Stock home wood city is going to be the world's biggest wooden city. It will cover 250,000 square metres in a southern part of Stockholm. The company behind it are looking at a 20% return on investment or even better. Wood is also very sustainable and less polluting than other materials.
America is keen to mend the relationship between the Gulf state and Israel, but Muhammad bin Salman has hefty demands. Is the deal worth the price? Asia’s longest serving leader is carefully planning his succession, and crushing anyone who objects (10:41). And, Sweden’s plan for a new city is built on old materials. But it is posed to be an innovative model for sustainability (18:28).
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