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Bridging the gap
Bonn was Germany’s provisional capital during the Cold War. With government affairs still split between Bonn and Berlin, we meet the civil servants who go the distance to bridge the two cities.
Americas
View from the campaign trail as the US looks to midterm elections, plus why Puerto Rico is losing residents.
When in chrome
While the US and Europe were forging ahead with mid-century industrial design, the New Zealand approach – spearheaded by Gifford Jackson – was leaving behind an equally game-changing legacy.
Asia
Aeromexico ramps up its flights to Tokyo and Japan struggles with an outbreak of dengue fever.
Breaking barriers
A quarter century since the Berlin Wall fell, Central and Eastern Europe have been transformed. But democracy in the former Communist countries remains a work in progress, free of Soviet rule.
Home from home
As Japanese firms look to India for expansion, one Rajasthani town has evolved into a thriving expat business district for would-be investors.
Draw the line
In a year characterised by a chest-beating world leader with land-grabbing tendencies, what lessons can be taken from the 25th anniversary of the Berlin Wall’s collapse?
Africa/Middle East
The Somalian president's motorcade of choice, plus the imprisoned bloggers in Ethiopia.
