The World this Year

The World this Year

The election of Emmanuel Macron as president of France delighted rootless cosmopolitans everywhere. Mr Macron’s campaign was marked by Kennedyesque optimism and a wholehearted embrace of globalism. He thrashed the National Front’s Marine Le Pen. But governing is always more tricky: Mr Macron’s approval ratings tumbled in his first few months in office.

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Hurricane Harvey hit southern Texas and Louisiana, the first big hurricane to hit the United States in 12 years. Damages were put as high as $190bn. Puerto Rico was the biggest victim of Hurricane Maria, leaving the island without power. The official death toll is 64, but new estimates think it could be 1’000.

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