The world in brief

In today's edition: Zelensky continues his European tour, Adani tries to assuage markets and Rushdie's triumphant new book

• assuage: (안 좋은 감정을) 누그러뜨리다 (달래다)

"Hell on Earth"

Survivors of the earthquakes are forced to dig for relatives with bare hands. The government is hardly to be seen

Battle of the bots

Is Google's 20-year search dominance about to end?

The thrill of the chase

What is short-selling? For nearly as long as the stockmarket has been around, people have been betting against it

Broke, broken, brokest

A balance of payments crisis is tipping Pakistan's fragile economy over the edge. The country is at risk of default

<Reference: Economist>