The purpose of economic sanctions, be it multilateral or unilateral, is basically to to inflict suffering on a target country to force its government or regime to change its objectionable policies or behaviors.
Historically, economic and political experts have argued that economic sanctions...
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U.S. wants Islamic charity figure held as flight risk
EUGENE, Oregon: A missing passport and questions about whether he supports radical Islamic doctrine will keep the co-founder of a defunct Islamic charity in jail at least another two weeks after he voluntarily returned to the U.S. to face tax fraud and conspiracy charges.
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Weight Loss Drug Linked to Suicide Risk
The European Medicines Agency (EMEA) said this week a stronger warning is needed on the weightloss drug Acomplia (rimonabant) from sanofi-aventis, which has been linked to an increased suicide risk.
The EMEA said it is especially important the people with ongoing major depression or who... -
SARA - Species At Risk Act
About the Species at Risk Act
A growing number of wildlife species in Canada face a very real—and in many cases, immediate—threat of extinction. Some of these species are important to industries such as Canada’s fisheries. Some of them are the last of their kind in the world....
