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January 10, 2026

Welcome to Great Reads, where we share a selection of provocative, inspiring, and delightful stories worth your time this weekend.

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Long before Hugo Chávez, Nicolás Maduro or Donald Trump, Venezuela believed oil would be its liberator. That myth is dead for good

Alexander Arosemena/The Globe and Mail

Africa Bureau Chief

Soaring copper demand has turned Zambia and its neighbours into prime territory for global competition

Spencer Colby/The Globe and Mail

Spencer Colby

Thumper, 46, said she is hoping a move will be her chance to rekindle a past relationship and, eventually, get into a drug treatment program

Illustration by Kyle Smart

Where record labels see dollar signs, artists see an existential threat

Reuters

Science Reporter

The satellite, aboard a SpaceX rocket that could lift off as early as this Sunday, is set to help reveal details about exoplanets

Sammy Kogan/The Globe and Mail