Top Gun” raked in $248m on its opening weekend, the biggest-ever debut for a film starring Tom Cruise https://t.co/q2NyQQl5ew
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To grasp the state of debate in today’s China, consider Deng Xiaoping’s 1980 speech on the need for collective leadership: a retired cadre who voiced such views now could be punished, for Xi Jinping is trampling Deng’s advice 1/ https://t.co/qcEz2oNB9E https://t.co/qcEz2oNB9E
With landscaped vegetation, ponds and a width of 25 metres, France’s new eco-bridges for wildlife are luxurious https://t.co/v33YO4II3Z
The 16m electric vehicles on the road today make up a minuscule share of the world’s 1.2bn mostly fuel-guzzling cars https://t.co/tkO4rCEEHb
Some countries are transitioning quickly—nearly 90% of cars sold in Norway last year were electric, and China is speeding up. In America, however, the figure was less than 5% https://t.co/ShPb14U4gb
Colombian voters have plumped for the two presidential candidates who most clearly represent change. It is a step into the unknown https://t.co/oCAzlRxWOn
Even if he never uses a bomb in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin has already overturned the nuclear order. It is essential that he sees his nuclear tactics fail
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A new law authorises the use of patented inventions, including in medicine and digital technology, from “unfriendly countries” without asking the owner for permission or paying any compensation https://t.co/uT48tCTKE0
Why did the hedgehog cross the road? France is building new motorway crossings for wildlife https://t.co/vJYUPOQ2s7
Ethiopia’s government recently expelled our correspondent Tom Gardner. He tells “The Intelligence” that press freedom is heading back to the bad old days https://t.co/Xjf8c2n2sG
Those who were forced to bear a child were more likely to fall into debt, declare bankruptcy and be evicted, according to a new research paper. Read more ⬇️
Even if he never uses a bomb in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin has already overturned the nuclear order. It is essential that he sees his nuclear tactics fail https://t.co/XkZKZwPoVC https://t.co/7K7oa8svqv
How Europe plans to cope as Russia cuts off the gas https://t.co/1Dwkb4zX6M
Europe can, in theory, process enough liquified natural gas to replace nearly two-thirds of Russian piped gas https://t.co/BBJeKwfIER
Those who were forced to bear a child were more likely to fall into debt, declare bankruptcy and be evicted, says a forthcoming paper https://t.co/VVGqSsPkoq
Australian voters have had enough of climate inaction https://t.co/UyA8rqeLRB
In 2021, 25 countries obtained more than 30% of their fertiliser from Russia. In many eastern European and Central Asian countries that was over 50% https://t.co/LDDuyGMpPh
Germany is receiving criticism from many sides for its apparent reluctance to support Ukraine with military kit, which is tarnishing Germany’s reputation within the EU and NATO https://t.co/0yB6gHPuh0
Women who were denied an abortion saw a large increase in financial distress in the two years after birth, according to a forthcoming paper https://t.co/kZT61GVvd5
The invasion of Ukraine dealt a mortal blow to the last vestiges of political expression in Russia. Pussy Riot’s @lcshtn knew she had to leave https://t.co/QKtUOoWwsv
Taiwan is worried about the security of its chip industry https://t.co/ntXUhtLeCP
The value of trade between China and Africa has risen from $10bn in 2000 to a record $254bn in 2021—more than four times that between America and Africa
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The Economist believes it should be hard to own a gun https://t.co/JpK05OxXoK
Russia’s military drones are falling from the skies at an alarming rate, while Ukraine’s equivalents still buzz over the heads of Vladimir Putin’s forces https://t.co/LyBCiz3HbX
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Why is Erdogan blocking Sweden and Finland from joining NATO? You can read his explanation here, in an exclusive piece for @TheEconomist https://t.co/evHm85SaRn
Should next year’s crop in Ukraine and Russia fail, hundreds of millions more people could fall into poverty. Political unrest will spread, children will be stunted and people will starve
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In the first round of presidential elections, voters delivered a blow to the traditional parties that have ruled the country for most of its history https://t.co/dhkdn8G0wN
President Issaias Afwerki has turned Eritrea into a prison camp. Restraining him would be a public good
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Giving Vladimir Putin an “off-ramp” will not make the world safer. It it is naive to imagine that he is ready to make peace https://t.co/ZhEbd0evPH
Changing threats to international peace and security led many to believe that NATO was “obsolete”, and to question Turkey’s role within it, he writes. “That blend of extraordinary wishful thinking and extreme strategic myopia cost the alliance many years” https://t.co/XblOaX1AKy
“Our partners who only remember Turkey’s importance in turbulent times [...] mistakenly thought that long-term stability could be achieved without Turkey,” says @RTErdogan. In a guest essay, he says those partners "disregarded geopolitical realities" https://t.co/iEiybEvZQI
So far Odessa has held fast in the face of Russian aggression. Its fate matters far beyond Ukraine’s borders https://t.co/oVe3Rn9Obh
As it is only 40km from Russia, few thought Kharkiv stood any chance of withstanding an invasion. But a combination of spirited resistance and a reluctance by Moscow to commit the kind of forces needed to encircle the city meant Kharkiv somehow survived https://t.co/sYcUZE5CaO
Anonymous tipsters, angry at Russia, help detect sanctions-busters https://t.co/sBZkRmY9Os
The bicycle is humanity’s most underrated invention https://t.co/pP49u8iDwQ
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The imminent loss of abortion rights will be shock enough. But other rights, including contraception and same-sex marriage, rest on the same constitutional foundation. My @TheEconomist explainer https://t.co/LTKYeh2xCP
“Whereas our partners have always appreciated Turkish contributions to NATO’s collective security mission, they quickly forgot about them when there were no threats to their national security,” writes @RTErdogan in a guest essay for The Economist https://t.co/WMBqLFlCj0