The Week Unwrapped: fat-busting jabs, Fox’s ‘fake’ news and saving oceans
Are weight-loss ‘wonder drugs’ really so wonderful? Should we care if political pundits are parroting bogus claims? And why is a new high seas treaty making waves?
Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Jamie Timson, Felicity Capon and Arion McNicoll.
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Obesity drugs
A new weight-loss “wonder” jab has just been approved for use in England by the NHS. As the world battles ever-rising obesity rates and expanding waistlines, is this the miracle cure we've all been waiting for? Or is there a darker side to this latest medical breakthrough?
Debunking the news
An election tech company is suing Rupert Murdoch’s Fox News for $1.6bn for airing false claims that it helped cheat Donald Trump out of a win in the 2020 presidential election. Newly released texts and emails suggest the media tycoon and other top executives knew the vote-rigging conspiracies were baseless. But is that par for the course on a partisan television network or could the revelations spell the end of the US news giant?
Protecting seas
Following two decades of negotiations, nearly 200 countries have finally agreed to a legally binding protocol designed to protect marine life in international waters. The UN High Seas Treaty aims to bring law and order to the almost two-thirds of Earth’s oceans that lie outside national boundaries. So just how will the deal help reverse biodiversity losses and ensure a sustainable future?
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