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Asia Briefing

Protecting Yangon's architecture, tackling illegal mining in Goa, and understanding seismic activity in Taiwan.

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Ski to the sea

Where can you enjoy such off-piste activities as deep-sea fishing and viewing the Northern Lights? The Lyngen Alps, home of Lyngen Lodge, provide a spectacular setting to a unique skiing experience.

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Germany’s armed forces are experiencing an era of change. Just as they are becoming more active on the world military stage, they’re also facing cuts and restructuring. What type of military emerges in the end is still…

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Business / Small Business

Family jewel

While still a schoolgirl, Caroline Gruosi-Scheufele was representing her family firm Chopard and visiting clients including Imelda Marcos. With her brother and her parents actively involved, business is full of kindred…

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London

The London 2012 Olympics left the UK capital with a new-found confidence and a collection of shiny new venues. It is said that London is a collection of villages – and with more transport links, including an expanded ove…

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St Moritz

Jet-setters head to the world-famous ski resort for Christmas holidays and to experience probably the highest density of sheer wealth and luxury you can find in one place. Aside from its worldly appeal, the scenery of the…

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Affairs / Government

Expo: Washinton DC

Washington DC is an international talent magnet, pulling in people from around the world to advance agendas for their home territories. With a milieu that’s about as multicultural as it gets, the District of Columbia is as…

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Mumbai

Messy, comical, unpredictable, dramatic, impossible, beautiful. It's the city where people lie in the gutters and dream of the stars. From slumdogs to millionaires, fashion to finance, Bollywood to beggars, it serves as a…

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Sunday 8 April

Playing with words comes naturally

This Easter weekend I found myself in a pub with a group of friends at home in rural England.

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Affairs / Government

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Friday 10 September

Political stunts and showmanship – remembering 9/11

Dawn will break on Saturday in New York, and if September 11, 2010 is a nice day – clear, crisp air, few clouds, cerulean sky – everyone will note that September 11, 2001 began in exactly the same way.

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Affairs / Politics

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Friday 17 September

Riding the wave after a hostage release

When American hiker Sarah Shourd was released last week after 14 months in an Iranian jail, a private jet was waiting for her.

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Affairs / Government

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Thursday 9 August

The options open to a retired leader

When Nicolas Sarkozy lost his May reelection bid in dramatic fashion, he announced his retirement plans to the world.

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Business / Emerging Markets

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Monday 21 September

Out of control

This week all across the Middle East people are celebrating the end of the holy month of Ramadan with the Eid al-Fitr holidays. Lebanon is no different.

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Edits / Entertainment

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Saturday 23 February

Weekend agenda 23/24 February

This weekend enjoy the latest film from Japanese director Hirokazu Koreeda, tuck into some great food in Montréal, and enjoy a curious Anglo-German musical collaboration.

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Affairs / Government

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Monday 11 July

Carbon tax a burning issue for Australia's wobbling government

The fight to introduce a carbon trading scheme in Australia has already brought down one prime minister. Now it threatens to engulf the tenure of another.

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Affairs / Society

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Saturday 5 June

The fight for the city’s soul

Turf wars are hardly a rarity in Israel.

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Affairs / Manufacturing

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Sunday 28 August

The drugs don’t work

Earlier this month, New Zealanders woke to find the shelves of corner stores across the country stripped of their most contentious product.

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Affairs / Diplomacy

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Monday 28 February

Maghreb focus: The threat to Israel

Israeli defence minister Ehud Barak once famously described Israel as “a villa in the jungle”

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Affairs / Politics

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Sunday 27 March

Corruption continues to taint India politics

It does not bode well for a government when its choice for the country’s new anti-corruption chief is blocked by the judiciary because he has been accused of corruption.

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