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5 Loveable cities

These are the five cities that have made our pinboard and deserve our mention even if they did not appear in our Quality of Life index. Whether it be for the transformation they have…

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city
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Most liveable city: Zürich

For a small city, Zürich’s 50 museums, theatres and concert halls are a subtle hint that there’s more than beautiful architecture, clean living and stunning scenery in Monocle’s favourite city of 2012. A strict…

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people by swimming pool and lake
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Past Life

The West Bengali city is at a crossroads. On the one hand Kolkata wants to re-establish the look and feel of its Raj glory days. On the other, it wants to brand itself as…

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taxi in West Bengali
Urbanism

Western Star

Monocle attends the Dallas Art Fair, the event cementing the Texan city’s reputation as a major US cultural hub. Local collectors and museums have turned Dallas into an international arts player.

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Collector Marguerite Hoffman at home
Business

Past life

The West Bengali city is at a crossroads. Kolkata wants to re-establish the look and feel of its Raj glory days, while also branding itself as a contemporary culture and business gateway.

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Council House Street
Urbanism

Oceania

Auckland's ambitious transport plans and why Hobart has its eyes on Sydney's defunct monorail.

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Aerial view of congested multi-lane motorway interchange with heavy traffic and surrounding vegetation.
Urbanism

Port in a storm

Fujairah, the UAE's quiet port linking the Gulf to the Indian Ocean, holds a politically strategic position. As investment rises, this once tranquil Emirate could be on the verge of a significant boom.

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  • 11 min read
Aerial overview of Fujairah
Politics

Diplomacy

We meet Argentina's man in Paris and bring you a round-up of happenings in the world of diplomacy.

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Interior of the Argentine Embassy in Paris showing a classical bust sculpture, ornate columns, and a potted topiary plant.
Politics

Asia

A new multipurpose "port complex" in South Korea, an election in Mongolia and new divorce laws in India.

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Asia
Business

Europe

What's next for Berlin's Tegel airport, the growing problem of guns in France and windpower goes quiet in Sweden

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Vertical-axis wind turbine with three arms spinning silently in snowy Swedish countryside.

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