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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.
Politics

Africa/Middle East

The motorcade of Equatorial Guinea's president, election watch in Congo and why Mali's interim prime minister is out of this world.

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Black and white portrait photograph of Everette Dennis, dean of Northwestern University.
Politics

Born Again

Long aligned with the US, Colombia is now looking to its Latin neighbours. Part of a growing regional integration movement, the nation is set to take centre stage in Latin America.

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Bodyguards of president Juan Manuel Santos in Cartagena
Politics

Close to home

With China refusing to recognise Tibetan self-determination claims, the Himalayan nation’s government is forced to sit over the border in northern India. Monocle speaks to its newly installed prime minister-in-exile.

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Close to home
Politics

Defence

Squabbling over islands in the South China Sea, shopping for warships with Algeria, and boosting the Bangladeshi military.

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A sleek military stealth fighter jet in flight over water, shown in silhouette against a bright sky.
Fashion

Americas

The latest from the US campaign trail, the wardrobe of Sista P. aka Jamaica's first female prime minister, and a look ahead at Rio+20 summit

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Americas
Manufacturing

Ready, set, go

Preparations from the seating to the flags and the turf are nearly complete for this summer’s London Olympics. We look at the companies that have won the contracts to supply the Games.

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Ready, set, go
Sport

Reluctant Hero

Bekoji’s dirt tracks forged him, faith steadies him, and now Kenenisa Bekele carries Ethiopia’s distance-running legacy—reluctantly—into his own extraordinary chapter of gold.

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Portrait of Kenenisa Bekele, Ethiopian Olympic distance runner, wearing a red Nike jacket.
Travel and restaurants

Head in the sky

As chief executive of Cathay Pacific, it’s John Slosar’s job to steer the airline along a straight path as it increases its reach in China, while keeping staff and passengers on board.

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John Slosar

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