Reader’s Digest Asia (English Edition)

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Oceans Apart

Reader’s Digest Asia English Edition • Vol. 119 No. 698 April 2021

LETTERS • Reader’s Comments And Opinions

WIN A PILOT CAPLESS FOUNTAIN PEN

MAKING DAD OVER!

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Rare Dolphins Resurface in Hong Kong Waterways

Hero Dog to the Rescue

Smart Curtains Keep the Temperature Constant

The Secret Child • When a hidden past comes to light, it reveals a family’s joy and heartbreak

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SMART ANIMALS • Some animals are happy to benefit from human kindness

Dogs Alone at Home • Preventing and dealing with separation issues

PUPPY ESSENTIALS

10 Causes of Persistent Coughing • Got a chronic cough that just won’t go away? One of these medical reasons could explain what’s going on

How to Soothe a Stiff Neck • Simple remedies to relieve a pain in the neck

News From the WORLD OF MEDICINE

Lost and Found, an Ocean Away

JANE GOODALL • Primatologist and environmental activist Jane Goodall looks back on a life of discovery and shares how she became a champion for chimpanzees

How to Keep Your HEART YOUNG • Exercise and proper diet are a good start. But these cardiologistapproved tips offer surprisingly helpful additions to any routine

LIFE’S LIKE THAT • Seeing the Funny Side

LATE MODEL

THE GREAT TWEET-OFF: REVIEW FAILS • Twitter users construct the worst ways to describe some of our favourite films.

Pistachio, the Happy Nut

PISTACHIO-AND-PARMESAN-CRUSTED RACK OF LAMB

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Don’t Go Into the VOLCANO • A honeymoon hike to the rim of a jungle crater ends in a terrible fall. Now a young bride must get her severely injured husband medical care – all by herself

A History of HOAXES • We humans like mischief, and not only on April Fools’ Day

WORLD’S BEST PRANKS

SEE THE WORLD… …DIFFERENTLY

LAUGHTER The Best Medicine

BIT OF A HOOT

HOPPY EASTER • These Easter jokes are sure to make every bunny laugh out loud.

Next-Door Strangers • As my city shut down during the pandemic, I tried to be a good neighbour – from a distance

THE Vacuum Cleaner • The modern-day robotic vacuum cleaner may look different from the original, cumbersome incarnations, but the truth is, they’ve always sucked…

SUCK IT UP! • A clean sweep over the years

THAT’S OUTRAGEOUS!

Fine-Tune Your Metabolism • Adjusting over time will help you stay thinner – and healthier

QUOTABLE QUOTES

IF TREES COULD TALK THIS IS WHAT SIX OF THEM WOULD SAY

6 PARENTING LESSONS FROM DENMARK • Denmark is the planet’s happiest nation, and part of its secret has to do with how they bring up their children. Here’s how you can raise your kids like a Dane

ALL IN A DAY’S WORK • Humour on the Job

FAST TALKERS • Some of the more creative justifications for speeding that police officers have encountered.

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