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1830 results for system

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All systems go

14 October 2006

Be it swimming, sailing or sophisticated bars and restaurants, NRW is generous in its downtime to-do lists.

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If you’re a world leader looking to make a digital healthcare system that works (we’re talking to you, Mr Obama) or you’re the mayor of a city rife with unemployment, then read on. We meet the leaders who have got the…

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Expo 68: Life at sea

17 October 2013

Alaska’s 50-year-old, state-run ferry system is not a profit-maker. But for the people who use it, it is as important as the police or fire service. Monocle climbs aboard.

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La bella vita

17 February 2014

OK, so they might have creaking transport systems, crime problems and high unemployment, but Italian cities also have an irresistible charm. Here’s where we’d live.

Radio

The Foreign Desk - Explainer 288: Trying to Trump the legal system

20 October 2021

Earlier this month, Joe Biden allowed the US National Archives to grant access to the first batch of documents requested by the House Committee investigating January’s Capitol riots. Donald Trump has responded with a law…

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Africa/Middle East

20 June 2013

A political journey on Israel's transport system, cleaning up in Lagos and blocking African's "brain drain".

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Mix in the right circles

17 February 2008

Four enthusiastic Swedes believe that the future of music doesn’t have to end in …Pod. Their Pacemaker – a palm-sized DJ system that promises fresh new pastures of musical discovery, pitch-perfect audio quality and instant…

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Drone Home

17 September 2012

Unmanned military planes and helicopters are a controversial subject but visitors and exhibitors at the Unmanned Systems North America trade fair were unfazed. They’re more excited about drones that can do the housework.

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07 - Sydney

17 June 2007

The city has some environmental issues and an antiquated transport system. But then there’s the beach…

Radio

The Bulletin with UBS - UBS Global Visionaries: Neema Kaseje from Surgical Systems Research Group

1 July 2018

This week we are joined by another of the inspirational thought leaders and innovators that UBS supports and celebrates through its Global Visionaries programme. We hear from Neema Kaseje, founder of Surgical Systems Res…

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The Foreign Desk - Explainer 45: Does Canada have the best immigration system?

7 December 2016

Since the election of Justin Trudeau in 2015, the world has been reminded of Canada’s liberalism and compassion. And this is not limited to refugees: it’s reflected in their broader immigration policy too.

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Asia Pacific

21 June 2018

Vietnam’s battle for the best city transport system, a neighbourhood makeover in Seoul and Shanghai’s riverside gets a spruce-up.

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Affairs

18 August 2022

Finland’s exemplary education system, new uniforms for the Swiss army and Andrew Mueller on the Nato summit.

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Media

17 March 2011

Expanding media in South Korea, cult German magazine launches an English edition, plus smartphone card payment systems.

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Business

8 January 2010

Extreme shopping in Japan's Don Quijote stores, and an innovative waste management system from Tel Aviv.

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Africa/Middle East

17 June 2009

Ouagadougou is spruced up by an army of low-cost cleaners, Congo's governor gets to work on a failing region, plus Abu Dhabi's new transport system.