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These volunteers are fighting the loneliness epidemic by talking to strangers on the street

A business man rides an escalator in the financial district of Pudong in Shanghai September 21, 2011. REUTERS/Aly Song

Loneliness can have a serious impact on your health. Image: REUTERS/Aly Song

Rosamond Hutt
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