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DIY-style school helps educate Indian migrants facing eviction
On old milk truck, London entrepreneur chases 'zero waste future'
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To fix South Africa's housing crisis, golf courses may be key
In Depth
Cities reboot: Urban life in the age of COVID-19
Coronavirus vaccine passports: What you need to know
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Asia's moves to control internet, data raise surveillance fears
French city of Nice asks tourists to stay away amid COVID surge
Russian capital eyes fully electric bus fleet by 2030
Investors seed indoor farms as pandemic disrupts food supplies
Planet Earth its quietest in decades as lockdowns reduce noise
Female duo create Johannesburg green corridor
No jab, no job: Vatican gets tough with COVID anti-vaxxers
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Half London councils use Chinese tech linked to Uighur abuses
Air pollution kills thousands in cities despite COVID lockdowns
Crowdfunding donations surge for homeless Texans in winter storm
Venezuelan migrants face higher risk of pandemic eviction
3D-printed homes build hope for U.S. affordable housing
In Portugal, noise ban lifts remote workers' hopes for peace
On Canada's east coast, COVID fight brings pricier housing
Lunar New Year: COVID-19 pushes Chinatown businesses to brink
France scraps Paris airport expansion over climate concerns
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The UK's Grenfell cladding crisis: What you need to know
UK to pay $4.8 bln more to remove flammable tower block cladding
Mistrust, mobility slow COVID-19 vaccine push for America homeless
Dubai's RoboCafe is a boon to the COVID-wary
Six months after Beirut blast, Syrian refugees battle for survival
Britain's homeless use crowdfunding to join COVID-19 frontline
Canada care workers struggle to make ends meet amid coronavirus
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The U.S. cities using real-time data to end homelessness
Davos 2021: Billionaires, big tech and vaccines top the WEF agenda
Flying cars airport of the future to land in England
How the office could change after COVID-19
Swiss concept artists go underground with foundation project
Canada's Quebec retreats on homeless curfew after court order
Cities pledge to link pandemic recovery with climate action
NYC pension funds vote to divest $4 bln from fossil fuels
Pandemic changes may point way to sustainable cities of the future
UK arts bring forgotten Black British history to life
Pope appeals for Rome homeless as number of dead from cold rises
'Starve to death or die of COVID' - stark choice for Brazil's poor
Renters call on Biden to tackle 'dangerous' housing crisis
Safety fears for D.C. homeless on Biden Inauguration Day
Vatican starts vaccinating Rome's homeless against COVID-19
Kenya slum dwellers battle COVID-19 downturn with virtual currency
Toxic air kills 50,000 people each year in European cities
With women-only transport, South African city tackles sexual abuse
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How to navigate land governance reform in the Arab world

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What the world can learn from Freetown’s COVID-19 response

Here’s why even more support for migrants and refugees is crucial in 2021
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In 2021 will we realise how endangered our global water supply is?

In 2020, climate change activism was very much in vogue - but water is not always a part of the conversation
John Surico Center for an Urban Future

How COVID-19 upended informal workers worldwide

New research examines how informal workers have coped during the pandemic, and what can be done to ensure their livelihoods aren’t forgotten

In Depth

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Will 2021 be the year of living sustainably for Europe?
'Eating rats': Myanmar's second lockdown drives hunger in city slums
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