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Melbourne most liveable city; Karachi, Dhaka among the least

Melbourne is the most liveable city in the world, followed by Austrian capital, Vienna and Canada’s Vancouver in the second…

Melbourne most liveable city; Karachi, Dhaka among the least

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Melbourne is the most liveable city in the world, followed by Austrian capital, Vienna and Canada’s Vancouver in the second and third place respectively, reveals a survey.

According to the Global Liveability Report compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), no Indian city was ranked in the top ten or bottom ten in the most liveable city ranking.

Others in the 10 most liveable cities in the world include Toronto at the fourth place, followed by Calgary (5th), Adelaide (6th), Perth (7th), Auckland (8th), Helsinki (9th) and Hamburg (10th).

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According to the survey that covered 140 cities globally, though the rankings of top five cities remain unchanged, the past few years have seen increasing instability across the world, causing volatility in the scores of many cities.

“While not a new phenomenon, the frequency and spread of terrorism have increased noticeably and become even more prominent,” the report said adding “repeated attacks in France and the UK have had a contagion effect, raising terror alerts and lowering stability scores in cities across the region”.

Besides, Iraq, Libya, Syria and Turkey remain the subject of high-profile civil unrest and armed conflicts, while a number of other countries, such as Nigeria, continue to battle insurgent groups.

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