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In the era of AI-generated news, readers value trust over customised content

Governments are hiding data, threatening democracy. Here’s how it affects you

AI and the news: How it helps, fails, and why that matters

Beating the heat

How an Indian city saved 1000 lives a year

Sponge cities beating urban heat in China

Surviving extreme heat in the slums

Surabaya’s antidote to the rise of concrete jungles

How strategic green spaces can cool cities

Choosing the right trees for a changing climate

India’s oldest cities offer modern lessons

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