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Guardian Weekly

Jul 19 2024
Magazine

The Guardian Weekly magazine is a round-up of the world news, opinion and long reads that have shaped the week. Inside, the past seven days' most memorable stories are reframed with striking photography and insightful companion pieces, all handpicked from The Guardian and The Observer.

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Editor’s Notes

Global report • Headlines from the last seven days

United Kingdom

Reader’s eyewitness

SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT

Political tinderbox • Donald Trump says he wants to focus on unifying the country after surviving an assassination attempt but the US remains awash with guns and his base is fuelled by political grievances

Question time • Biden touts his record, but the doubts refuse to go away

Dodged bullet • Security response raises questions

‘Perfect storm’ • Disinformation spreads after rally shooting

Turning point • Trump deserves our sympathy but not our support in November

Spotlight • Steep decline Palestinians fear eviction from East Jerusalem

Number of missing grows as hostilities continue

Eyewitness Euro 2024

‘Ticking timebomb’: fears of collapse as prisons fill up • With Labour’s early release plan not in force until September, ex-governor says emergency measures can only ‘keep a lid on things’

Get out of jail • Could Britain solve its prison problems by going Dutch?

Tiger team The women who patrol Sumatra’s rainforest • A team of Indigenous rangers is bringing heart and taekwondo skills to the job of protecting a rare ecosystem

‘I imagine how I used to walk in peace’ • More than a year since the civil war started, 7 million people have fled their homes and had their lives uprooted

Increasing violence and displacement deepen crisis

Drug boss accused of ordering churches in Rio to close

Bride and joy • Billionaire spends $600m as son weds

Evasive action Doctors on the simple things that can reduce risk of cancer • One in two people will get cancer but many of us are ill informed about what we can do to lessen our chances. So what everyday habits do oncologists, with their expert knowledge, practise themselves? We asked for some easy to follow tips that all of us can adopt

Court drama Shock end to Baldwin trial fit for Hollywood

China leads world with growth in solar and wind power

Heat of the moment • David Azevedo was keen to impress in his new job in construction. But a heatwave in France made working conditions outdoors unbearable. Two years later, his family are still waiting for answers about his death.

Money for nothing • Would universal basic income create a kinder, more fulfilled society and is it a solution to the feared AI ‘jobs apocalypse’?

Opinion Simon Tisdall • The alliance should face its main enemy - Moscow - not seek new foes

Emma Brockes • New York’s wheelie bin revolution is exciting for everyone but rats

George Monbiot • Labour can easily end austerity at a stroke – by taxing the rich hard

The GuardianView • As Gaza’s pain increases, Netanyahu’s ‘complete victory’ is no closer

Opinion Letters

House of mirrors • The self-portrait pioneer talks to Nadia Khomami about image, AI and Instagram

Beat goes on Changüí musicians defying Cuba’s crisis • In the city of Guantánamo, a festival celebrates a vibrant and joyful hyperlocal musical tradition holding out despite economic hardship

‘I don’t have to prove myself any more’ • At 94, Oscar-nominated character actor June Squibb has landed her first leading role in action...


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The Guardian Weekly magazine is a round-up of the world news, opinion and long reads that have shaped the week. Inside, the past seven days' most memorable stories are reframed with striking photography and insightful companion pieces, all handpicked from The Guardian and The Observer.

KEEP UP WITH THE PAST • Start a History Today trial today for the most up-to-date thinking from the world’s leading historians and active researchers from just £5

Editor’s Notes

Global report • Headlines from the last seven days

United Kingdom

Reader’s eyewitness

SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT

Political tinderbox • Donald Trump says he wants to focus on unifying the country after surviving an assassination attempt but the US remains awash with guns and his base is fuelled by political grievances

Question time • Biden touts his record, but the doubts refuse to go away

Dodged bullet • Security response raises questions

‘Perfect storm’ • Disinformation spreads after rally shooting

Turning point • Trump deserves our sympathy but not our support in November

Spotlight • Steep decline Palestinians fear eviction from East Jerusalem

Number of missing grows as hostilities continue

Eyewitness Euro 2024

‘Ticking timebomb’: fears of collapse as prisons fill up • With Labour’s early release plan not in force until September, ex-governor says emergency measures can only ‘keep a lid on things’

Get out of jail • Could Britain solve its prison problems by going Dutch?

Tiger team The women who patrol Sumatra’s rainforest • A team of Indigenous rangers is bringing heart and taekwondo skills to the job of protecting a rare ecosystem

‘I imagine how I used to walk in peace’ • More than a year since the civil war started, 7 million people have fled their homes and had their lives uprooted

Increasing violence and displacement deepen crisis

Drug boss accused of ordering churches in Rio to close

Bride and joy • Billionaire spends $600m as son weds

Evasive action Doctors on the simple things that can reduce risk of cancer • One in two people will get cancer but many of us are ill informed about what we can do to lessen our chances. So what everyday habits do oncologists, with their expert knowledge, practise themselves? We asked for some easy to follow tips that all of us can adopt

Court drama Shock end to Baldwin trial fit for Hollywood

China leads world with growth in solar and wind power

Heat of the moment • David Azevedo was keen to impress in his new job in construction. But a heatwave in France made working conditions outdoors unbearable. Two years later, his family are still waiting for answers about his death.

Money for nothing • Would universal basic income create a kinder, more fulfilled society and is it a solution to the feared AI ‘jobs apocalypse’?

Opinion Simon Tisdall • The alliance should face its main enemy - Moscow - not seek new foes

Emma Brockes • New York’s wheelie bin revolution is exciting for everyone but rats

George Monbiot • Labour can easily end austerity at a stroke – by taxing the rich hard

The GuardianView • As Gaza’s pain increases, Netanyahu’s ‘complete victory’ is no closer

Opinion Letters

House of mirrors • The self-portrait pioneer talks to Nadia Khomami about image, AI and Instagram

Beat goes on Changüí musicians defying Cuba’s crisis • In the city of Guantánamo, a festival celebrates a vibrant and joyful hyperlocal musical tradition holding out despite economic hardship

‘I don’t have to prove myself any more’ • At 94, Oscar-nominated character actor June Squibb has landed her first leading role in action...


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