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Dinyar Godrej argues that consumption patterns in a wasteful society add up to much more than the sum of individual actions.

Media independence in Pakistan is suffering, with the authorities using creative ways to silence journalists. Suddaf Chaudry explains.

The non-indigenous people of New Caledonia assumed they would easily win an independence referendum. The results were a surprise. Nic Maclellan reports.

Samir Jeraj reports from Beirut on how Lebanese peacemakers are rebuilding a sense of communal life.

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October 2018, Issue 516

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