High commodity prices, particularly for things like energy and food, could weigh on livability in lots of cities over the next few months. Even where stability itself is not threatened, the cost of living ses could dampen government investment into things like infrostructure,. health care and education. We'll see you back here to morrow.
In much of the world, things are improving for sexual minorities.
The opposite is true in China, where authorities are cracking down on the LGBT community. Bangladesh is suffering its worst flooding in living memory, but with a surprisingly low death toll (so far). And which city topped the EIU’s annual
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