We look for more than just a pretty picture in selecting the photos to accompany the Weekly's news. It was especially interesting this week working with production editor Neil Willis to find just the right front-page image to illustrate how local anger over corporate greed has gone global. From the steps of London's St Paul's Cathedral, to the plazas of Madrid, and the streets of Hong Kong, "the 99%", as the protesters call themselves, are making their voices heard. Esther Addley captures their cries, with the help of the Guardian's network of foreign correspondents.
Beyond the theme of protest, stories related to the environment feature prominently, as you might expect. Toby Manhire visits Tuvalu, where a shortage of fresh water is being seen as a dry run, so to speak, for the wider impact of climate change. And Suzanne Goldenberg treks to the Himalayas, where climate change has formed glacial lakes that threaten disaster.
From Latin America, Peru's president attempts to purge the police force of corruption, while Tijuana quietly finds itself back in business after the drug and gang warfare of recent years. Some of that drug violence has shifted to Belize, reports the Washington Post, in a piece that visits the mangrove swamps and jungle airstrips of this poorly defended Central American nation.
From the Middle East, Gilad Shalit is freed to return home to Israel while Palestinian prisoners are released in a swap engineered by Egypt. Ian Black reports that Cairo has re-emerged as a vital regional player in organising the prisoner swaps. We also keep you up to date on unrest and protest in Syria, Yemen, Libya and Jordan.
On our Europe pages, Italy's Silvio Berlusconi survives a vote of confidence, the armed Basque separatist group Eta says it's ready for a definitive end to violence, and France's Socialists select their man to take on Nicolas Sarkozy in next year's presidential elections.
From Asia, Le Monde reports on floods that threaten Bangkok and the global rice market, while the release of Burmese dissidents disappoints. And in Uganda, hopes are rising for efforts to tackle corruption.
One of my favourite pieces in this edition is our Letter from Canada, penned by David Malcolm from Ragged Ass Road, Yellowknife. How did the street get its name? The answer awaits on page 29.
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