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Article on ‘Fat’ Arab Women Sparks Uproar over Body-Shaming

To Enas Taleb, the headline felt like a spiteful punch line. "Why women are fatter than men in the Arab world," it read in bold, above a photograph of the Iraqi actress waving onstage at an arts festival. The Economist article ran through possible explanations of the obesity gap of…

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Article on 'fat' Arab women sparks uproar over body-shaming

An article in The Economist about the prevalence of obesity among Arab women has triggered torrid criticism on social media, as well as a defamation lawsuit from an Iraqi actress whose photo was used to illustrate how Arab women are more prone to putting on weight

The Independent UK

The Mar-a-Lago search prompts a big question: who snitched?

We may never know who turned on Trump, but Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump certainly make the most sense when it comes to possible informants

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Chile is updating its constitution for the 21st century. The US should follow its lead

The US constitution used to be considered a model for democracies around the world – but its antiquated institutions and absence of rights have guaranteed its declining influence

The Guardian - US

Al Jazeera wins ‘Feature of the Year’ at the ABSW Awards

Feature about the Bostwana lab that discovered Omicron wins Feature of the Year-General.

Al Jazeera

How Russia's current war in Ukraine echoes its Crimean War of the 1850s

Russia had a more powerful army. It didn't think the West would intervene. The invasion was poorly planned. We're not talking about Russia's current war, but about Russia's Crimean War in the 1850s.

WEKU

There's no cure for sickle cell disease, but spotting it early can improve treatment

Most of the global cases of sickle cell disease are diagnosed in African countries. The Economist Intelligence Unit – the research and analysis division of the Economist media group – estimated that in 2020 the total annual cost of treatment and impact on the economy of sickle cell disease across…

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COVID-19 vaccines prevented over 42 lakh deaths in India in 2021: study

The report published in Lancet Infectious Diseases also agreed with the WHO’s estimates on excess deaths

The Hindu

Vienna reclaims title of world’s most liveable city - but where does London rank?

Vienna has been crownded as the world’s most liveable city, according to a report published on Thursday.

Evening Standard

Look around, the Great Conservative Experiment has failed in the UK

Beneath the bluster, Conservative rule has become no more than shifting the blame for Britain’s problems, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

The Guardian - UK

Vienna Returns as World's 'Most Livable City'

The Austrian capital Vienna has made a comeback as the world's most livable city, according to an annual report from the Economist published Thursday. The Ukrainian capital Kyiv was not included this year after Russia invaded the country in late February, while Russian cities Moscow and St Petersburg fell in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Turkey says allowing Sweden and Finland to join Nato carries ‘security risks’

Recept Tayyip Erdogan wrote an article for the Economist reiterating his objection to the two Nordic countries’ joining the security bloc

Evening Standard

Military history is repeating for Russia under Putin's regime of thieves

In explaining the reasons for Russia’s unexpected military weakness in Ukraine, few have expressed it better than The Economist. The magazine noted “the incurable inadequacy of despotic power” and “the cheating, bribery and peculation” that is “characteristic of the entire administration”.

The Conversation

Africa is facing significant fuel shortages

Ayesha Rascoe talks with Kinley Salmon, Africa correspondent for The Economist, about the widespread fuel shortages affecting the continent.

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Reason

Military Drafts Loom Over Europe Thanks to Russia

International tensions empower politicians seeking to force the unwilling into government service.

Salon

Expert: "Another bad year for democracy"

Andrew Viteritti of the Economist says polarization and paralysis are here to stay — but there's reason for hope

The National (Scotland)

David Pratt: The perils of Russia's changing war in Ukraine

‘A SLICE of intensified history.” The words of John Reed, the great American journalist and socialist activist used to describe his eyewitness…

The Conversation

Russia's weaponization of natural gas could backfire by destroying demand for it

In December 2006, The Economist magazine published a cover drawing of Russian president Vladimir Putin, dressed like a 1930s gangster in a dark suit and fedora hat, under the headline “Don’t Mess with Russia.” Putin held a gasoline nozzle, gripping it like a machine gun. The target presumably was Europe,…

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In Economist’s fantasyland, India’s nuclear-powered subs are just ‘prestige military toys’

In January, there was a question in the second general studies paper of the civil services (main) examination in India that might interest the Economist, particularly its Asia section. A 15-mark question asked the candidates to analyse whether the newly formed AUKUS (Australia-United Kingdom-United States) partnership was going to supersede…

Evening Standard

One thousand mercenaries from Putin’s private ‘Wagner’ army sent to eastern Ukraine, says UK

‘They are expected to deploy more than 1,000 mercenaries, including senior leaders of the organisation, to undertake combat operations,’ the MoD said

France 24

Powerful Economist front cover depicts Ukraine violence

IN THE PAPERS - Friday, March 4: We look at some evocative front pages from British weekly The Economist and French daily Libération. But first, French President Emmanuel Macron announces his re-election bid in next month's presidential election in France. His announcement is not a surprise, but is overshadowed by…

Bangkok Post

Thailand's 'flawed democracy' ranks 72 out of 167 countries - index

Thailand is still a “flawed democracy” and ranks 72 out of 167 countries, the same level as the year before, according to The Economist’s "Democracy Index 2021".

The Guardian - AU

Why the price of a Big Mac tells us the Australian dollar is undervalued – and most economists agree

Many analysts think the Aussie dollar should be 20% stronger. If so, those on variable mortgage rates might have cause to celebrate – perhaps with an overseas holiday

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