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15 most moving photos of all time: some will break your heart

The world can be cruel. From the atrocities of war, to misery, to famine and poverty, and we don’t always know what we can do to help. Fortunately, there is still tenderness and humanity in a world that doesn’t always show it. Because love can conquer all! Here are a few photos taken on the spur of the moment, which prove that there is still hope.

1/ A fireman gives a koala something to drink during the fires that ravaged Australia in 2009

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2/ A starving African child takes a missionary’s hand

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3/ A child tries desperately to lift his alcoholic father from the ground

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4/ An Afghan civilian gives a cup of tea to an American soldier

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5/ A dog keeps a vigil on his owner’s grave

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6/ A soldier is reunited with her daughter after over 6 months in Iraq

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7/ A child trying to stop his father going to war

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8/ A soldier holding an injured child in his arms in Iraq

 

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