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Oceania

In Oceania: South Australia weighs up a name change, a New South Wales city plans to harvest storm water and Tokelau announces a plan for solar and coconut-oil-powered electricity.

  • Issue #55
  • 4 min read
Oceania
Affairs

Asia

A new motorway in the Phillipines gets underway, tree planting takes off in China to combat desertification and Kabul educates its population on conservation, while India's monorail enters a trial phase.

  • Issue #55
  • 4 min read
Asia
Business

Business

Urban farming in Chicago, Zimbabwe's women security guards and Japan's eco-billboards

  • Issue #51
  • 8 min read
Interior of The Plant in Chicago showing aquaponics fish tanks with magenta lighting and wooden work tables.
Affairs

Diplomacy

We meet ambassador Ido Aharoni, the Consul General of Israel to New York, and bring you the latest from the diplomatic world.

  • Issue #51
  • 5 min read
Israeli flag Star of David symbol displayed on weathered textured surface in diplomatic setting.
Affairs

Americas

Hugo Chávez and his gas-guzzling motorcade, Cuba spruces up its colonial buildings, and the view from Washington of the Republican presidential candidate campaign.

  • Issue #51
  • 8 min read
Musicians playing brass instruments on Havana's Malecón seafront promenade with colonial buildings in the background.
Culture

Media

We meet the comic book publisher whose latest title is about Haiti's tent cities, plus other dispatches from the world of print, retail and audio.

  • Issue #51
  • 4 min read
Man standing at counter in Amsterdam record shop surrounded by vinyl records and display shelves.
Affairs

Oceania

Eurozone citizens head to Australia, schools get tough on pupils in Micronesia, and the authorities investigate dolphin smuggling in the Solomon Islands.

  • Issue #51
  • 4 min read
A bottlenose dolphin swimming in shallow coastal waters with breaking waves.
Affairs

Asia

The sartorial preferences of North Korea's new Supreme Leader, the big ambitions of Seoul's Incheon airport, and a Q&A with the head of an Indian bicycle rental company.

  • Issue #51
  • 5 min read
Asia
Affairs

Defence

Saudi's Arabia's big weapons spend and a personnel shortage in the Polish Army.

  • Issue #51
  • 5 min read
Interior of Quest Helicopters dual-rotor helicopter showing luxury reclining seats with gold accents and refreshment cabinetry.
Affairs

Europe

London's mayoral election, shenanigans in the Spanish royal family, and why people are leaving Portugal.

  • Issue #51
  • 5 min read
Brussels canal with modern waterfront development, bridge, and historic buildings under blue sky.

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