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In Europe, national volunteer forces are proving their worth
When Germany's border with Poland closed due to coronavirus, traffic backed up dangerously. Andreas Heinrich, head of Germany's volunteer force THW, was deployed to help manage the crisis with emergency services.
The opener
Why it’s time to kick off your shoes in the office, the drive to ban drive-thrus and some woolly wanderers flocking to Paris.
Defence Briefing
Vietnam’s surprising purchases from the US, and France’s defence exports have a moment.
Diplomacy Briefing
We talk to Taiwan’s man in London about diplomatic tussles with China, the Swiss build their second-largest embassy and Russia’s backfire in the Baltics.
Politics Briefing
Sweden’s politics festival, anti-Semitism in the European Commission and Austria’s election.
Making the move
What raises last-mile delivery from perfunctory hand-off to attentive art? Three leading lights of logistics reveal all.
Cities
The future of transport in LA, symphonies for cities and using mobiles for mobility in Vilnius.
Defence
Why modern militaries are offering cushy perks to recruits and the Thai military’s surprising new mascot.
Politics
Poland’s press holds the government’s feet to the fire and Turkey heads to the polls.
The opener
Award-winning noodles in Bangkok, flagging down a bookshop on wheels in Los Angeles and private moments in the workplace: our fresh news picks from around the world.
