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May 2025
23m 10s

Mine craft: US-Ukraine resource deal

The Economist
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America and Ukraine have signed a deal to share the profits of extracting natural resources. Our correspondent explains its significance. How the trade war with China will hit US shoppers (8:29). And a century on, why Art Deco is still in style (17:36). 


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