“I care more about this than I care about any job.” Actor @PatinkinMandy tells @AnneMcElvoy why his favourite role is being an activist, on “The Economist Asks” podcast https://t.co/A1ufjkWMYC https://t.co/QVZ6j8EZpc

And the British prime minister’s life is about to get worse https://t.co/UhzbHKd2fy

Why the sell-side trader is a marker of cultural change https://t.co/0sFVqPMMwU

The scale of Asia’s foreign holdings has only grown since 2005, as the region has become richer and older https://t.co/NpXjFlIqWQ

As in many European countries, German firms struggle to find qualified workers. Bosses hope that Olaf Scholz will find a way to bring in more people https://t.co/37RpniAgHV

Plans include funding a small part of Germany’s public-pension scheme through stock investment https://t.co/edue7m9IJc

Parenthood is a long, controlled process of letting go https://t.co/gWnDtBKybB

“It's definitely opening up so many doors in medicine,” @NarducciDusty of @USFHealth weighs up the role of smartwatches and wearable trackers in health care, on our “Babbage” podcast https://t.co/zTMVCndiUk

Central Asia has become a Silk Road scrum. The region courts China, Turkey and the West, chiefly as a counterweight to Russia https://t.co/31QwzXtv5t

However reluctant they may be to do so, countries with ageing populations will have to look beyond their borders https://t.co/6YJAVAgkuh

The star’s last-ditch appeal has been rejected. Our recent article explained how his stance was unusual for a leading tennis player https://t.co/xIKywOFycM

A decade on, what has China accomplished, apart from the wilful destruction of unique ecosystems? https://t.co/qJQWU8WyfL

As the scale of cross-border investment has ballooned, so its character has changed https://t.co/52WoavnAim

The relationship between the world’s superpower and its Asian challenger has deteriorated in a manner that suggests few are paying heed to history https://t.co/JlHVIWB8UI

If Abiy Ahmed is serious about giving peace a chance, he should first stop fighting and allow aid to enter Tigray https://t.co/zQoaQST4RQ

“It feels like the conversation has changed… from where it was six months or a year ago.” @jonfasman says that the “refund the police” movement is a recent phenomenon in America. Hear more on “Checks and Balance” https://t.co/o6yjGGlgEK https://t.co/WcPANTtVqQ

And if it does, what will that mean for the economy? We explain https://t.co/RJgpH9rqqL

Otters are cute. But demand for the cuddle creatures as pets is doing them harm https://t.co/vIFhncvFcm

Over $20bn of venture capital went into 952 deals in Latin America in 2021, nearly four times as much as in 2019, according to one estimate https://t.co/1fWQlnDoCJ

It’s super-sized, sloppy and surprisingly sensual https://t.co/yhBF3JNJnV