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«I don’t think a single military conflict can solve a problem»
INTERVIEW: Elisabeth Hoff, WHO's representative in Libya today, wondered why Norway got involved and dropped 700 bombs on the country in 2011: «It makes no sense at all.» For 30 years, Hoff has tried to save lives in war zones such as Afghanistan, Syria and Libya. How can a human endure so much suffering?
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What tricks does the Catholic right have to define itself as the centre of Europe
THE WEST: European culture is «characterized by a melancholic feeling due to its alienation or inferiority towards a source that evokes a nostalgic feeling.» Really?
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An Italian photo cavalcade
PHOTOGRAPHY: It would be almost fifty years before Paolo di Paolo's daughter found the pictures his father had taken and confronted him with his hitherto unknown past as an (Italian) celebrity photographer.
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The world’s best Catholics?
RELIGION: With the discovery of children's graves in Canada, the Canadians are arguably making the Irish rank as «the world's best Catholics.»
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She could be Italy’s next prime minister
ITALY: «I'm a woman, I'm a Christian, I'm a mother, I'm Italian, I'm on the right, I'm Giorgia.» A book devoid of political analysis?
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When white is the real dirt
ENVIRONMENT: How Belgian chemical business activities brought both prosperity and pollution to one coastal Italian village.
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The houses we were, the cities we are
Two important but very different documentaries from 2018 showcase the power of the short film form.
