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citymetric staff
The cost of Europe’s summer of wildfires
Europe has been devastated by wildfires that burned through thousands of hectares of green space as the continent battled record heatwaves.
Is it back to the ’70s for London’s prime property market?
Vic Chhabria, managing director of the London Real Estate Office, believes a few key differences will lead to very different outcomes for prime central London.
The year of the wasp: Coming to a city near you
The latest UK heatwave looks set to bring millions of Brits out into green space, just in time to meet an infestation of wasps.
Where are the oldest and youngest cities in the world?
While overall the world’s population is ageing, many cities still are seeing growing proportions of children.
Hong Kong’s Jumbo Floating Restaurant sinks at sea
After closing during the pandemic, the restaurant was towed from Hong Kong harbour only to be lost at sea.
Dubai’s cafe deploys robots to cook food and wait tables
Dubai’s RoboCafe has introduced robots in place of their human overloads.
Shift to off-road trails made bicycling safer during the pandemic
One suburb of Washington, DC became safer for cyclists during the Covid-19 pandemic, a new study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety shows. Increased use of a robust network of off-road trails likely played a role.
New York commercial real estate’s state of play
With news that nearly 50% of New Yorkers have received one vaccine dose and indoor occupancy restrictions are easing, we’re seeing a sizable – and heartening – uptick in activity as more people head back to their offices, says Bert Rosenblatt of Vicus Partners.
Epidemiologist update: South America is the new epicenter of Covid-19
An update from GlobalData Epidemiologist Nanthida Nanthavong: Globally, the total confirmed cases of Covid-19 have reached over 5,716,000 with over…
What we're reading: A novel plan to salvage summer tourism
Travel plans: Cyprus announced an unusual idea to salvage tourism this summer: The BBC reports that the government will pay…