The Times Magazine 43
JULY
29.07 Multiple skulls
“The 2020 Beijing Olympics were under way
at the same time as the Taliban were beginning
their offensive to recapture large swathes of
Afghanistan. This is a particularly grim one
in that it shows what would be the fate of very
many Afghans in the months to come.”
30.07 The worst is yet to come
“We all thought the pandemic was bad enough
and then in late July scientists published the
latest UK State of the Climate report. It said
2020 was the third warmest, fifth wettest and
eighth sunniest year on record – so clearly the
worst is still to come.”