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The floating guava market of Swarupkathi in southern Bangladesh continues to operate in the same way as it has for more than a century. Boats transport thousands of tonnes of guava each day, grown across 640 hectares of land. Farmers carry the fruit from orchards next to the river, and trading takes place on hundreds of boats. The Guardian Weekly Founded in Manchester, England 4 July 1919 Vol 207 | Issue № 7 Guardian Weekly is an edited selection of some of the best journalism found in the Guardian and Observer newspapers in the UK and the Guardian’s digital editions in the UK, US and Australia. The weekly magazine has an international focus and three editions: global, Australia and North America. The Guardian was founded in 1821, and Guardian Weekly in 1919. We exist to…

Relations between Beijing and Washington tumbled to a new low last week when US House speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan. The decision to include Taipei in her trip to the wider region, termed “reckless” by her critics at home and a “provo cation” by China, had immediate repercussions. We look at China’s military response, analyse her motivation for the trip and explore whether targets on lowering greenhouse gas emissions can survive when the world’s biggest economic powerhouses, and biggest emitters of CO2, are at loggerheads. The big story Page 10 → The cost of living crisis is preoccupying many in the UK as prices for domestic fuel look set to cost the average household more than $4,000 a year. With Boris Johnson keeping a low profile in his last month as prime…

1 UNITED STATES Senate passes $739bn healthcare and climate bill Senate Democrats passed their climate and healthcare spending package, sending the legislation to the House and bringing Joe Biden one step closer to a significant legislative victory ahead of crucial midterm elections in November. If signed into law, the bill, formally known as the Inflation Reduction Act, would allocate $369bn to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and investing in renewable energy sources. Experts have estimated the climate provisions of the bill will reduce planet-heating emissions in the US by about 40% by 2030, compared with 2005 levels Democrats have promised the bill will lower healthcare costs for millions of Americans. Those who receive health insurance coverage through the Affordable Care Act marketplace are also expected to benefit from lower premium costs. The legislation includes tax provisions…

Olivia Newton-John Pop star and actor best known for her role in the film musical Grease, she devoted her later life to activism in support of cancer research. She died on 8 August, aged 73. Fidel Ramos Former president of the Philippines who sought to modernise his country after the fall of Ferdinand Marcos. He died on 31 July, aged 94. Lamont Dozier Legendary 60s Motown songwriter and producer famed for hits including Baby Love. He died on 9 August, aged 81. Issey Miyake Famed Japanese fashion designer, whose name became a byword for the country’s economic and fashion prowess in the 1980s. He died on 5 August, aged 84. Roy Hackett Civil rights activist who led a 1963 campaign in Bristol, paving the way for UK’s Race Relations Act. He died on 3 August, aged 93.…

ENDANGERED SPECIES Magnolia species found in Haiti for first time in 97 years A conservation team has rediscovered a native magnolia tree in a forest in Haiti for the first time since 1925. The northern Haiti magnolia (Magnolia emarginata) was found originally in the forest of Morne Colombo, which has been destroyed by deforestation. It featured on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s red list of threatened species, but its discovery has sparked hope for the potential rewilding of Haiti’s forests. A team from the Haiti National Trust travelled to Massif du Nord, Haiti’s longest mountain range, where they took the first photos ever captured of the plant. They soon discovered 16 flowering trees, along with juvenile plants. MEDICAL RESEARCH Scientists create world’s first ‘synthetic embryos’ Researchers have created the world’s first “synthetic embryos” in a…

CONSERVATIVES Tory rivals trade blows over economics and education Rishi Sunak launched a fresh attack on his Conservative leadership rival Liz Truss’s plan for tax cuts in an emergency budget, describing it as a “big bung” for large businesses and the better-off, which would do little to help those most in need. Truss had told the Financial Times that she rejected “handouts” as a way of helping people affected by the cost of living crisis, preferring to use tax cuts as the primary way of giving people financial support. She was accused of making another U-turn within a week, last Sunday, after her campaign tried to play down suggestions there would be no support payments to help millions of struggling people through an already worsening cost of living crisis this winter. It follows her…