On the origins and the specious: the SARS-CoV...

Join our editors and correspondents in a gripping test of recall and reflexes. There are questions on business and politics of course—but also news noises to identify, one saucy limerick and quotes from “The Real Housewives” franchise that frankly no one expected. Which team will ...  عرض المزيد

Recessions are, in their way, bad news. But so, paradoxically, is a lasting dearth of them. We explain the dangers that lie beneath the current run of continuous growth. Our correspondent looks into the hidden economics of online reviews, and whether to trust them. And a turkey-i ...  عرض المزيد

The World Health Organisation unveiled preliminary findin ...

With astonishing speed, the machinery of testing, tracing and lockdowns is being dismantled. We examine the <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2022/12/07/china-is-loosening-its-covid-restrictions-at-great-risk?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=thein ...  عرض المزيد

The dengue-fever case counts now break regional records every year—and the structural reasons behind <a href="https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2024/04/25/dengue-fever-is-surging-in-latin-america?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm ...

Donald Trump is weighing up more aggressive economic measures against China, The European Central Bank is expected to resist recent pressure from Germany’s constitutional court over its bond-buying programme, and first-quarter results from Lyft showed promisin ...