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How to cool cities naturally, without resorting to air conditioning
Humanity has adapted to environmental challenges. But to mitigate the effects of a warming world, cities must look to the past to glimpse a better future.
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Exercise Hedgehog: Enter the multinational war game designed to ready against Russian aggression
Nato troops come together with the Estonian Defence Force to execute a series of large-scale defence drills amid rising concerns over the vulnerability of the Baltic region.
As Geert Wilders brings down the coalition, Amsterdam breathes a sigh of relief
Amsterdam-Oost is precisely the kind of neighbourhood that unsettles Geert Wilders, the populist leader of the Party for Freedom (PVV). It is multicultural, mixed-income and on the up. But when the Netherlands’ four-party coalition…
Is Singapore building the next Silicon Valley?
The new Punggol Digital District hopes to power the island's transition into a smart hub for cutting-edge technology.
Landscape architecture is broken – this is how to fix our parks and gardens
Californian landscape architecture firm Terremoto is, as its name suggests, shaking things up. Here’s how it finds success by staying close to home – and to its principles.
Poland’s presidential election was meant to showcase European unity – instead, it empowered the far-right
Karol Nawrocki’s victory in Poland’s presidential election on Sunday has shaken Europe. A historian by training with no previous political experience, he narrowly won the second round of the election with 50.9 per cent…
Between air-raid alerts and missile strikes, life in Odesa continues apace
We report from the Black Sea port city of Odesa, where life goes on, despite the threat of Russian attacks.
OAS: the Washington-based body aiming to unite the Americas in the face of Trump’s threats
Amid the Trump administration’s growing hesitation about its relationship to Latin America, the multilateral body must rethink its strategy to avert institutional crisis.
Russian bombs keep falling but Ukrainian bread continues to riseÂ
It is late at night in a park in Sumy, a city in northeastern Ukraine, not far from where the latest Russian offensive is taking place. Chef Oleg Bibikov is sitting at a picnic…
New York isn’t blinking in its congestion-price standoff with TrumpÂ
There have been many calls for resistance against president Donald Trump since he returned to the White House in January – but surprisingly little action. New York, however, appears to be stepping up and…
