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Lost cities of the Amazon are discovered after being hidden under the tree canopies for centuries 

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A newly discovered network of ‘lost’ ancient cities has been discovered in the Amazon, using lidar technology – dubbed ‘lasers in the sky’ – to peer through the tropical forest canopy.

The cities, built by the Casarabe communities between 500-1400 AD, are located in the Llanos de Mojos savannah-forest, Bolivia, and have been hidden under the thick tree canopies for centuries.

They feature an array of elaborate and intricate structures unlike any previously discovered in the region, including 16ft-high terraces

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7 Great Biking Cities (and Which Trails to Ride)

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A bike is a game changer when exploring a new city: It’s cheap, speedy and a fun way get in some exercise while on vacation.

From a 1,300-foot climb in Bogotá to a 22-mile, best-of-Paris loop (don’t worry, there’s wine and ice cream at the end), seven writers offer their favorite rides in cities known for their urban trails.

Head south along the waterfront from the statue of Hans Christian Anderson’s Little Mermaid, and you’ll soon pass Kastellet, whose

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Ukraine’s army of activist investigators documents Russian war crimes – POLITICO

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Ivan, 31, spends his days trawling through photos, videos and personal accounts of atrocities: rape, torture, summary executions, illegal weapons, forced disappearances. 

The task is not what Ivan ever saw himself doing. Just a few months ago, he was planning to launch a video-game development studio. 

Looking away, however, is no longer an option in Ukraine — not since Russia blanketed the country with troops, bombs and brutality. Ivan started volunteering for the

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What Historic Preservation Is Doing to American Cities

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When news broke earlier this year that the modest but attractive house on Long Island known as Geller I was going to be demolished, the outcry was immediate. The home’s significance in architectural history was beyond question. Its designer, Marcel Breuer, was among the most acclaimed of the mid-20th-century modernists and one of the few whose name is familiar to those with only a passing interest in architecture. These facts ultimately meant little. Geller I—the first of two buildings that

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Das Abwasser von Twin Cities zeigt einen stetigen Anstieg von COVID-19

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Die Coronavirus-Belastung im Abwasser von Twin Cities hat sich in der vergangenen Woche mehr als verdoppelt, was auf eine zunehmende Verbreitung von COVID-19 in Minnesota hinweist.

Der am Freitag vom Metropolitan Council gemeldete Anstieg wurde durch einen eintägigen Ausreißer am 17. April beeinflusst, der die höchste Viruslast im Abwasser seit dem Ende der schweren Omicron-COVID-19-Welle im Januar aufzeigte. Die Viruslast in Proben aus der Kläranlage St. Paul ist jedoch auch ohne diesen Ausreißer in der vergangenen Woche gestiegen, und der

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Living Cities: Leserumfrage – POLITICO

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Die POLITICO Global Policy Lab ist ein kollaboratives journalistisches Projekt, das Lösungen für Herausforderungen sucht, mit denen moderne Gesellschaften in einem Zeitalter des schnellen Wandels konfrontiert sind. In dieser einjährigen Folge werden wir uns mit der Zukunft der Städte befassen. Wenn Sie sich noch nicht für den Newsletter angemeldet haben, können Sie dies tun Hier. Wir starten am Donnerstag, 31.

Wir würden uns auch freuen, wenn Sie sich an dem Gespräch beteiligen. Um loszulegen, ziehen Sie bitte in Betracht, die

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Putin attacks cities including Dnipro and Lutsk as locals experience attacks for the first time

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Vladimir Putin widened his onslaught of Ukraine yesterday ordering attacks on towns and cities that had previously escaped his wrath.

The Kremlin chief struck areas in central and western Ukraine, some hundreds of miles from the capital Kyiv.

Huge explosions illuminated the night sky in Dnipro and Lutsk as residents experienced Russian artillery attacks for the first time.

In Ivano-Frankivsk, a triple strike hit at first light, said to be targeting an airfield on the edge of the city. Indiscriminate

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A Pandemic Tragedy in Guayaquil

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The problem with any story, big or small, is that you’re always starting in the middle. All beginnings are constructions we use to make sense of what is mostly incomprehensible. Of course, there are facts. For example: during one particularly violent twenty-four-hour period in January, eighteen people were murdered in Guayaquil, Ecuador’s largest city and its commercial and industrial capital.

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Europe pleads for peace: Protesters gather in cities calling for Putin to end war in Ukraine

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Protests broke out in Moscow tonight in solidarity with similar demonstrations across Europe today as the global outcry against Russian president Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine grew louder amid the unfolding crisis.

Pictures showed Russian police clamping down on anti war protesters in the capital. A Russian opposition activist who called for anti-war protests told Reuters that she had been detained by police on Thursday.

‘I was detained on my way out of the house,’ Marina Litvinovich, the Moscow-based activist,

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Why Police Are Still Handling Mental-Health Crises

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DURHAM, N.C. — When the murder of George Floyd in 2020 sparked widespread demand for police reforms, some cities moved to announce major overhauls of law enforcement. One of the most promising—and popular—proposals was to develop mental-health response units, staffed by social workers or crisis counselors, who could respond to mental-health incidents in lieu of armed police.

The idea grew out of frustration with police over a slew of horrifying and high-profile incidents when law-enforcement officers, dispatched to deal with

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