The Know Daily - Friday 7 July 2023

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Happy Friday!

Whether you’re lying on a beach or lazing in a park, reading is just that bit better in sunny weather, don’t you think? I certainly do - and that’s why you’ll find our list of 15 brilliant books to lose yourself in this summer in this week’s edition.

Scroll down to find your usual roundup of the week’s biggest global headlines, our Friday news quiz and the very best things to watch, read, listen to and cook this weekend.

Love,

Esther x
Staff Writer

POLITICS & GLOBAL AFFAIRS

🌍 In the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, large crowds gathered to mourn those killed during Israel’s two-day military operation. The raid marked an “escalation in [the] Israeli-Palestinian conflict”, said the FT.

🇦🇫 The Taliban ordered hair and beauty salons in Afghanistan to close by 3 July - the latest restriction faced by women since the group seized power in 2021. Teenage girls and women have also been barred from classrooms, gyms and parks.

🗳️ A UK by-election is likely in Tamworth after a report into groping allegations against Tory MP Chris Pincher recommended an eight-week suspension for the former government whip.

CULTURE

🇮🇹 A tourist from England apologised “to the Italians and to the whole world” after engraving two names into a wall of the Colosseum. In a letter of apology to Rome’s mayor, the 27-year-old added that he hadn’t realised how old the ancient monument was.

📺 Critics described The Idol, HBO’s much-panned TV show starring Lily-Rose Depp and The Weeknd, as “one of the worst programmes ever made” following its finale on Sunday.

📽️ A forthcoming Barney the Dinosaur movie - produced by and starring Oscar winner Daniel Kaluuya - will be “surrealistic” and lean into “millennial angst”, an executive on the project revealed to The New Yorker.

WORK & INNOVATION

📱 Threads, Meta’s much-anticipated free Twitter rival, launched yesterday. CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the text-based conversation app logged 10 million sign-ups in its first seven hours.

👩‍❤️‍👨 Heterosexual couples in which the woman is the sole earner report lower life satisfaction, according to a new peer-reviewed study looking at data from over 42,000 people in nine European countries.

⌚ Smart watches could detect Parkinson’s disease seven years before key symptoms appear, a new study found. Researchers hope the technology could allow for earlier detection and treatment of the neurological condition.

UPLIFTING STUFF

💉 The first new tuberculosis vaccine in 100 years is now within reach, after philanthropic institutions this week pledged more than $500m for final-stage trials.

🇳🇵 Nepal’s Supreme Court issued a temporary order allowing same-sex couples to register their marriage for the first time in the largely conservative country’s history.

🌳 Indonesia and Malaysia have cut deforestation by more than half in recent years, new analysis from the World Resources Institute found.

🗞️ Read: How do you make friends? That’s the age-old question that writer Joel Snape sets out to answer in this lovely piece, which is all about casting shame aside and not being afraid to put yourself out there.

🎧 Listen to: The Referral with Dr Karan. This new(ish) podcast - hosted by NHS doctor Dr Karan Raj and featuring a host of expert guests - busts the myths behind some of the biggest health topics of the day, from sleep and gut well-being to weight loss and the menopause.

📺 Watch: Mother and Son (out in cinemas now), The Horror of Dolores Roach (Prime Video), Then You Run (Now TV), The Traitors: Australia (BBC Three).

🎭 And if theatre’s more your thing…: Check out The Guardian’s guide to the best theatre to stream at home this month, from a critically-acclaimed adaptation of the Laura Esquivel novel Like Water for Chocolate to Saoirse Ronan in The Tragedy of Macbeth.

👩‍🍳 Do: Some baking! UK rhubarb season is sadly coming to a close, but there’s just enough time to make these truly incredible sticky buns this weekend.

Our Jobs Board highlights purpose-driven opportunities, flexible and female-founded environments, and employers who champion mental health.

🧘 Social Media & Community Executive, Storia 
We’re loving: A flexible contract, the potential for stock options and the chance to join the team at an impact-driven guided journaling app.

Our other top jobs this week include roles at Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity, John Lewis and the global social media agency Born Social. Check them out 👉 here 👈
 
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