Claudia
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- The Economist22 min
I, Claudia: Mexico’s new leader
Claudia, Jason Palmer, Rosie Bloor, Sarah Burke, Kinley Salmon, Erin Braun, Daniela Levine-Cava, Dr. Rick Spinrad
Claudia Sheinbaum secured Mexico's presidency as the nation's first female leader, inheriting a legacy marked by Andrés Manuel López Obrador's polarizing reforms and a Morena coalition poised to gain a two-thirds majority in Congress. Concurrently, NOAA forecasts a hyperactive 2024 Atlantic hurricane season driven by record sea surface temperatures and a shifting El Niño pattern, creating severe risks for major landfalls and potential disruptions to the November U.S. election timeline. In media developments, Rosie Bloor joined The Economist Intelligence as a co-host, bringing decades of international correspondent experience to focus on human-centric storytelling amid these global events.
- The Economist8 min
Romania's last orphanages
Following the collapse of Nicolae Ceaușescu's regime, Romania is transitioning from a legacy of institutional neglect involving over 100,000 abandoned children to a family-based care model supported by the charity Hope and Homes for Children. This reform, which aims to close all large institutions within a decade, involves the deinstitutionalization of thousands of children, such as those at the Ion Holban Institution, into foster or group home settings. While the initiative successfully reunites siblings and addresses severe past abuses, it faces ongoing challenges in providing adequate staffing and long-term support to ensure the successful reintegration of former residents into independent life.