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Urbanism

Moscow's changing streets and getting back to nature in Los Angeles.

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Urbanism
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Americas

Quebec's City pitbull ban, Guatemala's man of the people, the rise of feminism in Argentina and election in Ecuador.

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Americas
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Defence

China is testing the waters while the US is getting ready for pilot-free helicopters.

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Defence
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Macri economics

President Mauricio Macri started on the right foot. A year on, he has credit in the bank, but only the metaphorical one. Can he now rescue Argentina's economy from its crisis?

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Macri economics
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Why did Nato cross the road?

Critics see Nato’s crumbling headquarters as a sign of the alliance’s plight. But ambitions are still high as the organisation prepares for its big move to a new €1bn home.

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Stacked concrete prefabricated units with air conditioning units and windows, surrounded by a green metal fence.
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Tales from the front

The battle for Mosul has brought a wave of journalists to Erbil. With the combat zone a taxi ride away, war has created a new frontline economy in the Kurdish city.

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Tales from the front
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Action station

How are officials in Mexico, Israel and the UK making their cities safer? We explore security measures, from heavy-handed tactical forces and state surveillance to security hidden in plain sight.

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Action station
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Event horizon

With Isis in retreat and the Middle East's political situation more fluid than in years, we asked leading experts what the future holds for the region and for terrorist-targeted capitals.

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Lina Khatib, head of Middle East and North Africa programme at Chatham House, poses for a portrait.
Business

Aerobics in the aisles

The Swiss have one of Europe's healthiest lifestyles. The blueprint for their wellbeing has been laid down by two supermarket chains that are now the country’s top fitness providers.

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Aerobics in the aisles
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Healthy cities: vim and vigour

Across the world governments and developers are waking up to the fact that healthier cities are happier ones. We touch down in three very different destinations to admire some of the best urban design…

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Children playing at a kindergarten in Japan.

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