Innehållsförteckning för September 23, 2022 från Newsweek

1976 “He was the last of the twentieth century’s titans—a man who took a quarter of humankind from the Middle Ages to the nuclear era in one great, convulsive leap,” Newsweek wrote of Chairman Mao Zedong after his death at age 82. “No one knows for sure what effect Mao’s death will have on China’s relations with the rest of the world, but the changes could be profound.” Now, a nuclear China threatens world balance, and recent tension over the “One China” policy and Taiwan’s sovereignty has further heightened global tensions, increasing risk of nuclear conflict. 1995 “Anger has been gentrified, and that fury is the most important force in Campaign ’96,” Newsweek said of the presidential battle to “capture the radical middle.” This August, Pew research showed that almost…

QUEEN ELIZABETH II FAMOUSLY DED-icated her “whole life” to public service and was still showing politicians how it’s done in her 90s, from the steadiness and compassion of her leadership during the coronavirus pandemic to her final official act two days before her death: formally appointing Liz Truss as the U.K.’s new prime minister. Britain’s longest-reigning monarch made the oft-quoted pledge to dedicate her life to her subjects on her 21st birthday in 1947, five years before she became queen. During a radio broadcast from Cape Town, South Africa, where she was on tour with her parents and younger sister, she said: “There is a motto which has been borne by many of my ancestors—a noble motto, ‘I serve.’" She continued, “Through the inventions of science I can do what…

Bangladesh is a quiet success story. Since becoming independent in 1971, it has steadily progressed from the second-poorest country in the world to being proclaimed “a model for poverty reduction” by the World Bank, all while remaining democratic and committed to protecting human rights and the environment. From 2010 to 2020, Bangladesh achieved the world’s highest cumulative GDP growth. In a decade and a half, it lifted more than 25 million people out of poverty. Last year, the UN confirmed that Bangladesh would graduate from the least developed countries category by 2026, making it just one of a handful of countries to do so. But the nation’s ambitions remain as strong as its momentum. According to government plans, the country is on track to become a developed nation by 2041.…

Since taking the helm of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) in 2020, Prof Shibli Rubayat-Ul-Islam has been busy modernizing Bangladesh’s burgeoning capital markets. He is fast-tracking the development of the bond and derivative markets; preparing the launch of Bangladesh’s first commodities exchange to manage supplies and logistics; implementing global regulatory standards; and harnessing cutting-edge technology to restructure the capital market and enhance security. Even though Bangladeshi capital markets are still maturing, Prof Shibli aims to leapfrog to create “one of the best digital capital markets in the world.” The strength of Bangladesh’s markets, however, has already been demonstrated. Take Bangladesh’s leading index, the DSEX, as an example. This year, it has been marked by stability amid global volatility, avoiding bear market territory on the latest drawdown and outperforming…

A SAMPLING OF NEWSWEEK’S LATEST PODCASTS DOING IT ALL OVER AGAIN ▸ What’s it like to produce a TV show about a reboot of a reboot? What if you were to call it Reboot? According to Rachel Bloom: “The cheesier the show, the funnier it is to imagine.” She goes on to deconstruct the tension between the dark and nostalgic aspects of the medium, its “longing for simplicity.” Plus: What she’d do with a reboot of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. HOST ▸ H. Alan Scott, culture writer, comedian IN THEIR WORDS ▸ “There’s an inherent hope in the show...kind of unique for a slice-of-life, showbiz stories, because most of them are so cynical with an inherent thesis statement of everyone is terrible.” DON’T MISS THE DAILY BREAK Fun, informative watercooler chatter Taxi…

Q _ You immersed yourself in the study of plagues during a pandemic. What was that like? A _ Actually, I didn’t set out to write this book. I had written a chapter on whether COVID-19 would increase the likelihood of future political violence for an academic book in Europe. In the process, I became fascinated by the legacies of pandemics. Since COVID-19 was keeping me off airplanes, I traveled back and forth in time through books and research reports, exploring post-pandemic landscapes, comparing them to what was happening here and now. Like any explorer, I kept a journal of my travels—it became the book. Your field of study is generally terrorism. What effect has COVID-19 had on worldwide terrorism? There is no straight line from testing positive to terrorist…

Bangladesh is short on energy FALSE. Bangladesh has increased its total power generation capacity to 25,700MW—significantly higher than the current peak demand of 15,000MW. While the country has enacted power-saving measures to cope with the global energy crisis, a handful of new coal-fired power plants will ramp up or begin operations in September to further ease pressures and prices. Bangladesh is also a natural gas producer, with significant opportunities for offshore gas exploration as well as renewables development. The Bangladeshi population is uneducated FALSE. In a country of over 18 million primary school students, Bangladesh has achieved both near-universal (98%) primary enrollment and gender parity, according to the US Agency for International Development. World Bank data shows rapidly increasing literacy rates too, at 75% in 2020, up from 29% in…

WHAT COULD MAKE A SHOW ABOUT A MYSTERIOUS CULT EVEN MORE terrifying? Being inspired by a true story. “Maybe it’s a morbid fascination, because it’s dark, but I do find cults very interesting.” Emily Deschanel stars as Dr. Suzanne Mathis in the new Netflix series Devil in Ohio (September 2). “She’s a very accomplished person...but has blind spots and hasn’t really dealt with her own issues and trauma.” Perhaps that’s why her character brings a mysterious young woman, Mae (played by Madeleine Arthur) home. “I wanted to understand why she did what she did.” Based on a book by Daria Polatin, who also created the series, Deschanel says she loved how Daria “approached the stories” that reveal the truth behind the mysterious patient. “You are looking at a family who…

METHODOLOGY The World’s Best Smart Hospitals awards the leading 300 hospitals in the field of smart technologies from 28 different countries. The ranking process is based on three main steps: 1 _ INTERNATIONAL ONLINE SURVEY: Hospital managers and health care professionals with knowledge about smart hospitals were asked to recommend leading smart hospitals across the globe. 2 _ INTERNATIONAL HOSPITAL SURVEY: Implementation and usage of digital technologies in the hospital was assessed by hospitals and validated by chief digital/information officers or senior management. 3 _ DESK RESEARCH FOR EVERY NOMINATED HOSPITAL AS VALIDATION FOR THIS HOSPITAL’S ACHIEVEMENTS: Participants had the opportunity to name a standout category. The five categories were: electronic functionalities, telemedicine, digital imaging, artificial intelligence and robotics. During the survey period from June to July 2022, over 4,000…