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Plus: What you need to know about Roe v. Wade. Was this newsletter forwarded to you? [Sign up here]( [Quartz]( June 27, 2022 [View in browser]( Sponsored By Good morning, Quartz readers! Here’s what you need to know Abortion rights protests continued across the US. As demonstrators marched, abortion clinics [began to close]( in trigger law states, and [Pride events]( took on a [new urgency](. Some US companies will financially support employees seeking abortions. Tech giants and banks were [among those]( who [made commitments](. More than 1 million US voters have switched to the Republican Party. According to the Associated Press, many suburban swing voters are [making the switch](. G7 nations launched a $600 billion global infrastructure plan. [The plan]( aims to counter China’s Belt and Road Initiative. The summit also announced additional [impending]( [sanctions]( on Russia (more below). Russia defaulted on its debt. The grace period has ended for a $100 million interest payment that was due May 27, marking Russia’s [first foreign debt default]( in over a century. Thousands demonstrated in Madrid ahead of the NATO summit. Protestors called for an end to the military alliance, which will consider Finland and Sweden’s [bids to join]( in a two-day meeting starting Wednesday. Ecuadorian president Guillermo Lasso cut gas prices. The announcement came amid two weeks of [indigenous protests]( in Quito demanding price controls. Sponsor content by Modern Health Nominate an HR Professional Today. [Modern Health Heroes]( recognizes HR workers who’ve made a positive impact on an organization’s workplace culture and the well-being of its employees. The winner of the category will have $500 donated to their mental health non-profit organization of choice. [Learn more]( What to watch for G7 leaders are meeting in the Bavarian Alps to discuss global inflation and continued pressure on Russia as the invasion of Ukraine continues with strikes in Kyiv. The US, UK, Canada, and Japan [will ban Russian gold imports]( in an attempt to cut funding from the regime of Russian president Vladimir Putin. US president Joe Biden has insisted that G7 nations must stick together in the fight against Putin, while other member countries decide if they want to join the ban. The [official announcement]( is expected Tuesday (June 28). The UK is by far the biggest importer of Russian gold. UK prime minister Boris Johnson said the ban will “directly hit Russian oligarchs and strike at the heart of [Putin’s war machine](.” Russia’s gold exports bring in around $19 billion in revenue each year, its largest known export after oil and gas. [The UK is the top importer of Russian precious stones and metals.] Quartz Roe v. Wade: What you need to know Protests broke out over the weekend in the US after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that legalized abortion in the country. We’ve compiled a reading list about the court’s decision and how it compares with laws around the globe: 🏥 [What abortion access will look like now in the US]( 🏛️ [The US Supreme Court has named other freedoms on the line]( 🗣️ [How the three dissenting judges argued against overturning Roe v. Wade]( 📉 [How overturning Roe v. Wade will hurt the US economy]( 🌍 [How US state abortion laws compare globally]( 🚫 [A list of countries where abortion is illegal]( See our full [Roe v. Wade reading list]( for the latest articles. Globalization’s next stop Globalization held out the shimmering prospect of a zero-friction world. But in global economics, just as in physics, zero friction is near-impossible. Is globalization really dead, though? 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