The United Nations head calls for "a total rethink" of how the financial system works so it can benefit Africa. / BBC News Reporting on non-African powers in the Sahel betrays a Western-centric bias in international news coverage. / Africa Is a Country Unrelated/related: "It Is
Sorry for the repeated subject line yesterday. Unfortunate human error, not a Bing/Sydney lovebomb mistake! Another billionaire banker goes missing in China, likely disappeared in the government's anti-corruption campaign. / Quartz Portugal ends its "golden visas" scheme for foreign property buyers, to address the country&
Thousands of Chinese retirees take to the streets of Wuhan and Dalian, to protest against cuts to their health benefits. / Al Jazeera French unions stage yet another day of strikes in protest of a plan to raise the retirement age. / Bloomberg Residents of the Ohio village upended by a train
Rough estimates suggest between 1 and 1.5 million people have died since China ended "zero Covid." / The New York Times A new understanding of spillover viruses may help scientists prevent the next pandemic. / NPR At least 6,000 children from Ukraine have been sent to Russian "
The energy crunch caused by the war in Ukraine may have fast-tracked the green transition by five to 10 years. / The Economist Africa will be responsible for over 11% of all gas supplies by 2050, double its share now. / Quartz Inflation cooled very slightly on an annual basis for
Russian soldiers are dying in greater numbers in Ukraine than at any time since the invasion's first week, according to Ukrainian data. / BBC News In Saudi Arabia, 37% of women have a job or are looking for one. In 2017 it was 17%. / The Economist Why so many
President Biden recently taunted Republicans with a phrase he's been using for 25 years that no one understands. / NPR See also: "Joe Biden Won an Otherwise Very Foolish Week." / Slate Vincent Lloyd recounts teaching an anti-racism seminar that turned into a cult. / Compact A moving
Pressure mounts on the UN to provide support to northwestern Syria, which is yet to receive meaningful aid due to the ongoing war. / NBC News The Turkish government blocks Twitter, citing technical problems. Typically, "problems" coincide with "periods of intense criticism of the government." / rest of
United States officials say China's balloon was part of a surveillance fleet spanning five continents. / Al Jazeera The Australian government plans to remove 900 Chinese-made surveillance cameras from more than 250 of its facilities. / VICE Assessing what's known publicly about the jurors who will face
Six takeaways from President Biden's State of the Union address. / Wake Up to Politics A look back at 10 years of the "worst job in politics"—delivering official responses to State of the Union addresses. / Washingtonian Turkey's earthquake death toll passes 11,000. Experts
