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The Week @theweek.com · 5h

“New evidence emerges daily of the toll” Covid school closures took on children – from “premature ageing of adolescent brains, myopia, chronic school absenteeism”, lost learning and a dramatic rise in mental health issues, said Christina Hopkinson in The i Paper.

Was shutting schools during Covid a mistake?

Former education secretary Gavin Williamson says the ‘consequences for children weren’t properly taken into account’

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Conservatives in America have had a “stormy relationship” with beer in “recent years”, said Slate. Now the right is waging a “war” on the beverage on several fronts, and “beer is losing badly”.

How Maga fell out of love with beer

Right-wingers in the US have boycotted beverage brands that fell foul of culture war, and now some are going fully sober

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Following the recent cyberattacks on Jaguar Land Rover, Marks & Spencer and Asahi, other major companies are desperately trying to understand these new methods of cybercrime.

Who are the new-wave hackers bringing the world to a halt?

‘Groups’ and ‘states’ are beginning to form concerning partnerships with new ways to commit cybercrime

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Until recently, a truce had prevailed, with Strava allowing users with Garmin watches to record data from its app. But now Strava claims Garmin has infringed on two of its copyrighted features

Strava vs. Garmin: the row splitting the running community

The legal dispute between the two titans of exercise tech is like ‘Mom and Dad fighting’

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The asymmetry is one of the reasons for Israel’s contentious “Hannibal Directive”, which allows the Israeli military to use any force necessary to prevent its soldiers from being taken hostage in the first place.

This includes “action that will lead to those captives’ deaths”, said Al Jazeera.

‘Extraordinary asymmetry’: the history of Israeli prisoner swaps

Exchange of Israeli hostages for Palestinian detainees is the latest in a series of trades in which Israeli lives appear to count for more

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If you are considering day trading, “make no mistake: you’re facing long odds and steep risks,” said NerdWallet. While it may be exciting, there is certainly more action involved than the waiting game that is long-term investing. Here is what you need to know.

What is day trading and how risky is it?

It may be exciting, but the odds are long and the risks high

The Week @theweek.com · 1d

“To a greater extent than most, this war has been tied to the political fortunes of one leader,” said Joshua Keating in Vox.

Has the Gaza deal saved Netanyahu?

With elections looming, Israel’s longest serving PM will ‘try to carry out political alchemy, converting the deal into political gold’

The Week @theweek.com · 2d

In absolute terms, France now holds the highest consolidated national debt in Europe, currently at around €3.4 trillion, according to the country’s National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies.

French finances: what’s behind country’s debt problem?

Political paralysis has led to higher borrowing costs and blocked urgent deficit-reducing reforms

The Week @theweek.com · 2d

Many powerful people take the quest to slow or even reverse ageing very seriously – driven by a mix of real scientific momentum and techno-futurist hype.

The quest to defy ageing

Humanity has fantasised about finding the fountain of youth for millennia. How close are we now?

The Week @theweek.com · 3d

Restoring bogs and wetlands along Nato’s eastern flank would be “relatively cheap and straightforward” and fuse “two European priorities that increasingly compete for attention and funding: defence and climate”, said Politico.

The Baltic ‘bog belt’ plan to protect Europe from Russia

Reviving lost wetland on Nato’s eastern flank would fuse ‘two European priorities that increasingly compete for attention and funding: defence and climate’

The Week @theweek.com · 3d

In her victory speech, she vowed to abandon a “work-life balance” in her bid to turn round Japan’s ailing economy. “I will work, work, work and work,” she said.

The ‘Iron Lady’: Japan braces for its first female PM

Sanae Takaichi , Japan’s first female premier, comes with ‘old-fashioned’ views and pledges to ‘work, work, work and work’

The Week @theweek.com · 6d

This year, there were 338 nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize by the January deadline and, in March, the committee prepared a shortlist.

How does the Nobel Peace Prize work?

Activist María Corina Machado wins prestigious prize, despite public campaign by Donald Trump

The Week @theweek.com · 6d

Far from being just a way to get passport photographs or take fun snaps with friends, these booths have played a surprisingly significant part in social history.

Why photo booths are enjoying a revival

It’s 100 years since it first appeared, but the photo booth is far from an analogue relic

The Week @theweek.com · 6d

If this agreement holds, it could stand as the “signature achievement” of Trump’s second term, said the BBC. Where Biden’s relationship with Netanyahu was more “tenuous”, Trump’s friendship with the Israeli PM and popularity with Israeli voters allowed him to put “pressure” on Netanyahu.

Gaza peace deal: why did Trump succeed where Biden failed?

As the first stage of a ceasefire begins, the US president’s unique ‘just-get-it-done’ attitude may have proven pivotal to negotiations

The Week @theweek.com · 6d

OpenAI is currently “burning through cash” as unexpectedly high numbers of Sora users generate “countless resource-intensive AI videos”, said Futurism

Sora 2 and the fear of an AI video future

Cutting-edge video-creation app shares ‘hyperrealistic’ AI content for free

The Week @theweek.com · 6d

When will the government shutdown be over? There appears to be no end in sight. But one specific group of federal employees may be able to steer Congress toward a resolution: air traffic controllers. Here's what you need to know.

Could air traffic controllers help end the government shutdown?

The controllers were crucial in ending the last shutdown in 2019

The Week @theweek.com · 6d

Trying to figure out how to retire early? There's one method you can try to help you get closer to reaching your financial goals: FIRE. This is the concept of 'financial independence, retire early' and it requires extreme saving and frugality. Here's what to know.

The FIRE movement catches on as people want to retire early

Many are taking steps to leave the workforce sooner than usual

The Week @theweek.com · 7d

his month Icarus launches the first of a series of satellites into space that hope to track 100,000 animals worldwide, so data from their movements can inform conservationists about habitat loss and climate change – and, hopefully, help us anticipate natural disasters and zoonotic disease.

Icarus programme – the ‘internet of animals’

Researchers aim to monitor 100,000 animals worldwide with GPS trackers, using data to understand climate change and help predict disasters and pandemics

The Week @theweek.com · 7d

Sanseito uprooted Japan’s political foundations when it won 14 new seats in the House of Councillors election in July, “shattering the long-standing belief that modern Japan is immune to populism”, said news agency Anadolu.

The party bringing Trump-style populism to Japan

Rise of Sanseito is ‘shattering’ the belief that Japan is ‘immune’ to populism

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Do you enjoy watching a good murder mystery but don't want to walk away from your limited leisure time feeling like humanity is hopeless? A competing genre has arisen: "cozy crime." These eight shows have perfected a feel-good crime formula.

8 of the best ‘cozy crime’ series of all time

Murder mysteries don’t necessarily have to make us miserable, and these shows have perfected a feel-good crime formula

The Week @theweek.com · 7d

Here's why the younger demonstrators (mostly Gen-Z) have felt “disenfranchised by the country’s policies and international ambitions.”

Youth revolts rattle Morocco as calls against corruption grow louder

Snowballing controversy over World Cup construction and civic services has become a serious threat to Morocco’s political stability

The Week @theweek.com · 7d

Morocco has been rocked in recent days by a growing protest movement that has threatened the civic and political fabric of a country considered by many international observers as one of the most open and stable on the continent.

The Week @theweek.com · 8d

It is not surprising that the internet has become so addictive. After all, it was designed that way.

Digital addiction: the compulsion to stay online

What it is and how to stop it

The Week @theweek.com · 8d

Aston Martin’s sliding demise is a “stark reminder that prestige cannot shield a brand from tariffs and sluggish demand”, said Euronews.

The struggles of Aston Martin: burning cash not rubber

The car manufacturer, famous for its association with the James Bond franchise, is ‘running out of road’

The Week @theweek.com · 8d

Apple is just the latest in a long string of brands that have been targeted by the Trump administration. Other major companies that have settled lawsuits with Trump include Paramount, Meta and Disney.