Top ten books about building cities. From Mary Beard’s Roman history to Kim Stanley Robinson’s science fiction, Jonathan Carr chooses the best writing about citizens’ eternal challenges
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Obscure no-deal Brexit group is UK's biggest political spender on Facebook
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Stop talking about testosterone – there’s no such thing as a ‘true sex’
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How the US has hidden its empire: The United States likes to think of itself as a republic, but it holds territories all over the world – the map you always see doesn’t tell the whole story.
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How a Slovakian neo-Nazi got elected. In 2013, Marian Kotleba won a shock victory in regional elections. Four years later, he was voted out in a landslide. But now he’s running for president.
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England's Joe Root praised for response to alleged homophobia
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Zanu-PF wins majority in Zimbabwe parliament elections, officials say
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Australia recognises Juan Guaidó as Venezuela president
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US President Donald Trump ally Roger Stone arrested on seven charges in Robert Mueller inquiry
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A newly-discovered note may finally prove that the much-disputed portrait of young Jane Austen is, in fact, the novelist herself
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Victorian man arrested for allegedly sending suspicious packages to embassies
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Ukraine announced the leader of a new national church on Saturday, marking an historic split from Russia which its leaders see as vital to the country’s security and independence.
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