New strategy to withstand global economic recession
As you are well aware, Sri Lanka is a small
player in the global economy of $60 trillion ($ 60000 billion) with
only a G.D.P. of $ 35 billion. Though it had a fairly impressive
social development record, with a G.D.P. growth rate of 6 - 7
percent in the last 3 years, and a higher per capita income,
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Latin American strategy on drugs
Latin American states are dramatically changing
their strategy on illegal drugs - by ceasing to make war on drug
users. Earlier this year, former presidents of Brazil, Mexico and
Colombia published a report calling for more humane policies on
drugs, and now Argentina’s Supreme Court, in a landmark decision,
has ruled that it is unconstitutional to punish people for consuming
marijuana.
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The Stolen Generations:
Most blemished chapterin Australian history
The Stolen Generations is a term used to
describe those children of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander descent who were removed from their families by the
Australian government under Parliamentary Act in 1869.
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