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May 28, 2022 at 7:10:44 AM UTC
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http://www.economist.com/
Belarus
AS42772 Unitary enterprise A1
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On May 28, 2022 at 7:10:44 AM UTC, http://www.economist.com/ was accessible when tested on AS42772 in Belarus.

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74.63.24.236
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104.18.38.232
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AS13335 (Cloudflare, Inc.)

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104.18.38.232:80: succeeded
172.64.149.24:80: succeeded

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640w,https://www.economist.com/img/b/800/450/90/media-assets/image/20220528_LDD002.jpg 800w,https://www.economist.com/img/b/1000/563/90/media-assets/image/20220528_LDD002.jpg 1000w,https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/media-assets/image/20220528_LDD002.jpg 1280w" sizes="(min-width: 1440px) 335px, (min-width: 1280px) 22.5vw, (min-width: 960px) 30vw, (min-width: 600px) 47.5vw, 95vw" alt=""/></div></div><p class="css-1129mxi eajo7ll0">Leaders</p><style data-emotion="css cxu8jy">.css-cxu8jy{font-family:var(--ds-type-system-serif);font-size:var(--ds-type-scale-4);font-weight:normal;line-height:var(--ds-type-leading-upper);}.css-cxu8jy a{-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;color:var(--ds-color-london-5);display:block;}.css-cxu8jy a:hover,.css-cxu8jy a:hover .ecd11tl0{color:var(--ds-color-chicago-30);-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;}.css-cxu8jy a:focus,.css-cxu8jy a:focus .ecd11tl0{background-color:var(--ds-color-chicago-95);color:var(--ds-color-london-5);outline:none;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;}.e5no54b0 .css-cxu8jy a:focus,.e5no54b0 .css-cxu8jy a:focus .ecd11tl0{background-color:hsla(var(--ds-color-hsl-london-5), 0.05);}.css-cxu8jy a:active,.css-cxu8jy a:active .ecd11tl0{color:var(--ds-color-chicago-30);}.e5no54b0 .css-cxu8jy a:active,.e5no54b0 .css-cxu8jy a:active .ecd11tl0{background:none;}.css-cxu8jy a::before{bottom:0;content:'';display:block;left:0;opacity:0;overflow:hidden;position:absolute;right:0;text-indent:-999em;top:0;white-space:nowrap;z-index:1;}.css-cxu8jy+.e1smrlcj0{margin-top:0.5rem;}.e13svp5c0 .css-cxu8jy+.e1smrlcj0{margin-top:0;}</style><h3 class="css-cxu8jy ef0oilz0"><a href="/leaders/2022/05/26/why-investors-are-increasingly-worried-about-recession-in-america" data-analytics="top_stories:headline_2">Why investors are increasingly worried about recession in America</a></h3><style data-emotion="css 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a::before{bottom:0;content:'';display:block;left:0;opacity:0;overflow:hidden;position:absolute;right:0;text-indent:-999em;top:0;white-space:nowrap;z-index:1;}.css-g6fo13+.e1smrlcj0{margin-top:0.25rem;}.e13svp5c0 .css-g6fo13+.e1smrlcj0{margin-top:0;}</style><h3 type="1843" class="css-g6fo13 ef0oilz0"><a href="/1843/2022/05/27/collaborators-demonstrators-soldiers-spies-life-under-russian-occupation" data-analytics="top_stories:headline_4"><style data-emotion="css eozp7h">.css-eozp7h{color:var(--1843-color-1843-red);font-weight:700;}.css-eozp7h ._divider{color:var(--ds-color-london-5);}</style><span type="1843" class="css-eozp7h ecd11tl0"><span class="_prefix">1843 magazine</span><span class="_divider"> | </span></span>Collaborators, demonstrators, soldiers, spies: life under Russian occupation</a></h3><p class="css-qnkbrf e1smrlcj0">In Kherson, Ukrainians find it hard to judge the acceptable limits of resistance and co-operation</p></div></div><div class="css-hgxlxc eprz4kh0"><style 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href="/culture/2022/05/25/turkeys-temple-mounds-illuminate-the-birth-of-civilisation" data-analytics="topical_content_1:headline_2">Turkey’s temple mounds illuminate the birth of civilisation</a></h3><p class="css-qnkbrf e1smrlcj0">The finds at Gobekli Tepe and Karahan Tepe have upended conventional wisdom</p></div><style data-emotion="css 1g53obw">.css-1g53obw{border-width:0;border-top:1px solid var(--ds-color-london-85);margin:1.5rem 0;margin:1.5rem 0 1.25rem;width:100%;}</style><hr class="css-1g53obw e1hgtj4y0"/><div class="css-w50hwg e1yv2jhn0"><div class="css-1i5uguq e1t79wji0"><div itemscope="" itemProp="image" itemType="https://schema.org/ImageObject"><meta itemProp="url" content="https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/media-assets/image/20220528_BRP003.jpg"/><img loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" src="https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/media-assets/image/20220528_BRP003.jpg" srcSet="https://www.economist.com/img/b/200/113/90/media-assets/image/20220528_BRP003.jpg 200w,https://www.economist.com/img/b/300/169/90/media-assets/image/20220528_BRP003.jpg 300w,https://www.economist.com/img/b/400/225/90/media-assets/image/20220528_BRP003.jpg 400w,https://www.economist.com/img/b/600/338/90/media-assets/image/20220528_BRP003.jpg 600w,https://www.economist.com/img/b/640/360/90/media-assets/image/20220528_BRP003.jpg 640w,https://www.economist.com/img/b/800/450/90/media-assets/image/20220528_BRP003.jpg 800w,https://www.economist.com/img/b/1000/563/90/media-assets/image/20220528_BRP003.jpg 1000w,https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/media-assets/image/20220528_BRP003.jpg 1280w" sizes="(min-width: 1440px) 700px, (min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 960px) 66vw, 95vw" alt=""/></div></div><h3 class="css-1slb00j ef0oilz0"><a href="/britain/2022/05/26/britain-celebrates-a-jubilee-again" data-analytics="topical_content_1:headline_3">Britain celebrates a jubilee, again</a></h3><p class="css-qnkbrf e1smrlcj0">The country is marking anniversaries more often, but less confidently</p></div><hr class="css-1g53obw e1hgtj4y0"/><div class="css-7q729u e1yv2jhn0"><h3 class="css-g6fo13 ef0oilz0"><a href="/middle-east-and-africa/2022/05/26/qatar-wants-to-become-a-leader-in-genomics" data-analytics="topical_content_1:headline_4">Qatar wants to become a leader in genomics</a></h3><p class="css-qnkbrf e1smrlcj0">Better screening could make cousinly marriages safer</p></div></div><style data-emotion="css njeufd">.css-njeufd{border-width:0;border-top:1px solid var(--ds-color-london-85);grid-area:line;margin:0;margin:1.5rem 0 1.25rem;margin:0;width:100%;display:block;}@media (min-width: 60rem){.css-njeufd{display:none;}}</style><hr class="css-njeufd e1hgtj4y0"/></div></div></div></section><div class="advert incontent hidden advert--full-width"><div><div id="econ-1" class="adcontainer"></div></div></div><section class="css-67u6zs e1mhzqud0"><div class="css-ocg69 ec82u2q0"><h2 class="ds-section-headline ds-section-headline--rule-emphasised">Read more: The war in Ukraine</h2><div class="css-1tv0yda e2ekie00"><div class="css-16bbt1j e1hgtj4y1"><div class="css-1bh389t eprz4kh0"><div class="css-7q729u e1yv2jhn0"><div class="css-1vxanp4 e1t79wji0"><div itemscope="" itemProp="image" itemType="https://schema.org/ImageObject"><meta itemProp="url" content="https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/media-assets/image/20220528_EUD001.jpg"/><img loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" src="https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/720/90/media-assets/image/20220528_EUD001.jpg" srcSet="https://www.economist.com/img/b/200/113/90/media-assets/image/20220528_EUD001.jpg 200w,https://www.economist.com/img/b/300/169/90/media-assets/image/20220528_EUD001.jpg 300w,https://www.economist.com/img/b/400/225/90/media-assets/image/20220528_EUD001.jpg 400w,https://www.economist.com/img/b/600/338/90/media-assets/image/20220528_EUD001.jpg 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