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The Intelligence from The Economist

You, May, be excused: Boris Johnson ascends

Jul 23, 2019
19:45

Britain has a new prime minister—who will inherit all the same problems his predecessor had. Good luck guiding a divided nation through Brexit with a paper-thin majority in parliament. Europe’s steel industry is getting hammered by tariffs and gluts, but one tucked-away mill in Austria has steeled itself for tumult. And, what single characteristic do Americans least want in their roommates?


Additional audio "Fly" by Benboncan at Freesound.org.

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