As fears grow that a hostile America could one day cut off access to its globally dominant payment systems, countries from Brazil to Belgium are creating their own. That presents
a headache
for Visa and Mastercard.
Perhaps you, too, are dealing with a headache—brought on by this summer’s heat. Our
Well Informed
column has guidance on how to train your body to cope better when the next heatwave hits.
Is Aung San Suu Kyi dead? The last official appearance of Myanmar’s jailed leader came at the end of 2022. Since then, the army has refused her lawyers’ requests to see her.
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Americans and Canadians are squabbling over mines. The historic territories of some indigenous groups include areas that straddle the border between America and Canada. Those living in what is now Alaska believe this should grant them a say in what happens upriver.
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Could a Chinese bike win the Tour de France? Although the country supplies parts for many Western brands, its own models have frequently been dismissed as low quality. That may soon change.
Andrey Melnichenko, one of Russia’s richest men, spoke to The Economist’s Russia editor, Arkady Ostrovsky, for almost 60 hours. Melnichenko lays out the pressures the country is under and how it needs to change.
