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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.
Tray bien: Canteens make an upscale comeback as Londoners invest in lunchtime
Dining al desko is done and dusted. Office workers are reclaiming their lunch hours with the help of canteen-style restaurants that are healthy, a little smug and suddenly ubiquitous.
Love loses out as corporate sponsors flee Pride in fear of the White House
Amid political pressures from the current administration, long-time sponsors are withdrawing their support from US Pride events. But despite the financial and political challenges, celebrations are full steam ahead.
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 rise
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 Trump
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…
