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Architecture

Europe

Greece is grumpy with Macedonia (again), Moscow's mad with illegal taxi drivers, and Poles are pleased about new Warsaw skyscraper.

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Bronze statue of Alexander the Great on horseback in Skopje's central square, surrounded by Macedonian flags and crowds.
Politics

Oceania

The challenges facing Papua New Guinea's new prime minister, solving a housing shortage in Darwin, and why Kiwi students are being spared Shakespeare.

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Sir Michael Somare, Papua New Guinea's founding father, speaking at a podium wearing glasses and a dark suit with a colorful tie.
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Africa/Middle East

In our View from Dubai column, we check the mood in the UAE. We also have reports on Somalia and the Democratic Republic of Congo's election.

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Armed Somali coast guard officer in camouflage uniform standing on patrol boat in Indian Ocean waters.
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Defence

Chine beefs up its air force again, and India builds a strike force to ready itself for Himalayan border disputes.

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Fighter jet pilot in white helmet sitting in open cockpit of military aircraft with canopy raised against clear sky.
Fashion

Americas

A Style Leader special, looking at the sartorial statements of three US election Republican hopefuls, plus cycling in Buenos Aires and policing in Peru.

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Urban street scene with parking sign, parked cars, pedestrians, and tall buildings in New York City.
Affairs

Play it again

French accordion player Yvette Horner harks back to another age. Her nostalgic repertoire draws on the countryside as a source of inspiration. Despite the years, her desire to play remains.

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Play it again
Affairs

Oceania

News from the islands, a highspeed rail link between Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney, and fruit prices go bananas in Australia.

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Oceania
Affairs

Asia

Thailand's first female PM Yingluck Shinawatra gets the once over for our Style Leader, and we report on Hanoi's urban masterplan and Japan's pay rise for its football heroines.

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Asia
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Making a noise

Carl Bildt on swapping the premiership for the foreign ministry, Sweden's outsized diplomatic ambitions, and why Belarus, Egypt and Afghanistan all demand its attention.

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Making a noise
Affairs

Hunger for peace

With the sudden exit from Mogadishu of Islamist insurgents, life in the Somali capital has shifted yet again. Just as war has abated, famine has arrived. Who can fix this ravaged city?

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Hunger for peace

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