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Dementia, particularly Alzheimer's, is a problem that increases as populations age. France and South Korea are two countries with aging populations who are taking measures to address the problem. There is no cure, but both countries are committing resources toward research and implementing policies to meet the needs of sufferers and their caregivers.
Opposition to the building of an Islamic community centre in New York is beginning to wind down, in spite of agitation by Republican Party extremists.
Just as the opposition to the so-called Ground Zero mosque was beginning to dissipate, it got a new boost. Some Democratic politicians who saw themselves in tight races climbed on board, albeit often with a less virulent tone than their Republican opponents. The major factor in the renewed life given to this intolerance, however, was the backtracking by President Barack Obama.
The International Development and Research Centre (IDRC), a Canadian crown corporation, recently terminated a pair of three-year grants to Mada al-Carmel, an Israeli Arab social research organization. The grants were cancelled in the second year.
Alan Hart. Zionism, Vol. III. Atlanta: Clarity Press, 2010. A book review.
When Israel decided to get rid of Palestinian workers from the Occupied Territories, it was left with the problem of who would do the low-paying dirty work. It decided on a guest worker program, bringing in people from such places as India, the Philippines, China, and Africa.
Sally Armstrong, Bitter Roots, Tender Shoots, Toronto, Penguin Group, 2009.
Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, is doling out $451,280 of taxpayers' dollars to the Parliamentary Centre to hold a conference on combating antisemitism from November 7 to 9.
Let's face it: there is nothing to prevent a revered religious leader from being a jerk, and worse. That brings us to the most recent indecent stupidity from the mouth of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, leader of Israel's Sephardic ultra-Orthodox Jews and spiritual leader of Shas, their political party.
El Salvador encounters major obstacles in promoting safe development for its population in the face of rapacious corporations, narco-crime, and wide-spread poverty. Let's start with the issue of safety.
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