2025-03-31
23 分钟The Economist.
Hello and welcome to The Intelligence from The Economist.
I'm your host, Rosie Bloor.
Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the event shaping your world.
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First up though.
Myanmar's ruling junta has declared a week of national mourning after the country was hit by a massive earthquake on Friday.
But the seismic shock was soon followed by another.
Within hours of the quake,
the Hunter launched airstrikes on resistance fighters in areas close to the disaster's epicenter.
The national unity government whose forces are battling the military regime declared a unilateral humanitarian ceasefire.
Yet the Hunter merely intensified its bombing,
even in areas where rescue workers are still pulling people out of the rubble.
The United Nations has appealed for $8 million in aid.
Yet if the Hunter is determined to exploit the crisis,
the challenge the world faces is getting past the regime to the people and places who need it most.