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Asia

How the citizens of Phnom Penh can expect to stay dry next monsoon, plus India's plans to put people in space and Indonesia's ambitions to become a green-transport pioneer.

  • Issue #32
  • 4 min read
Fisherman casting a line from newly installed concrete flood barriers along Phnom Penh's riverfront.
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New road ahead

Following its 2008 economic collapse, Iceland’s talented community is returning to old values. Led by a new prime minister, it’s turning nostalgia into new opportunities, creativity and business ventures.

  • Issue #32
  • 11 min read
People wading into cold seawater at a Reykjavík beach with the city skyline visible across the bay.
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What a relief

When it comes to disasters, the first few hours are crucial. The better the kit, the greater the chance of saving lives. But is it time for a permanent rapid reaction force?

  • Issue #31
  • 3 min read
What a relief
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Ready for this?

Israel’s history of violence has given its hospitals unique expertise in handling major bloodshed. Now, Haifa’s Rambam Medical Center offers medics from around the world pioneering training in mass casualty situations.

  • Issue #31
  • 5 min read
Trainees and 'casualties' at the NATO course
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Asia

Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's Me and My Motorcade, Taiwanese and Chinese students rise above old rivalries, and Dehli's High Court turns digital.

  • Issue #31
  • 4 min read
Brain exchange
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Americas

Our regular dispatch from Washington looks at adoption in the US, plus Canada gets ready to party.

  • Issue #31
  • 5 min read
View from Washington
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Force for good

Haiti is picking up the pieces – but sooner or later another natural disaster will strike. Here, Monocle looks at the best nations to call in a crisis and tools you need for the…

  • Issue #31
  • 6 min read
Force for good
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Dream team

Israel’s National Search and Rescue Unit, made up entirely of volunteers, is always one of the first teams to arrive in major disasters, including the earthquake in Haiti.

  • Issue #31
  • 3 min read
Dream team
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Europe

Sweden cracks down on "sickies", Hungary's and Slovakia's war of words, and Paris trials electric-car sharing.

  • Issue #31
  • 4 min read
Toulouse to win
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Oceania

An Australian town with new-found pilgrim pulling power, French Polynesia the rebellion, Australian students get wily, and the next Guantánamo.

  • Issue #31
  • 4 min read
Profits and saints

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