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Smarter Cities

11 Smart Cities Around The World

11 Smart Cities Around The World

There is a long and healthy tradition of "sister cities," where municipal leaders from different countries build ongoing relationships and exchange ideas.

The same spirit drives this Smarter Cities series, the second installment of our Worldcrunch Impact solutions journalism initiative. For experts in the field, a "smart city" may refer to those using the latest technology to improve urban planning and infrastructure, though we take a somewhat broader interpretation of the term to include policy and ideas that deserve attention for their...intelligence.

Here is a rapid tour of 11 smart cities around the world and how they make a difference in the lives of their residents.

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FOCUS: Russia-Ukraine War

From The Trenches Of Avdiivka, Ukraine's Hell On Earth

Journalists from Ukrainska Pravda report directly from the trenches near Avdiivka, one of the oldest settlements in the eastern Donetsk region of Ukraine, where troops are facing near-constant Russian fire.

Photo of Ukraine soldiers patroling at Avdiivka city of Donetsk

Ukraine soldiers patrolling near Avdiivka.

Olga Kirylenko

“Get down!”

Machine gun fire whistling overhead is interrupted by the shout of a combat medic named Petro. Five people, including three soldiers and two journalists from Ukrainian publication Ukrainska Pravda fall to the snow.

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The sound of ringing bullets seemed distant to Petro's team and, as those under fire always hope, didn't come too close to hitting.

“Are you all good?” Petro asks after a few seconds.

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