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Leaders call for an end to military operations around a key russian occupied nuclear power plant in southeastern ukrane. The zaparis facility was taken over by russia early in the invasion, but it continued to operate despite intense fighting close by. And policy makers have long argued about social capit meaning, essentially relationships between people who aren't family or friends.

Tensions are rising at Zaporizhia, which Russian forces are using as a military base. We ask what the risks are, and whether they can be headed off. Britain’s summer heatwave was deadly—but figuring out how deadly was no easy task. And discovering the real value of the “social capital” outside family and work relationships. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer