city center

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Plumes of black smoke blanketed swaths of the city center as international guests began arriving for the first day of the St. Petersburg Economic Forum, where Putin is expected to deliver a speech on Friday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

"Times are tough," the 27-year-old, who now commutes by bicycle from his Havana suburb to the city center, told AFP.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

At Linate Airport, the closest of Milan’s three airports to the city center, two camouflage-clad Italian soldiers with long guns milled outside the arrival gates Monday evening.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

The ministry posted a video showing troops walking through the devastated city center and raising a flag in the central square.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025

After a day of digging up and eating raw daikons, Shin returned to the city center with as many as he could carry, sold them in markets, and bought snacks.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden