Society
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Persian party
War left the Turkish city of Van bereft of visitors – but it’s being transformed by Iranians in search of the good life.
Floats your boat
The strategically key Bosphorus Strait has put Istanbul’s nerdy ship-spotters at the axis of shifting military tides.
Fluorescent preadolescents
From the playhouse to acid house, when kids party they party hard. Can the parents keep up?
Well served
What if hotels and restaurants were unable to employ the global workforce that has made them so successful? If you like your flat white with a smile, read on.
The opener
We touch down in Sri Lanka, keep an ear out in Switzerland and bring good news from San Francisco in our monthly round-up of global viewpoints.
Showing their rage
One group of senior dissenters has fought injustice for 30 years. We meet the Raging Grannies.
Testing, testing…
Whether they’re deciding on olive oil or a new mattress, Germans see what Stiftung Warentest has to say first.
Killer in Manila
Under President Duterte, thousands of drug users and dealers have been gunned down. The response from the people of the Philippines? Carry on, please.
Africa/Middle East
Algeria's retirement plan, hot to stimulate growth in Botswana, building schools in Nairobi and Tangier's revival.
