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G7 Showed That Post-Trump, The World Has Shifted
What a difference a year makes in international diplomacy. A year ago, then-US President Donald Trump was obliged…
Countries Leading Global Digital Remittance
Global digital remittance is the electronic transfer of money between individuals or companies. Most of the funds are…
G7 Is More United But Not Effective Enough To Tackle The World’s Biggest Problems
When the UK hosts the G7 summit in Cornwall between June 10 and 12, it will be the…
Fastly Global Internet Outage: Why Did So Many Sites Go Down — And What Is A CDN, Anyway?
If you were having difficulty accessing your favourite website on Tuesday evening Australian time, you’re not alone. A…
Switzerland Tops The Global Talent List Of 2020
European economies take eight out of top 10 spots in 2020 world talent ranking. Apprenticeships and employee training…
Learn The Most Important Rules Of The Construction Industry In 2021
It is quite common for construction and engineering-related businesses to have a unique set of regulations, regulations that…
World’s Worst Pandemic Leaders: 5 Presidents And Prime Ministers Who Badly Mishandled COVID-19
COVID-19 is notoriously hard to control, and political leaders are only part of the calculus when it comes…
The World’s Top Remittance Recipients
During the COVID-19 pandemic, global remittance flows have proven more resilient than expected. This is especially true for…
Is Pandemic Isolation Pushing People Towards Extremism?
Right-wing extremists are taking advantage of COVID-19 restrictions and conspiracy theories to radicalise and recruit new supporters While…
Jerusalem: The Politics Behind The Latest Explosion Of Violence In The Holy City
The recent violence at the al-Aqsa mosque/Temple Mount area and in the Old City of Jerusalem has spiralled…
Israel-Palestinian Violence: Why East Jerusalem Has Become A Flashpoint In A Decades-Old Conflict
Weeks of tensions between Palestinian protesters and Israeli security forces in East Jerusalem have boiled over in recent…
Paris to Berlin in an hour by train? Here’s how it could happen.
In November of 2020 two people were shooting through an airless tube at 160 km/h in the desert…
Sustainable transport can’t just depend on batteries. Here’s why
Batteries are an ideal solution for shorter/medium-range applications (such as for buses within a city) but they are…
The Cities With The Fastest 5G Speeds
Wireless mapping company Opensignal released an analysis of real-world 5G measurements across all frequency bands in mid-April which highlights network…
Sponge Parks And Vertical Gardens – How Cities Are Using Nature To Overcome Extreme Weather
West Gorton Park had ‘drunk’ the rainwater, releasing it into the sewer systems over time rather than all…
Europe’s Best Train Stations
The Consumer Choice Center has published its second European Railway Index, which ranks Europe’s most passenger-friendly train stations on criteria such as…
Rent Or Own? Location Is Everything
Location is famously everything when it comes to real estate, but as data from the Statista Global Consumer Survey shows,…
A City Dweller’s Guide To Loft Spaces
Lofts are no longer the bi-level bachelor pads for urbanites that they used to be. Nowadays, lofts are…
Why People Think Suburbs Are Best After Pandemic
There was a time before the pandemic when people valued being able to walk to and from work.…
Want To Create 5 Million Green Jobs? Invest In Public Transport In Cities
Mayors in around 100 cities have said that investing in public transport could create 4.6 million jobs by…
How blockchain can empower smart cities – and why interoperability will be crucial
The emergence of societal issues associated with expanding urbanization at the same time as the growing need to…
Beijing Dethrones New York As The World’s Billionaire Capital
New York has been dethroned by Beijing as the world’s billionaire capital; a position that it held for…
Top Ways To Get International Residency And Why You Might Need One
Moving to another country is a great way for you to broaden your horizons and see things that…
Press-Shy Presidents?
U.S. President Joe Biden is giving his first press conference today after 64 days in office. While the…
What Is A Smart City Like In 2021?
The concept of a ‘smart city’ should not be difficult to define in 2021, since we have actual…
What To Do When Relocating Your Business To A Smart City
Relocating your business to a smart city can be a daunting venture, and yet it can help your…
How To Drive Safely And Reduce Your Risk Of Accidents
In an ideal world, auto accidents simply wouldn’t happen, but in the real world, millions of them occur…
Going Circular: 7 European Cities’ Quest To Become Fully Sustainable
On the outskirts of Roskilde, about 30 kilometers from Denmark’s capital of Copenhagen, lies a small, but significant…
How Local Municipalities Can Manage Themselves More Efficiently
Although the average person might assume a local municipality is more accessible to run than a large city,…
Cities Are At The Heart Of Our Journey To Net Zero. Here’s Why
The world is at a critical juncture. Never has there been a moment where businesses, energy consumers and…
What’s In The $1.9 Trillion Stimulus Package?
President Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus package cleared its final hurdle in Congress on Wednesday despite no Republicans voting…
How 18 Million Americans Could Move Into Rural Areas – Without Leaving Home
About 46 million Americans – 14% of the nation’s inhabitants – are currently classified as living in rural…
The Countries With The Most Women In National Parliament
Today marks International Women’s Day, an important occasion to highlight key strides made by women around the world. Despite…
Rent Plummets In NYC
The COVID-19 pandemic has upended the global real estate market, with buying, selling and leasing trends going up and…
What can people in wealthy nations do to fix COVID vaccine ‘apartheid’?
It was heartwarming to see 90-year-old Briton Margaret Keenan becoming the first patient in the world to get the SARS-CoV2…
The Fastest Growing Cities In The World
While the past decades have seen rapid urbanization in India and China, cities in Africa are growing fastest…
Relief or stimulus: What’s the difference, and what it means for Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus package
The Biden administration and Congress are fast-tracking a US$1.9 trillion coronavirus package that includes aid for states, cities,…
Beginner Tips For City Driving
Driving can be stressful for beginners, especially if you find yourself driving on busy roads when you are…
Best City To Open A Company Worldwide
Firstly, congrats on deciding to open a company! We know how it can be hard to start something…
Texas Struggles Amid Crippling Blackouts
A deadly winter storm has led to an unprecedented level of snowfall and record-breaking low temperatures that have…
How Texas Generates Its Electricity
Texas was hit by a deadly winter storm this week that brought historic snowfalls and freezing temperatures that…
How To Build More Resilient Countries After The COVID-19 Pandemic
In 2020, the world witnessed what happens when a global risk becomes reality. Confirmed cases of COVID-19 have…
What Are The Biggest Health And Safety Concerns On An Urban Construction Site?
All construction sites have challenges when it comes to health and safety, and those in urban environments are…
Why Indian farmers are so angry about the Modi government’s agricultural reforms
India’s farmers have been protesting since the autumn, with a growing intensity that culminated in a violent breaching…
Why COVID-19 Won’t Kill Cities
For those of you who live in cities, ask yourself: What it is about your urban lifestyle that…
Buildings, Tunnels And Bridges Could Soon Repair Themselves
Over time the weather, vibration, ground movements and general wear and tear can take their toll on the masonry…
Battle On The Road: What Do Bikers Think Of Car Drivers?
Road rage, abuse and conflict is all too common on roads across the globe. With an ever-increasing number…
4 Ways You Can Take Advantage Of Low Interest Rates
While a low-interest rate can often be a disastrous sign for the economy, that doesn’t mean you can’t…
COVID-19 And Geopolitics – 5 Lessons From Past Pandemics
Did yellow fever change the course of US history? Would global cooperation on diseases exist today without the…
Climate-Friendly Transportation In U.S. Cities
A new index on carbon-friendly transportation shows which U.S. cities are leading the fight on reducing emissions and fostering clean…