The world in brief

In today's edition: 40 civilians killed in Russian strike, democracy on trial in Belarus and a musical pioneer reckons with mortality

On life support

Health-care systems in the rich world are closer to collapse than at any point since covid-19 started to spread

The flat-white front

"We were the resistance. It was here in our cafe." The story of the coffee shop at the heart of Ukraine's struggle against Russian occupation

How Gen-Z shops

They are woke, broke and complicated. Businesses should take note of how young people are spending their money

<Reference: Economist>