Third time’s the harm: Africa’s crippling covid-19 wave

The Economist Podcasts

• Episode: Third time’s the harm: Africa’s crippling covid-19 wave
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• Duration: 00:20:35
• Published: 2021-06-28 11:57

Hopes that the continent had escaped the worst of the pandemic have proved too hasty; our correspondent describes a slow-rolling tragedy with little hope of respite. Reading scores in America are shockingly low; many blame how the skill is taught. We examine one state’s experiment with a method known to work better. And how smartphones are changing the film industry. 

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