The Guardian Weekly - August 02, 2024
The Guardian Weekly - August 02, 2024
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August 02, 2024
Heroes or villains?
States with low dependence on fossil fuels are best placed to lead the green transition, but some are being criticised for ‘hypocrisy’ as new gas and oil projects surge. These are the other petrostates
4 mins
Future prosperity Petrostate with a clean, green image
Asit rapidly adopts clean technologies while drilling furiously for oil and gas, the Nordic nation is a paradox
3 mins
Club members: It's not just the usual suspects -other countries are ramping up oil production
\"Drill, baby, drill!\" Donald Trump's avowal to pump up the US's oil and gas production should not be surprising. The US has ramped up fossil fuel production to become the world's biggest producer: its projected licences for 2024 could lead to 397m tonnes of planet-heating emissions.
3 mins
Town's shock and anger at deaths of 12 children in rocket strike
The funeral lament rang out across Majdal Shams, from the centre of the town, from balconies and from rooftops.
2 mins
On repeat - Election fraud fears as Maduro wins again
Nicolás Maduro has been declared the winner of Venezuela's presidential election by the governmentcontrolled electoral authority - a result that appeared to dash opposition hopes of ending his authoritarian, socialist rule. It was immediately challenged by rivals and several governments in the region and beyond.
3 mins
Crackdown on student protests sparks 'mass movement'
Hasan still has the metal pellets Bangladeshi police fired at him lodged deep in his bones. Fearful that he will join the growing ranks of those thrown behind bars for participating in protests that have swept Bangladesh in the past month, Hasan has been in hiding for a week and described his state as one of \"constant panic and trauma\".
3 mins
Reeves acts to plug £22bn hole 'covered up' by Tories
Measures include winter fuel payments cut for wealthier pensioners and shelving cap onsocial care payments
3 mins
The refugee beaten and conscripted into Putin's war machine
A year ago, the Somali journalist Ilyas Ahmad Elmi set out for Europe. He had been repeatedly threatened by jihadi extremists at home, and hoped to make it to Germany, where he planned to seek asylum and be with his eight-year-old son. \"I left because I wanted to see my son, who I've never met... and because I had received threats,\" said Elmi.
3 mins
Water wars: The admiral who wrecked his ship to thwart China
In 1999, a Philippine navy ship made one final, secret voyage, sailing from Manila Bay into the remote waters of the South China Sea. The BRP Sierra Madre then ran aground, and hasn't moved since.
3 mins
Professor fired in abuse case as #MeToo earns rare win
Public allegations of sexual harassment are rare in China. Swift responses to punish the accused are rarer still.
2 mins
Life on Mars Nasa scientists spend 378 days in simulation of future mission
Fora crew of four volunteers who agreed to be lockedina mock-up of the red planet, even lettuce leaves became objects of wonder
3 mins
Expired drugs pose risk to astronauts
When it comes to crewed missions to Mars, there is no shortage of hazards, from space radiation to a hostile environment. Now researchers have found another: many medicines astronauts may take are likely to expire before they return to Earth.
1 min
'Kamalove' The gen Z voters who could swing the election
Kamala Harris pledged to earn young people's votes, as the vice-president and newly elevated presumptive Democratic nominee rides a gen Z-powered wave of online \"Kamalove\".
3 mins
Gaza voices
All Palestinians in Gaza have been affected by Israel's response to the Hamas attacks of 7 October. Here seven Gazans explain how they deal with destruction and displacement in a conflict that has lasted nine months and claimed more than 39,000 lives
10+ mins
My father, the Nazi
My father did terrible things during the second world war, and my other relatives were equally unrepentant. It wasn't until my late 50s that I started to confront this dark past.
10+ mins
Murdoch's dynastic power play is a warning to rein in the super rich - Will Hutton
We live in an era of private dynasties. America's billionaires are worth a cool $5.5tn at the last count. Three Amazon's Jeff Bezos, Tesla's Elon Musk and Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg - are worth over a staggering $500bn between them. Americans dominate the global billionaire league table: Britain has none in the top hundred. But we still have enough to cause concern.
3 mins
How police understand misogynistic violence is key to stopping it - Gaby Hinsliff
Natalie Fleet was only 15 when she got pregnant by an older man. At the time, she says she didn't really know how to describe what was happening; she didn't see herself as being groomed, or as a child still not legally old enough to consent.
3 mins
Climate of fear
Why Hollywood is reluctant to change its narrative on the environment
6 mins
Slipped discs How I wish I had held on to all my CDs
Growing up in the 1990s, compact discs provided the soundtrack to my life. Then along came the digital age and I couldn't get rid of them fast enough
3 mins
Never mind the ballots
Democracy comes under scrutiny in its birthplace, Athens, in a show that looks at despotism and resistance, from spies lurking in the Parthenon to pop art shootings
3 mins
The Guardian Weekly Newspaper Description:
Publisher: Guardian News & Media
Category: Newspaper
Language: English
Frequency: Weekly
The Guardian Weekly is an international English-language news magazine based in London, UK. It is one of the world's oldest international news publications and has readers in more than 170 countries.
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