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Syrian Conflict — In Syria, a record number of people killed by the civil war were found on Sunday, notes CNN. The Local Coordination Committees, an opposition group in the country, said at least 566 bodies were discovered, marking the highest number of victims found in a single day since the conflict between the government and protestors began in March 2011. The U.N. estimates that 70,000 people have died from the fighting so far. Welfare State — The New York Times reports that Denmark is rethinking its cradle-to-grave welfare policies as a growing number of Danes believe that too many benefits undermine the nation’s work ethic. The Scandinavian country provides free health care, free college education and generous handouts to its citizens but these perks, according to some experts, cannot be sustained for long if too many citizens choose not to participate in the work force and lean on government support instead. Because of those concerns, “Denmark is retoolin |
Bashar al-Assad appears in Damascus for unveiling of 'martyrs' statue - Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.ukBashar al-Assad appears in Damascus for unveiling of 'martyrs' statueTelegraph.co.ukBashar al-Assad appears in Damascus for unveiling of 'martyrs' statue. Bashar al-Assad has made a public appearance in Damascus, attending the unveiling of a statue to "martyrs" at the university, amid reports Israel carried out an air strike in Syria ...Syria civil war: Bashar al-Assad's fighters accused of massacre in BaniasThe IndependentBashar al-Assad makes appearance in Syria capitalTimes of OmanSyria's Bashar al-Assad makes rare public appearanceWashington PostNew York Times (blog) -NDTVall 336 news articles » |
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad unveils statue during rare public appearance - Telegraph.co.uk
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad unveils statue during rare public appearanceTelegraph.co.ukSyrian President Bashar al-Assad unveils statue during rare public appearance. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has made a rare public appearance to unveil a statue in Damascus. 560. 315. TelegraphPlayer_10037398 ... |
Syria’s Survival: Heads of U.N. Agencies Make Joint Plea to International Community
It takes a major crisis for the U.N.’s humanitarian agencies, often rivals, to speak with one voice. But the calamitous death and destruction in Syria prodded five chiefs of U.N. organizations to issue a desperate joint plea on Tuesday, on YouTube and in newspapers across the world, warning that unless governments find a political solution to end the two-year war, they could be forced to end some relief programs for ravaged Syrian communities. “After all this, there still seems an insufficient sense of urgency among the governments and parties,” says the message, which was rushed into production over the past 10 days, as estimates of those killed in the conflict were put above 70,000. “We are precariously close, perhaps within weeks, to suspending some humanitarian support.” As a measure of how dire the suffering in Syria’s war zones has become, the U.N. organizations’ joint appeal was rare, and included filmed messages from the chiefs of the U.N. Children’s Fund (UNICE |
Bashar al Assad está no poder a 11anos em um pequeno país, onde ainda existe pobresa. Não tem competência e nem amor pelo seu povo. Por essa razão não deve continuar a governar.
