And then, silence: a Paris icon burns

The Economist Podcasts

• Episode: And then, silence: a Paris icon burns
• Website: The Economist Podcasts
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• Duration: 00:19:34
• Published: 2019-04-16 11:57

Emmanuel Macron, France’s president, was already battling the flames of national protest when fire broke out at the Notre Dame cathedral. Will the tragedy, and Mr Macron’s leadership, bring the country together? America’s armed forces often don’t know how many civilians are killed in its air-strike campaigns—but that’s changing, thanks to help from some of the Pentagon’s loudest critics. And, the Trump administration’s cancellation of a deal for Cuban baseball players won’t stop them making their way, perilously, to the big leagues.

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