Finland's bid to win Europe's start-up crown – country has spawned twelve unicorn businesses (firms worth a billion dollars or more) like Oura, Supercell, Rovio, and Wolt
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Matias Faldbakken unveils design for Norwegian national memorial to 2011 attacks – twelve-metre high mosaic will show the reflection of a wading bird native to Utøya island
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Dreadlocks and downward dogs, Oslo's new bishop takes unorthodox approach – Sunniva Gylver is keen to show a new side to Norway's Protestant Church
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Roman-era battlefield mass grave discovered under Vienna football pitch
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Helsinki now among the top five cities in Europe for defence, security and resilience investments – Nordic nation has 368 defence tech companies; 40% are startups and scale-ups
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The investor backed proposed California tech city is now reframed as ship building hub and gains more local support
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Houston is experiencing a 'reading renaissance' as small bookstores open across the city
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Gothenburg fined for missing an environmental target – was one of the first local governments in the world to take out a "sustainability linked loan"
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Heathrow Airport shutdown causes flight chaos and leaves thousands stranded
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Waymo plans robotaxi launch in Washington, D.C. in 2026
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Yemen's ancient, soaring skyscraper cities
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Bergen is a city on the West coast fjords of Norway, surrounded by mountains. And they just built the best bicycle tunnel in the world.
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Norway will allow cities to introduce zero-emissions zones, as the number of electric cars on the road in the biggest urban centers passes 40%
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Why has bisexual identity doubled in Stockholm – and what does it tell us about global trends?
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For decades, the Swiss city of Basel has been transforming its skyline, and now boasts some of the greenest rooftops in Europe
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Carved into rock beneath the Swedish city of Västerås, a huge man-made cave system is being used to heat local housing
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The forgotten story of the largest stadium ever constructed
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Fog harvesting could provide water for the driest cities
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Beginnings of Roman London discovered in office basement
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Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport closed after a military helicopter collides with a landing regional jet
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Carl Bloch's lost masterpiece finds fame again in Athens – work that made its Danish creator a superstar then mysteriously disappeared is mesmerising art lovers once more
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How France uncovered the mystery of the forbidden photos of Nazi-occupied Paris
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Beirut blast investigator resumes probe, charges ten people
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Oslo leads in quiet, low-emission electric construction – drop in decibels is welcome side-effect of goal to keep city-managed construction projects free from toxic emissions
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These two cities used to be the same - London, ON vs Utrecht and difference between their infrastructural development
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Helsinki landmark Finlandia Hall reopens – architectural icon, designed by Alvar Aalto, is now more accessible than ever to the public after an extensive renovation
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‘Worst-case scenario’: when needed most, New Orleans bollards were missing in action
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The world's northernmost metro system – Helsinki Metro (Helsingin Metro)
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Waymo to begin testing in Tokyo, its first international destination
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Is this the best kebab in the world? (Flying to Istanbul for a Döner)
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While ambitious urban planners try to make fifteen-minute cities a reality, the Nordhavn district of Copenhagen has gone one better – what's life like when everything you need is a stroll away?
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How Madrid built its metro cheaply
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Archaeological dig at Notre-Dame unearths 2,000 years of history
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A robot dog advertising a darknet store seized by police in Moscow
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Lost Silk Road cities were just discovered using new tech - high altitude communities challenge previous consensus about life in Central Asia
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City Sizes: City size comparison tool
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The affordable housing shortage is reshaping parts of rural America
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Emmanuel Macron praises artisans in ceremony prior to reopening Notre Dame cathedral in Paris
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In Northeast D.C., a rancorous post-election fight erupts — over bike lanes
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Scrapped policy to charge London’s drivers by the mile
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A Traditional City primer
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Annual gift of a Christmas tree from the people of Oslo in Norway to London continues – tree was cut down early yesterday morning in woods in the northern part of Oslo's capital
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At least 150 people killed over past week in Haiti’s Port-au-Prince: UN
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Delhi shuts schools, bans construction as pollution levels hit new high
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After a unanimous local vote in 1996, the Swedish town of Växjö became the first in the world to commit to becoming fossil fuel free
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How self-driving cars will destroy cities
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Copenhagen's once-industrial port has been planned to make everything, from schools and play areas to businesses and recreational spaces, accessible within five minutes
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Meatball lovers, rejoice – IKEA has announced the opening of its first restaurant on the UK high street
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Lost Mayan city found in Mexico jungle
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Police in Norway say four people were injured when a tram jumped the rails and crashed into an electronic device store in central Oslo
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