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Politics trumps co-operation: the WHO’s annual meeting
Politics trumps co-operation: the WHO’s annual meeting
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Length:
23 minutes
Released:
May 20, 2020
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Podcast episode
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Rhetoric and posturing at the World Health Organisation’s annual assembly reveal an agency under geopolitical stresses just when global co-operation is needed most. Illegal logging has become an existential threat for the Amazon; under the cover of covid-19, a new bill in Brazil could hasten its decline. And reflections on the vast musical legacy of Kraftwerk’s Florian Schneider.For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/radiooffer
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Released:
May 20, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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