World

Climate, cities, nature and the stories that cross borders.

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    Another summer, another record

    The season's headline number arrived in late August: one of the warmest summers on record, by a margin that surprised even the forecasters who had predicted i…

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    Trade talks go hybrid

    The conference room had been rebuilt for the occasion. A video wall replaced the far end of the table, the seating was thinned out, and the flags of the absen…

    Sep 27, 2026 0
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    The night shift that keeps a city moving

    The baton glows red, the reflective vest catches the headlights, and for eight hours this junction belongs to one person. Night-shift traffic duty is not glam…

    Oct 1, 2026 0
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    Eight thousand readers a day at the new library

    At half past eight in the morning the low sun comes through the whole east wall of glass and falls across the long oak tables of the reading hall on level two…

    Oct 5, 2026 0
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    The first egrets of autumn, six days early

    At sunrise a thin mist still lies over the shallows of the northern wetland park. At the end of the boardwalk three great egrets stand in ankle-deep water, di…

    Oct 9, 2026 0
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    Raise the ground, regrow the reef

    On an afternoon in the rainy season the storm clouds stand like a high wall behind the island, yet the sun is still on the reef flat. A short jetty and one sm…

    Oct 12, 2026 0