It rains, it pours: Haiti’s tragedy compounds

The Economist Podcasts

• Episode: It rains, it pours: Haiti’s tragedy compounds
• Website: The Economist Podcasts
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• Duration: 00:20:03
• Published: 2021-08-17 11:57

A president’s assassination, a cratered economy and now this: a tropical depression that will hamper rescue efforts after a massive earthquake. The country cannot catch a break. India and Pakistan parted ways 74 years ago this week; we discuss how the tensions that defined their division still resonate today. And why Indonesia is so good at badminton.

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