GUIDE TO THIS MONTH'S ARTICLES - April 2018

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This month, the magazine is about today’s changing world. Are we now in an age where we can ignore far away suffering? What powers do we have to save lives in distant places? How can we bring hope? How can we help? Are we caring less about suffering in the world? Is it true that fewer people want to help?

First read this article - Are there more wars now? Have wars changed? Are more people dying in wars? Are more people trying to help? Or are there fewer people who want to help? Why is it sometimes difficult to help?

From this month's magazine:

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Read these simple definitions:

And now, the real life stories of people living in these three cities in Syria. What is life like now for people who live in Damascus, Homs, and Aleppo?

Three Syrian cities destroyed by war

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Read about Algeria’s Kabylia region, where the politics have come into football and where their team manager was arrested:

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Drones are now helping to bring aid to people in need. But there are problems with the new technology:

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We often think that in Africa infectious disease is the big problem. But now heart disease is a bigger problem and one cause is bad medicine.

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