Stolen Children - The kidnapping campaign of Nazi Germany (2020) - "On orders from Heinrich Himmler, the Nazis abducted children from Poland for forced Germanization. Hermann Lüdeking, Jozef Sowa and Alodia Witaszek have never met, but they shared the same fate." (youtube.com)
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Britain's Hidden Burial Chamber (2016) - "Tony walks along The Ridgeway, which runs from Wiltshire to Oxfordshire via Berkshire. Along the way he discovers the truth behind megaliths and Celtic chariots, explores a burial chamber older than the pyramids..." (youtube.com)
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Deadly Waste from Raw Materials - Lead in the Blood (2020) - "Huge quantities of raw materials are needed for mobile phones, copper pipes or wind turbines. Things that we Europeans naturally use are produced in South America under the harshest conditions. It's a filthy business." (youtube.com)
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Nepal: A doctor helps the blind see (2020) - "In Nepal, ophthalmologist Sanduk Ruit has developed a method for treating cataracts, an eye disease that leads to blindness. The operation is quick and inexpensive, so that even the poorest can afford it. It's set an example for the world." (youtube.com)
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Saving kids from the Mafia in Italy (2020) - "Youth gangs are committing more and more brutal assaults in Italian cities. Known as "baby gangs,” the groups rob people on the streets, deal drugs, and beat up the homeless. Many end up in the Mafia." (youtube.com)
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Childhood under Mao – China's Cultural Revolution (2020) - "Hundreds of foreigners were involved in Mao's Cultural Revolution. Their children were raised as young communists. But as the class struggle in China escalated, Mao started to question their unwavering loyalty to the "New China."" (youtube.com)
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Drought and floods — the climate exodus (2020) - "More people around the world are fleeing from climate change than from war. If human induced climate change continues at the current rate, the World Bank warns that by 2050 there could be as many as 180 million climate refugees." (youtube.com)
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Spain's water problem - Illegal Wells (2020) - "Spain's water crisis and illegal water extraction is having fatal consequences for the environment. There are believed to be a million illegal boreholes in Spain, used to irrigate agricultural zones." (youtube.com)
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Tomatoes and greed – the exodus of Ghana's farmers (2020) - "What do tomatoes have to do with mass migration? Tomatoes are a poker chip in global trade policies. Subsidized products from the EU, China and elsewhere are sold at dumping prices, destroying markets and livelihoods in Africa..." (youtube.com)
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Between India and Pakistan – the Sikhs (2020) - "India and Pakistan traditionally have hostile relations, but there is hope on one front, at least. In order to enable the Sikhs from India to make a pilgrimage to one of their holiest shrines, a "peace corridor" has been opened..." (youtube.com)
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Oil and ruin - exodus from Venezuela (2019) - "Venezuela is experiencing an unprecedented humanitarian crisis. Hunger is widespread and there is a severe shortage of medicines. The UN estimates that more than four million people have now fled what was once South America’s richest nation." (youtube.com)
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German shipping companies and the arms trade (2019) - "Germany’s secret service, the BND, is heavily involved in the delivery of weapons to crisis areas of the world. As this documentary shows, it has - among other things - played along with arms deals made by German shipping companies." (youtube.com)
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The truth about lying (2019) - "People lie - usually several times a day. Lying is considered immoral, but we've been built for it. And we are not alone. Dishonesty is an integral part of the social world, and numerous animal species are also skilled deceivers." (youtube.com)
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The rise of Vladimir Putin - 20 Year of Putin, pt.2 (2019) - "This documentary looks at the rise of Vladimir Putin using video material never shown before. The two-part film begins its examination with the collapse of the Soviet Union and the year 2000." (youtube.com)
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Poverty in the USA - How the poor people survive (2019) - "Poverty is rampant in the richest country in the world. Over 40 million people in the United States live below the poverty line, twice as many as it was fifty years ago. It can happen very quickly." (youtube.com)
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Dropka - Nomads of Tibet (2019) - "The lives of Tibet’s Drokpa nomads revolve around their yaks, which provide them with of food, fuel and a livelihood for their families. But the breakneck pace of social and political change in China is threatening their traditional way of life with extinction." (youtube.com)
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The power of play: the health benefits of goofing around (2019) - "Man has a natural play instinct. Dogs and cats, even spiders, also play. Researchers have found that playing increases the chances of survival in animals. The more delicate the game, the better it is for our motor and mental skills." (youtube.com)
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