The Guardian Weekly - January 06, 2023
The Guardian Weekly - January 06, 2023
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January 06, 2023
What To Expect In 2023
A near-inevitable global recession sparked by a lengthening war in Europe's frozen east; an energy crisis coupled with soaring inflation Covid-19 running rampant in China... predictions for 2023 are grim. Still, there are reasons to be hopeful. The energy crisis has spurred an unprecedented demand for renewables, which are expected to boom. In Brazil, a new president has sworn to protect the Amazon. Repressive regimes, meanwhile, will be nervously looking at Iran, where hardline clerics are locked in a struggle with a pro-democracy uprising that threatens to overwhelm them. Guardian correspondents around the world share their takes on what to watch out for in 2023...
10+ mins
As hospitals overflow, Xi fights to save face over Covid U-turn
China's leader Xi Jinping told his country it stands on \"the right side of history\" in a new year address last Saturday, but experts have warned that the president starts 2023 diminished by his chaotic U-turn on Covid strategy.
4 mins
Bugged out: What can we expect after Beijing ends Covid rules?
After long pursing a zero-Covid policy, China has relaxed many restrictions including quarantine rules for travellers. But some experts have raised concerns the U-turn may cause problems. We take a look at why.
3 mins
Benedict's death eases way for retirement of Francis
Pope Benedict XVI, who served as leader of the Catholic church from 2005 until his resignation in 2013, died last Saturday aged 95, three days after his successor, Pope Francis, warned the world that he was gravely ill. His funeral was due to be held this week.
3 mins
Fury at plan for real-term pay cut for NHS staff next year
NHS strikes could continue for many months amid anger at UK government plans to raise staff salaries by only 2% next year, which health unions have condemned as more \"real-terms pay cut misery\".
3 mins
Digging it Archaeology pioneers break new ground
Young African excavators want to bury the notion that uncovering their past is awhite, western, male job
5 mins
Girl power Women take on a high wire act
A groundbreaking line school is expanding the workforce and challenging attitudesin amale-dominated field
3 mins
Paradise lost
A year spent bearing witness to the destruction of the Amazon forest
8 mins
Under pressure?
Stress isn’t always bad for us it can also strengthen immune systems, improve mental performance and build resilience
6 mins
In the open Congress lifts the lid on Trump's tax returns
Six years of Donald Trump's tax returns were made public by a congressional committee last Friday, ending the former president's long-running effort to break precedent and keep them secret.
3 mins
With Senate majority, Biden sets his sights on the judiciary
US federal courts look quite different than they did two years ago. Since taking office, Joe Biden has made it a top priority to appoint a diverse slate of judicial nominees, who have helped change the face of the nation's court system.
3 mins
Land grab
In a pristine forest in central India, the multibillion-dollar mining giant Adani has razed trees - and homes- to dig for coal. How does this kind of destruction get the go-ahead?
10+ mins
All well and good
It's not easy being a 'good' person. What can we learn from the people who have thought about it the most?
10+ mins
The Twitter Files are a wake-up call to protect freedom of speech
Half the room is jumping up and down, screaming, \"Gotcha!\". The other half shrugs its shoulders, muttering, \"So what's new?\". Welcome to the war over the so-called Twitter Files.
3 mins
The world can't stay silent as Taliban take away women's rights
Last month, the Taliban announced that they will ban women from attending university or teaching in Afghanistan. It is a decision that did more in a single day to entrench discrimination against women and girls and set back their empowerment than any other single policy decision I can remember.
3 mins
Pelé set the standards by which footballing greatness is judged
In the final seconds of the 1958 World Cup final, with Brazil already 4-2 ahead, Pelé, then just 17 years old, received a long ball near the Swedish penalty area. He caught it on his chest, stunning it so smartly that the ball dropped at his feet. He stepped over the ball and effortlessly back-heeled it to a teammate.
3 mins
Reclaiming the narrative
Chinonye Chukwu's film about a notorious 1950s lynching is the latest example of Black American directors claiming the right to retell such stories
6 mins
Vivienne Westwood The rebel who was never without a cause
Dame Vivienne Westwood, who died last week aged 81, was a very British kind of genius. She was as down to earth as she was flamboyant, a former primary school teacher who came to shape punk culture. Her clothes were bracingly modern - rips and safety pins, latex and androgyny - but steeped in a love of history. (She had a particular weakness for kilts and corsets.) Her clothes were worn by everyone from Theresa May to Chrissie Hynde, from Princess Eugenie to Pharrell Williams.
2 mins
Superheroes, jazz, queer art
Freed from the shadow of 9/11, Pakistan's artists are earning international acclaim by building on and confronting their country’s rich heritage
5 mins
Partners in crime
Mandy Matney and Hedley Thomas have seen the subjects of their crime podcasts jailed. But can the legal system keep up with these sort of investigations?
5 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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