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

Wearing helmets and ponchos, the protesters, many of whom waved rainbow-colored Indigenous flags, marched toward the city center to the din of firecrackers.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Hanoi banned gas-powered two-wheel vehicles in the city center and Paris closed a core part of the city to cars last year.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 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

As we walked around the city center, the numbers of people and cars increased.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah