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Make it better
Akershus University Hospital by CF Møller was created on the principle that good design makes you feel better. Well lit and easy to navigate, it features bespoke, locally crafted furniture and state-of-the-art technology.
Hit factory
Despite years of turbulence between Taiwan and China, this island’s pop culture leaves the mainland standing. From idols to protest singers via television talent shows, Taipei pop is the country’s new heavy industry.
Observation
How can a nation get its voice heard on the world stage? If you lack resources and numbers, perhaps it’s time to wield some ‘soft power’ to encourage trade and tourism. By Tyler Brûlé.
El Korba, Heliopolis
Amid Cairo's glorious chaos, this Heliopolis suburb offers elegant arcades, bookshops and flower stalls — proof that the Egyptian capital's charms reward those who look closer.
Q & A: Anders Fogh Rasmussen
"Save the world" is just one of the items on the "to do" list of Denmark's prime minister, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, this year. And he might just do it. This year he will host…
Europe
What Finland's president, Tarja Halonen, has in her motorcade, why Russia's building boom has hit the brakes, and how the Vatican is doing its bit in the fight against climate change.
Conflict managers
The Iraq war was big business for US military contractors. As the withdrawal of troops from the region becomes imminent, these firms are now looking to Africa as the next lucrative source of revenue.
Americas
Our new column from Washington on President Obama's administration, plus baseball-mania in Nicaragua and the Dane who is making NYC more cycle-friendly.
Oceania
Australia's new-generation mosque, and why Cuban doctors are being sent to the Solomon Islands.
New iron lady
Following a disastrous war with Russia, Georgian opposition leaders delayed challenging President Saakashvili. Now, many see power broker and Thatcher fan Nino Burjanadze as the one to replace him.
