<b>Hello and welcome to Weekender - the newsletter that guides you through all the highlights of our Weekend edition.</b> <b>It is an exciting time at The National as we launch our new look and begin to roll out a new array of features for our loyal readers, but we need your help. Please take </b><a href="https://surveys.thenationalnews.com/to/GXTVLJBQ?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=audience-survey-2024"><b>our short survey</b></a><b> to help us shape our future.</b> <b>COVER STORY</b> Can the Middle East’s <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/climate/2024/09/06/can-middle-easts-ancient-wheat-save-worlds-crops-from-climate-change/" target="_blank">ancient wheat</a> save the world’s crops from climate change? <b>WEEKEND READS</b> How Iraq, Nafta and a Rust Belt upbringing shaped <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2024/09/06/how-iraq-nafta-and-rust-belt-upbringing-shaped-jd-vances-worldview/" target="_blank">JD Vance’s</a> worldview. Eighty years on from WW2, can the West still eradicate <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/2024/09/06/80-years-on-can-the-west-still-eradicate-global-poverty/" target="_blank">global poverty</a>? The <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/future/space/2024/09/06/planets-could-be-thrown-out-of-solar-system-after-nearby-galaxy-collides-with-milky-way/" target="_blank">galactic event</a> that could spell doom for the Milky Way - eventually. <b>THE ESSAY</b> <b>CULTURE</b> When <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/film-tv/2024/09/06/bollywood-stars-in-hollywood/" target="_blank">Bollywood</a> goes to Hollywood, how some stars cut it - and others don’t. I always prefer <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/travel/2024/09/06/why-solo-travel/" target="_blank">travelling solo</a> - here's why every single one of you should try it. <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/lifestyle/2024/09/06/dubai-metro-opening-history/" target="_blank">Timeframe</a>: When Dubai Metro opened on 09.09.09 - and changed the city for ever. <b>MONEY</b> <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/money/2024/09/06/money-me-i-wish-i-had-spent-more-in-my-20s/" target="_blank">Money & Me</a>: ‘I wish that I’d spent more in my 20s.’ <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/newsletters/future-beat/" target="_blank">Future Beat</a> newsletter: The stories shaping tomorrow's world. <b>PLUS</b> <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2024/09/06/collected-with-care-iraqi-doctor-seeks-to-protect-nations-modern-art/" target="_blank">Postcard from Baghdad</a>: The doctor taking care of Iraq’s modern art. Find out how well you've kept up with the news in our <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/2024/09/06/quiz-of-the-week/" target="_blank">Quiz of the Week</a>. And much, much more in our <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/weekend/" target="_blank">Weekend edition</a>. <b>SUBSCRIBE TO OUR OTHER NEWSLETTERS</b>
