The Guardian Weekly - January 20, 2023
The Guardian Weekly - January 20, 2023
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In this issue
January 20, 2023
‘Democracy is at risk’ Lawmakers take stock
Sônia Guajajara should have been making history last Tuesday afternoon, being sworn in as the head of Brazil's first ministry for Indigenous peoples at S a ceremony at the presidential palace in Brasília.
5 mins
Hands across the water Failed coup shows the poisonous symbiosis of Trump and Bolsonaro
In the days following the 6 January 2021 storming of the US Capitol, a Brazilian professor and expert on disinformation, David Nemer, gave an interview predicting the same thing would happen in Brazil two years later.
3 mins
'Hellish' battle for Soledar symbolises state of war
An infantry carrier moves quickly across a devastated landscape, traversing a flat expanse dotted with lines of shattered buildings, some reduced to rubble by artillery fire.
3 mins
War games Politics-not battle strategyis the driver for reshuffle
Another month, another Russian military reshuffle: Vladimir Putin changes the general in charge of his forces in Ukraine with something of the frequency of a Premier League club desperate to secure immediate success.
2 mins
Le Pen eyes 2027 win with image makeover
Far right leader seeks to hide National Rally's racist image and reposition the party opposite Macron's centrists
3 mins
A united left Will Yolanda Díaz be first female PM?
As Spain enters an election year that will include municipal, regional and national votes, the woman who is, according to polls, its most popular politician is touring the country to build support for leftwing candidates.
2 mins
How one woman's bravery exposed a serial police rapist
David Carrick's campaign of terror went uninvestigated for many years and will further erode trust in London's Metropolitan police
6 mins
Country reels as deadly political clashes spiral
Lisbeth Candia wept uncontrollably as she waited in Cusco's central morgue to recover the body of her brother Remo, the latest protester to be killed by security forces as the country experiences its worst political violence in decades.
2 mins
'We need trees' Urban vision fails to take root
From Madrid to Berlin and Paris to Budapest, scientists and planners agree, trees, trees and yet more trees can help make Europe's cities more comfortable even survivable - as global heating strengthens its grip.
4 mins
Saffron farms squeezed by climate and competition
A sharp wind shunts clouds across the low and endless skies of La Mancha as Carlos Fernández stoops to pluck the last mauve flowers of the season from the cold earth. Their petals, which stain his index finger and thumb blue, enclose an almost weightless prize - crimson threads that are treasured across the world.
2 mins
'It was hell' Grief and joy as Tigray reconnects to the world
When Lemlem read that phone lines had been restored to parts of Ethiopia's war-torn Tigray region last month, she attempted to call her elderly mother, who lives in the Tigrayan town of Adwa.
3 mins
Refugees bet lives on boat crossings despite deadly toll
Hatemon Nesa recalled hugging her young daughter tightly as the cramped, broken-down boat they were sitting on drifted aimlessly
3 mins
How Abe's murder and Moonies ties caused shockwaves
Unification church's links to members of the LDP have damaged trust and raised questions about donations
3 mins
'We are ready' Joy at return of Chinese travellers
After almost three years of little to no business, Thai tour guide operator Anchalee Vittayanuntapornkul is more than relieved that Chinese tourists are allowed to travel again.
2 mins
Air apparent
With its dependence on short-haul flights, Australia is a test ground for battery-powered aviation. Can it take off?
5 mins
In the Biden documents discovery, Trump is the winner
The discovery of government secrets at two locations associated with Joe Biden appears to have produced one big political winner: Donald Trump.
3 mins
I've got hope' Biden offers immigration lifeline as US visas resume
For almost six years, the US embassy in Havana has lain silent in the withering Caribbean sun. Tiles have fallen from its facade, the fence has rusted and the awning of the consular section has been shredded in the fierce winds off the Florida Straits.
3 mins
Five weeks before she was murdered, 35-year-old Zara Aleena started work at the Royal Courts of Justice.
ON HER FIRST DAY, SHE SENT A BRIGHTLY SMILING SELFIE to her friends and family, saying she couldn't believe she was actually there. It was an administrative role that took her one step closer t her lifelong dream of being a lawyer; something she had pursued doggedly even as her studies were interrupted by caring responsibilities and financial concerns.
10+ mins
DEPTHS OF UNDERSTANDINGS
NEW REVELATIONS ABOUT THE MILLIONS OF SHIPWRECKS SCATTERED ACROSS THE OCEAN FLOOR FROM THE TITANIC AND SHACKLETON'S ENDURANCE TO THE SLAVE SHIP CLOTILDA ARE NOT ONLY REWRITING OUR HISTORY BUT COULD ALSO HOLD CLUES TO HUMANITY'S SURVIVAL
6 mins
FACING UP TO HISTORY WRECK FIND ADDS HUMANITY TO LEGACY OF SLAVERY
In 2015, a delegation from the Smithsonian Institution travelled to Mozambique to inform the Makua people of a singular and long-overdue discovery: 221 years after it sank off Cape Town, claiming the lives of 212 enslaved people, the wreck of the Portuguese slave ship the São José Paquete D'Africa had been found. When told the news, a Makua leader responded with a gesture that no one on the delegation will ever forget.
4 mins
Striking workers are telling the truth about British politics
More strikes are coming to Britain, with 100,000 civil servants due to strike on 1 February. For 18 days across February and March, 150 universities will be shut down by University and College Union action.
4 mins
I survived the horror of Guantánamo. Why is it still open 21 years later?
The US prison at Guantánamo Bay opened 21 years ago this month. For 21 years, the extrajudicial detention facility has held a total of 779 men between eight known camps
3 mins
Cardinal George Pell chose his career over the safety of children
He was a company man. He did what he did to preserve the power and the assets of the church. If that meant thrashing H victims of abuse through the courts and boxing them into tiny settlements, that was fine by him.
3 mins
The dark side
As David Lynch turns 77 – for him, a number of significance – how did his esoteric visions become such a normalised part of screen culture?
6 mins
Fast tracks What's with the craze for sped-up songs?
High-octane remixes of original hits are popular on streaming platforms, but who's driving the trend - and why-is less clear
3 mins
AT 'Wishes are for extreme life events'
The Egyptian graphic novelist Deena Mohamed on going viral with her first web comic, growing up reading Enid Blyton, and her hit Cairo-set novelnow translated into English
4 mins
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Language: English
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