The Know Daily - 7 June 2024

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Hello!

It’s Hanna here, The Know’s newest staff writer, and I’m so pumped to be on board! A little about me to kick things off: I especially love writing about sustainability, global politics and culture - and that also means I love getting stuck into reality TV shows. I’m watching Bake Off every autumn and Love Island every summer…is anyone else into the new season?!

I really enjoyed pulling together today’s newsletter for you all 🤗 You’ll find the usual roundup of headlines from the week and plenty of culture recs to fill your weekend, too.

Hope you all have wonderful weekends brunching and soaking up the sun - I know I will!

Love,
Hanna

UK NEWS

🗣️ Sunak and Starmer went head to head in the first TV debate of the general election campaign - here’s what we learned.

🥤 Nigel Farage announced he would be standing for Reform UK in the seaside town of Clacton, where he later had a milkshake thrown over him. 

☎️ BT phone boxes - which controversially replaced thousands of red ones in the 1980s - could be given listed status following a new campaign.

GLOBAL AFFAIRS

🗳️ Historic elections took place around the world. In India, Narendra Modi won a third term but failed to secure a majority; in Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum became the country’s first female president-elect; in South Africa, the ANC party - once led by Nelson Mandela - lost its majority for the first time since apartheid ended. 

🇺🇸 President Joe Biden signed an executive order allowing authorities to quickly deport migrants who cross the US-Mexico border, if the daily number of crossing exceeds 2,500.

🌎 UN Secretary General António Guterres called oil and gas corporations the “godfathers of climate chaos” as he urged a global ban on fossil fuel advertising.

WORK & INNOVATION

💰 Nvidia, the AI microchip maker, overtook Apple to become the world’s second most valuable public company. 

💑 Tokyo announced plans to launch a government-run dating app in a bid to promote marriage and boost the falling birth rate. 

🚀 Space exploration took a step forward: Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft achieved lift off; China’s Chang'e-6 became the first ever probe to collect samples from the far side of the moon; SpaceX’s Starship lifted off on its fourth test flight 👇 

CULTURE

🎥 A Peaky Blinders film is officially on its way, with Cillian Murphy stepping back into his role as gangster Tommy Shelby.

🏠 Sam Smith launched The Pink House, an LGBTQ+ charity that will be “a creative space” for queer people.

🇨🇴 Colombia lawmakers passed a bill banning bullfighting across the country.

UPLIFTING STUFF

👂 A pioneering gene therapy restored the hearing of two children in China who were born deaf.

🇮🇪 Ireland announced plans to expand its free contraception scheme to include more women.

🐝 Seoul in South Korea banned a widely-used insecticide in an effort to protect honeybees.

📰 Read: This piece by Charis McGowan on the “lesbian pop renaissance” - and why it’s taken so long.

😴 Also read: Top tips on getting back to sleep after waking up. It feels especially needed now the weather is getting warmer!

🎧 Listen to: The latest episode of the Monocle on Design podcast, ft. a special report from The Know’s new staff writer Hanna on designers who turn seafood waste into fashion 😯

📺 Watch: The Beast (out in cinemas now), Gasoline Rainbow (MUBI), Hierarchy (Netflix), Queenie (Hulu).

❤️ Shouting out: Our wonderful readers Meg S, Alison P, Daniela G, Elizabeth S and C. B., who have bagged themselves one of our cosy and sustainable sweatshirts for filling out our recent survey! Thanks so much to everyone who took part 🥰 and ICYMI, our merch is currently free shipping 👀

We help you put your career goals first by highlighting purpose-driven jobs, flexible working options, female-founded environments and employers that truly champion mental health.

This week, we’re highlighting roles at:

⭐ Rainforest Builder, a tech company revolutionising rainforest restoration
⭐ Inkpact, a start-up that helps brands enhance their customer engagement
⭐ Bloomsbury Football Foundation, a charity that uses the power of football to empower young people.

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