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Americas
Mayor Bloomberg gives the go-ahead for a new park in New York, Brazil overhauls in libraries in a bid to address its social problems, and Canada goes scouting for new Scientific talent.
A man of the people
Minneapolis mayor RT Rybak has a unique brand of governing. He markets the city’s tap water, pushes food initiatives and believes in civic duty. Is this the model for America’s urban renaissance?
Civic slickers
The right mayor can reinvent and rejuvenate a city by boosting infrastructure, speeding integration and fostering the arts. For our cities special, we profile 10 of the freshest movers and shakers in urban politics.
Oceania
New Zealanders' blasé attitude to living on top of a massive fault line, plus how Fiji's leader has dealt with his ex-convict brother-in-law - by appointing him to a top rugby position.
Africa/Middle East
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia and his "man of the desert" style, plus the unlikely new sport in the UAE - ice hockey.
Puppet state
The foolery of Kenyan politics is an irresistible subject for comedy, one that cartoonist Gado has based his career on. Now he's back with his controversial puppet show, ‘The XYZ Show’.
Europe
Relations between Poland and Russia thaw, the new get-out-of-jail card for pious prisoners in Georgia, plus Malta's version of the World Cup - for nations that don't exist.
Asia
The Malaysian PM's motorcade, Japan's special town for pensioners, and how the Haitian earthquake became a chance for Taiwan to make its mark.
Americas
Socialist shopping in Venezuela, new rules for airbrushing ads in Brazil, and our column from Washington.
Sink or swim
After suffering exile and imprisonment under the previous dictatorship, President Mohamed Nasheed brought democracy to the Maldives in 2008. But can this British-educated leader keep his nation afloat?
