Fownhope’s Heart of Oak Society traces its roots to the age of friendly societies, when communities provided their own safety net. Its anniversary celebrations reveal a tradition still very much alive, says MARK SEDDON
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The world in pictures: April 3, 2019
ANGUS REID explains the significance of Cuba’s egalitarian in letter and spirit Family Code and the pertinent lessons it holds for democracies anywhere in the world
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NICK WRIGHT considers how the isolation of Israel and a new film on the controversial Italian communist leader are creating new reference points for Italy’s left
CARLOS MARTINEZ says Cuba’s achievements in the face of a criminal blockade are startling, but the island’s future if the United States succeeds in crushing it looks bleak
AMNON BROWNFIELD STEIN reports that far-right MPs who mobbed the event organised by Hadash may have helped raise awareness of the brutality of the Israeli right
MOZAMBIQUE: Children wait with their mothers for an oral cholera vaccination in Beira at a camp for displaced people.
Over 100,000 survivors of Cyclone Idai are still living in camps across the country, many of which lack clean water or sanitation.
The World Health Organisation has warned of a “second disaster” if water-borne diseases, such as cholera and malaria, spread.
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