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All hail
The iconic London black cab is going global, appearing everywhere from Baku to Rome. It’s been adapted for high-class travel, and it all started with The London Taxi Company in Coventry.
Not to be sniffed at
US cocaine consumption fuels violence in its ‘backyard’. If demand plummeted, would criminal gangs find another racket, or would the so-called war on drugs see a victory?
The future starts here
Ten experts open their almanacs to explore the challenges of 2011 in the worlds of politics, banking, terrorism and defence.
Fashion
An eyewear boutique in New York with new and vintage frames, nautical jumpers for women and a new menswear store in Stockholm.
Oceania
The Solomon Islands men who have gone from government to jail and back to government, and why Samoa is considering a plan to switch timezones.
Home at the office
Bosses are realising the benefits of a more humane workplace. This gives staff pride and belonging, and expresses a company’s ethos to clients. Welcome to the anti-office.
Business
Why computers are not happy in Taiwan, and Japan's biggest technology firms join up to create a nuclear power mega-corp.
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.
