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WITH Covid-19 restrictions, the world has felt a bit smaller this year. Measures introduced to prevent the spread of the virus mean Glaswegians have been unable to travel far from the city. The focus has been on the response to the pandemic. But, within the city chambers, there has also been a determination to look outward, beyond travel bans and looming Brexit deadlines. Just one week after all eyes had been on the American election, council leaders in Glasgow joined a virtual meeting with their counterparts in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to sign off on an official partnership. The two cities – both seen as post-industrial – want to work together on major challenges such as climate change, racial injustice and health inequality.