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UK foundation trusts face challenging year as pressures mount

Analysis by UK health sector regulator found foundation trusts treated a record breaking 10.7 million emergency in-patients between April 2014 and March 2015, a 574,000 increase on the previous year. In addition, there was also a significant increase...

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Conflict minerals, migration, maternity leave, digital single market in Europe Union

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MEPs approved measures to prevent proceeds from conflict minerals being used to fund armed conflicts and called on...

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FEATURE: Emerging from the Black Hole – the UN’s fight against youth radicalization

It was 1991. Algeria’s military had just annulled the country’s general election fearing the establishment of a theocratic state after the Islamic Salvation Front won the first round of voting. As violent protests erupted on the streets, the country...

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UNESCO Director-General calls for immediate cessation of hostilities in Palmyra

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Bandarin - Palmyra

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