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Career advisers
With the German chancellor’s position hanging in the balance, we ask politicians, journalists and media experts to give us their angle on Angela’s next move – was jetzt?
Against the grain
Renho Murata is the leader of Japan’s opposition. She talks economics, migration and why she won’t be ‘getting the saké’.
Playing with fire
Tired of western rhetoric and inspired by the autocracy of its neighbours, does Azerbaijan risk further isolation?
Uniting nation
Having only 430,000 fellow countrymen hasn’t stopped Maltese prime minister Joseph Muscat from becoming an EU leader of influence.
Diplomacy
The boom in embassy building in Canberra and the return of diplomatic relations in Libya. Plus: Nato’s man in Moscow bows out of his “kamikaze” job.
Action heroes
Sportswear fair Ispo featured all the new cutting-edge attire for the great outdoors (or the coffee run). Here are the standout brands that you should know about.
Keep on trucking
Truckmaker Scania is the first firm to undergo our new HQ Audit. Will the wheels come off as we take a tour of its head office in Sweden?
Defence
Nuclear take-off in North Korea, the ongoing flight of the Warthog and dealing with cyber security.
Fluorescent preadolescents
From the playhouse to acid house, when kids party they party hard. Can the parents keep up?
Well served
What if hotels and restaurants were unable to employ the global workforce that has made them so successful? If you like your flat white with a smile, read on.
