Tokyo: The big city that is also pleasant to live in ~life Article 1020 words, published Dec 7 2021 6 votes
Inside the fall of Kabul: An on-the-ground account ~life Article 17 237 words, published Dec 10 2021 6 votes
Pentagon won’t punish any troops over errant drone strike in Kabul that killed ten civilians ~society Article 398 words 4 votes
Are we at war with Norway? – Brits mock sad gifted Trafalgar Square Christmas tree ~life Link 8 votes
Witness History spoke to photographer Mark Edwards, who was given unique access to document a famously photo shy community of Christiania in Denmark ~life Article 77 words 11 votes
Understanding how urban design makes Tokyo work ~transport Article 1252 words, published Nov 2 2021 6 votes
Helsinki City Council says it will no longer serve meat at seminars, staff meetings, receptions and other events to reduce capital's carbon footprint ~food meat Article 360 words, published Nov 4 2021 6 votes
Copenhagen confirmed its reputation as a global dining destination after its top eateries finished first and second in the 2021 World's 50 Best Restaurants awards ~food restaurants Article 521 words 6 votes
My ex-father-in-law, the Japanese radical who opposed Narita Airport ~humanities.history Article 2297 words 4 votes
Denmark's hippie, psychedelic oasis Christiania turns fifty – celebration over four days includes parades, speeches, exhibitions, workshops, shows and concerts ~life Article 602 words 4 votes
Copenhagen is great… but it’s not Amsterdam ~design urban planning Video 10:16, published Mar 23 2020 8 votes
Mayor suggests Helsinki declare itself an English-language city – Juhana Vartiainen says too many highly skilled foreigners shun Finnish capital because of difficult language ~life Article 358 words 13 votes
Taliban enter Afghan capital as US diplomats evacuate by chopper ~news usa afghanistan.kabul politics Article 842 words 40 votes
How one little boat (and me) held up miles of London traffic at Tower Bridge ~transport Video 7:44, published Aug 9 2021 7 votes
The Scandinavian way to zero-carbon construction – cities like Oslo, Helsinki and Copenhagen are working to clean up one of the world's most high-emission industries ~design architecture Article 1949 words 4 votes
You can help rebuild Notre Dame by sponsoring a statue ~design architecture Article 293 words, published May 23 2021 5 votes
Plans for an artificial island to house 35,000 people and protect the port of Copenhagen from rising sea levels have been approved by Danish MPs ~design urban planning Article 441 words 8 votes
Can kids navigate their way across London alone? ~life parenting Video 9:58, published May 27 2019 9 votes
Facing a housing crunch almost a century ago, Stockholm built 'barnrikehus' for low-income families – today they are some of the city's more sought-after properties ~design architecture urban planning Article 9 votes
Cycling through the streets of Amsterdam ~design urban planning Video 57:41, published Jun 15 2020 7 votes
Swedish officials have joined Danish critics in registering concerns that an island-building plan, a signature test of Copenhagen's development model, could have risks ~design urban planning Article 6 votes
An ephemeral artwork made with thousands of footsteps in the snow has captured attention near Finland's capital of Helsinki ~arts art.public Article 256 words 19 votes
Alexei Navalny protests: Moscow in lockdown as thousands are arrested ~news politics russia.moscow crime Article 512 words 15 votes
The new $45 billion metro system under construction beneath Paris ~transport Article 910 words 12 votes
Belgium has expelled five Danish far-right activists and banned them for a year over their plans to burn a Quran in a mainly-Muslim area of Brussels ~society politics Article 33 words 10 votes
The farmer that lives in the middle of Tokyo Narita Airport ~humanities.history Video 5:58, published Sep 29 2020 4 votes
The rat tribe: Meet the million migrant workers living beneath Beijing's streets ~life housing work Video 7:08, published Jan 26 2015 7 votes
How Reykjavik's sheet-metal homes beat the Icelandic winter – they may be unorthodox, but the innovative buildings have kept residents warm and dry for more than a century ~design architecture Article 13 votes
The Paris morgue provided ghoulish entertainment ~humanities.history Article 689 words, published Sep 10 2020 11 votes
Japanese convenience store chain begins testing remote controlled robot staff in Tokyo ~tech Article 517 words, published Aug 28 2020 6 votes
Transparent public toilets unveiled in Tokyo parks — but they also offer privacy ~design architecture Article 404 words 8 votes
The Tokyo Toilet - Public toilets in seventeen locations in Shibuya will be given unique redesigns by renowned designers and architects ~design architecture Link 11 votes
Amid protests, Norway's government has begun tearing down a landmark building adorned with giant murals by Pablo Picasso ~design architecture Article 435 words 5 votes
London Tube map made from a working circuit board ~transport Article 412 words, published Jun 23 2020 8 votes
Greek demonstrators hurl firebombs towards US embassy in Athens ~society Article 97 words, published Jun 3 2020 13 votes
One of Copenhagen Zoo's giant pandas escaped from its enclosure early on Monday and roamed the park before staff were able to sedate it and bring it back ~news denmark.copenhagen Article 236 words 4 votes
South Korea re-imposes some coronavirus restrictions after spike in new cases ~health Article 760 words 8 votes
A group of Copenhagen residents sued the Danish government Wednesday over legislation that authorized dismantling neighborhoods designated as ghettos ~life housing Article 363 words 5 votes