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A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, the covid-19 pandemic is shutting planet earth down (10:55) America’s financial plumbing has seized up (19:30) and the show must go on for London’s theatres. Please subscribe to The Economist for full access to print, digital and audio editions:www.economist.com/radiooffer Read The Economist’s full coverage of the coronavirus  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.