Hope for the crest: an Omicron wave hits India

The country has the world’s worst estimated covid-death total—but as another variant takes hold there are reasons for optimism . Mexico’s president has some old-fashioned notions about energy, and his pet legislation would make it both dirtier and costlier. And the Orient Express was itself a murder victim , just one line in a continent-spanning rail network that may yet be revived. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist , subscribe here www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.