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During the siege of Leningrad, botanists in charge of an irreplaceable seed collection had to protect it from fire, rodents – and hunger theguardian.com/world/2024/n…
The inspiring scientists who saved the world’s first seed bank

The inspiring scientists who saved the world’s first seed bank

The long read: During the siege of Leningrad, botanists in charge of an irreplaceable seed collection had to protect it from fire, rodents – and hunger

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A short thread of our long reads on assisted dying: 1. Death on demand: has euthanasia gone too far? by Christopher de Bellaigue theguardian.com/news/2019/ja…
Death on demand: has euthanasia gone too far?

Death on demand: has euthanasia gone too far?

The long read: Countries around the world are making it easier to choose the time and manner of your death. But doctors in the world’s euthanasia capital are starting to worry about the consequences

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2. Avril Henry lived a fulfilling life, but as age took hold and her body failed, it was one she no longer believed was worth living. Why did the law stand in her way? theguardian.com/news/2021/ma…
'My body is unserviceable and well past its sell-by date': the last days of Avril Henry

'My body is unserviceable and well past its sell-by date': the last days of Avril Henry

The long read: Avril Henry lived a fulfilling life, but as age took hold and her body failed, it was one she no longer believed was worth living. Why did the law stand in her way?

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The inspiring scientists who saved the world’s first seed bank, by @SimonParkin theguardian.com/world/2024/n…
The inspiring scientists who saved the world’s first seed bank

The inspiring scientists who saved the world’s first seed bank

The long read: During the siege of Leningrad, botanists in charge of an irreplaceable seed collection had to protect it from fire, rodents – and hunger

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On 13 November 2015, 130 people were murdered in Paris by Islamist extremists. Six years later, the trial began. Emmanuel Carrère attended court every day to try to understand the killers and hear from those whose lives had been irrevocably changed theguardian.com/world/2024/n…
Inside the Paris attacks trial: ‘A man stood up and said: “Stop it, what are you doing?” One of the...

Inside the Paris attacks trial: ‘A man stood up and said: “Stop it, what are you doing?” One of the...

The long read: On 13 November 2015, 130 people were murdered by Islamist extremists. Six years later, the trial began. I attended court every day to try to understand the killers’ motivations and...

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Emmanuel Carrère inside the Paris attacks trial: 'A man stood up and said: "Stop it. What are you doing?" One of the killers shot him' theguardian.com/world/2024/n…
Inside the Paris attacks trial: ‘A man stood up and said: “Stop it, what are you doing?” One of the...

Inside the Paris attacks trial: ‘A man stood up and said: “Stop it, what are you doing?” One of the...

The long read: On 13 November 2015, 130 people were murdered by Islamist extremists. Six years later, the trial began. I attended court every day to try to understand the killers’ motivations and...

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Inside the Paris attacks trial, by Emmanuel Carrère theguardian.com/world/2024/n…
Inside the Paris attacks trial: ‘A man stood up and said: “Stop it, what are you doing?” One of the...

Inside the Paris attacks trial: ‘A man stood up and said: “Stop it, what are you doing?” One of the...

The long read: On 13 November 2015, 130 people were murdered by Islamist extremists. Six years later, the trial began. I attended court every day to try to understand the killers’ motivations and...

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From our archive: The terror of living under siege as a child, by @ZarlashtH theguardian.com/world/2023/o…

‘I remember the silence between the falling shells’: the terror of living under siege as a child

The long read: I was 10 years old in 1992 when Kabul was bombarded by warring forces, and life became a cycle of hunger, fear and horror. Then as now, children bear the brunt of war

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Over the past 20 years, the symbol of remembrance for the war dead has become increasingly ubiquitous – and a culture of poppy policing has grown with it theguardian.com/uk-news/2024…
Has poppymania gone too far?

Has poppymania gone too far?

The long read: Over the past 20 years, the symbol of remembrance for the war dead has become increasingly ubiquitous – and a culture of poppy policing has grown with it

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Has poppymania gone too far? by @samirashackle theguardian.com/uk-news/2024…
Has poppymania gone too far?

Has poppymania gone too far?

The long read: Over the past 20 years, the symbol of remembrance for the war dead has become increasingly ubiquitous – and a culture of poppy policing has grown with it

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The most read piece from our archive over the past week: How to move a country: Fiji’s radical plan to escape rising sea levels, by @MsKateLyons theguardian.com/environment/…
How to move a country: Fiji’s radical plan to escape rising sea levels

How to move a country: Fiji’s radical plan to escape rising sea levels

In Fiji, the climate crisis means dozens of villages could soon be underwater. Relocating so many communities is an epic undertaking. But now there is a plan – and the rest of the world is watching

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Canada's deputy foreign minister has publicly accused India's home minister Amit Shah of being behind a recent series of plots to murder Sikh separatists on Canadian soil. Who is Amit Shah? Read this definitive profile to find out theguardian.com/world/articl…
‘He likes scaring people’: how Modi’s right-hand man, Amit Shah, runs India

‘He likes scaring people’: how Modi’s right-hand man, Amit Shah, runs India

The long read: For 40 years, Amit Shah has been at Narendra Modi’s side – his confidant, consigliere and enforcer. Today he is India’s second-most powerful man, and he is reshaping the country in...

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After his wife and two of his children were killed in Gaza, Al Jazeera journalist Wael al-Dahdouh became famous around the world for his decision to keep reporting. But this was just the start of his heartbreaking journey theguardian.com/world/2024/o…
‘I couldn’t cry over my children like everyone else’: the tragedy of Palestinian journalist Wael...

‘I couldn’t cry over my children like everyone else’: the tragedy of Palestinian journalist Wael...

The long read: After his wife and two of his children were killed in Gaza, Al Jazeera journalist Wael al-Dahdouh became famous around the world for his decision to keep reporting. But this was just...

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"I couldn’t cry over my children like everyone else": the tragedy of Palestinian journalist Wael al-Dahdouh, by @NesrineMalik theguardian.com/world/2024/o…
‘I couldn’t cry over my children like everyone else’: the tragedy of Palestinian journalist Wael...

‘I couldn’t cry over my children like everyone else’: the tragedy of Palestinian journalist Wael...

The long read: After his wife and two of his children were killed in Gaza, Al Jazeera journalist Wael al-Dahdouh became famous around the world for his decision to keep reporting. But this was just...

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Putin, Trump, Ukraine: how Timothy Snyder became the leading interpreter of our dark times From our archive by @bobbybaird theguardian.com/world/2023/m…
Putin, Trump, Ukraine: how Timothy Snyder became the leading interpreter of our dark times

Putin, Trump, Ukraine: how Timothy Snyder became the leading interpreter of our dark times

The long read: Historians aren’t supposed to make predictions, but Yale professor Timothy Snyder has become known for his dire warnings – and many of them have been proved correct

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In a radical new form of therapy, a clinician gives voice to their patients’ inner demons. For some participants, the results have been astounding theguardian.com/news/2024/oc…
‘You tried to tell yourself I wasn’t real’: what happens when people with acute psychosis meet the...

‘You tried to tell yourself I wasn’t real’: what happens when people with acute psychosis meet the...

The long read: In avatar therapy, a clinician gives voice to their patients’ inner demons. For some of the participants in a new trial, the results have been astounding

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"You tried to tell yourself I wasn’t real": what happens when people with acute psychosis meet the voices in their heads? by @jennykleeman theguardian.com/news/2024/oc…
‘You tried to tell yourself I wasn’t real’: what happens when people with acute psychosis meet the...

‘You tried to tell yourself I wasn’t real’: what happens when people with acute psychosis meet the...

The long read: In avatar therapy, a clinician gives voice to their patients’ inner demons. For some of the participants in a new trial, the results have been astounding

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John Burton was just 27 when he was put in charge of creating Thorpe Park’s biggest-ever project. Once too scared to go on rides himself, how did he become the architect of so many daredevils’ dreams? theguardian.com/travel/2024/…
The rollercoaster king: the man behind the UK’s fastest thrill-ride

The rollercoaster king: the man behind the UK’s fastest thrill-ride

The long read: John Burton was just 27 when he was put in charge of creating Thorpe Park’s biggest-ever project. Once too scared to go on rides himself, how did he become the architect of so many...

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The rollercoaster king: the man behind the UK’s fastest thrill-ride, by @tomlamont theguardian.com/travel/2024/…
The rollercoaster king: the man behind the UK’s fastest thrill-ride

The rollercoaster king: the man behind the UK’s fastest thrill-ride

The long read: John Burton was just 27 when he was put in charge of creating Thorpe Park’s biggest-ever project. Once too scared to go on rides himself, how did he become the architect of so many...

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