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A world of good

Once again, we've been busy applying the annual Monocle metrics test to cities across the globe. Here are the results.

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A world of good
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Africa/Middle East

A call for better treatment of Lebanon's army of maids and nannies, plus a transport boost in São Tomé and why Africa didn't make out 25 most liveable cities.

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African odyssey
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The liveable cities index 2010

We've been doing our homework and crunching the numbers for our survey of the top 25 liveable cities, but we know it's not just about statistics.

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Beer garden in Viktualienmarkt
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Europe

Copenhagen saddles up for the world's biggest urban cycling contest, Russia's "Silicon Valley" gets to live by its own rules, and Istanbul, the call to prayer becomes easier to the ear.

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In the Saddle
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Asia

Portable farms from Japan, cash for babies in Taiwan, China and South Korea finally find something they can both agree on.

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A case of the cramps
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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.

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Melbourne streetscape with historic clock tower, modern buildings, and lush green trees.
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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.

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Africa/Middle East
Design

Hot club

São Paulo's Hebraica club proves that preserving community and identity can mean tennis courts and water parks as much as synagogues — sport, style and heritage poolside.

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Hot club
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Americas

Socialist shopping in Venezuela, new rules for airbrushing ads in Brazil, and our column from Washington.

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Americas
Society

Oceania

Lawn bowls undergoes a youth revolution in Australia, and New Zealand finally dumps a confusing traffic law.

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Illustration of lawn bowls players in white clothing on a green, showing older and younger players with bowls.

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