The world in brief

In today's edition: Adani calls off its $2.4bn share sale, threats to global democracy, and why China chooses to forget

What next for Adani?

A scrapped $2.5bn share offering is the first victim of a short-seller's attack. The rout raises questions about the empire

• rout: 완패, 궤멸; 궤멸시키다

In charts

These are the world's most, and least, democratic countries in 2022

Waves of opposition

China can no longer count on getting its way in the South China Sea. Its maritime neighbours are quietly resisting its more outrageous demands

• maritime: 바다의, 해양의; 바다에 접한, 해안의

<Reference: Economist>