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Steve Crilley

God, what's happening in the world! A reality check on the web.

26. 11. 2015 - 14:16

17 minutes...

Reality Check on why it took so long for the US military to pass on a message that could have saved the lives of 30 doctors, nurses and patients at an MSF hospital in Kunduz.

Kunduz

The bombing of an MSF hospital in Afghanistan in October. Why did it take 17 minutes for US commanders to relay a message to the gunship to stop the attack which killed so many doctors, nurses and patients?

Military analyst, Paul Beaver tells us what he thinks was going on behind the scenes at the control centre.

Kunduz

The challenges of running a refugee camp housing thousands of refugees in Lebanon. We speak with Marc-André Hensel, operations director for World Vision in Lebanon.

Lebanon Refugees

UN Youth Envoy

Ahmad Alhendawi of Jordan is the UN’s first ever envoy on youth. We sat down with him and asked what has he been doing to address the development needs and rights of young people around the world?

Ahmad Alhendawi

Zielpunkt

The supermarket chain is being declared bankrupt. 2500 staff are facing the prospect of a difficult Christmas without jobs. Where did it all go wrong? Esther Mitterstieler, head of the business section of NEWS magazine explains:

Zielpunkt

Face Blindness

The human brain is programmed to recognise faces, although some people have a condition which makes it difficult to recognise someone they've met before. Dr Christina Pressl is currently studying at the Rockefeller University in New York and her research covers the condition of face blindness.

Face Blindness

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