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Bishop on trial
A 90-year-old Catholic cardinal who has criticised the Chinese government – and the Vatican’s attempts to honour an uneasy truce with the Communist leadership – went on trial in Hong Kong this week accused of financing the territory’s pro-democracy protest movement. The arrest of Cardinal Joseph Zen appears to be part of a campaign against the Catholic church in Hong Kong and mainland China. What are Beijing’s goals, and how should the Vatican respond?
Bee immunity
A small bioscience company called Dalan Animal Health announced a $3.6m investment this week, which will fund production of the first ever vaccine for bees. It will protect them from American foulbrood, a disease which can wipe out entire colonies of honey bee. At a time when bee numbers are under threat for a wide variety of reasons, this has been a rare bit of good news for beekeepers.
Hungry New Yorkers
The residents of New York are, it seems, having dinner earlier and earlier. According to an article in the New York Times, “6pm Is the new 8pm” and “waves of people” are making reservations for as early as 5 o’clock. The switch is the result of a range of forces – pandemic staffing and cost cuts forcing restaurants to open for fewer hours, people’s habits changing and younger generations drinking less than before. Will we see a similar trend in the UK?
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How will Ford reinvent EV manufacturing to compete with China?Today's Big Question Henry Ford's assembly line system is being replaced
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The latest entry in Ethan Coen's queer trilogy, a Jeff Buckley documentary and the rare children's horror flick in August moviesthe week recommends The month's film releases include 'Honey Don't!,' 'It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley' and 'Sketch'
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Switzerland could experience unique economic problems from Trump's tariffsIn the Spotlight The current US tariff rate on Switzerland is among the highest in the world
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The Week Unwrapped: Korean succession, terror by algorithm and German disquietpodcast Could a 10-year-old girl rule North Korea? Will an Isis victim upend web law? And why is Germany upset with its Oscars contender?
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The Week Unwrapped: Chinese chips, the Pope in Africa and podcastingpodcast Is China losing the microchip war? What is the Vatican doing in South Sudan? And has the podcast tide turned?
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The Week Unwrapped: Sex and health, the Earth’s core and another new yearpodcast Is the NHS failing British women? What’s going on at the centre of our planet? And what’s in a date?
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‘Sex party’ in Newcastle cathedral under investigation by VaticanSpeed Read Allegations arise during inquiry into the resignation of the Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle in December
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The Week Unwrapped: Antisocial Saudis, hormone therapy and retro techpodcast Why is Saudi Arabia investing in – and banning – social networks? Will new research make life easier for trans women? And is the future of technology dumb?
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The Week Unwrapped: AI in court, Germans in Taiwan and ghostwriterspodcast Could artificial intelligence replace lawyers? What does Taiwan want from Germany? And are ghostwriters becoming less ghostly?
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The Year Unwrapped: White refugees, Aegean islands and celebrity gossippodcast Was 2022 the year of the white refugees? What’s really going on in the Aegean sea? And why are we so obsessed with showbiz scandals?
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The Week Unwrapped: Tracking apps, BTS and stay-at-home girlfriendspodcast Does China’s U-turn mark the end of Covid-tracking apps? Has South Korean pop passed its peak? And are we really seeing the rise of the stay-at-home girlfriend?
