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Perfume Capitals: Grasse Fields and Dubai Malls Compete for Status

One town grows the flowers. One city sells the dream. Both claim the title.

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British Council Squeezed: Crumbling Bridge of Soft Power

As rivals invest in their global reach Britain is letting its primary cultural bridge crumble under a mountain of debt that the government refuses to forgive.

Perfume Capitals: Grasse Fields and Dubai Malls Compete for Status

One town grows the flowers. One city sells the dream. Both claim the title.

Israeli Cabinet Uses Red Tape to Claim West Bank

Behind the quiet hum of government offices a new push for land titles is dividing the West Bank as paperwork becomes the latest tool for territorial control.

Lost in Automation: AI Predictions and the Reality Check 

Although tech giants claim office jobs will vanish in months, their software remains stuck in an English bubble that cannot grasp the wider global world.

Switzerland Votes on 10 Million Population Cap

Ten million people. One country. Direct democracy decides where growth stops.