A day without women: a vast strike in Mexico

Millions of women will stay home today, protesting against rising levels of violence against them. In the Netherlands, a criminal trial begins in the case of flight MH17, downed over Ukraine in 2014—but none of the defendants will be there. And a repeat of The Mayflower ’s journey from 400 years ago, this time with no captain or crew. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist , subscribe here www.economist.com/radiooffer Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.