Young people everywhere are swelling the ranks of the unemployed, deepening inequalities and fuelling social tensions.
The growing social tensions in Greece mean its politicians cannot embrace yet more cuts with much enthusiasm.
This has led to rising inequality in incomes in many countries which may be increasing social tensions.
But many of the underlying social tensions that helped spark Islamic radicalism have clearly endured, especially in this part of Egypt.
Right now, political and social tensions in Greece are high and the outcome of prospective elections in coming weeks is highly uncertain.
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Suharto may have decided that social tensions have gotten out of hand.
The meeting underlined the growing role of cities as laboratories of creativity and innovation but also as sources of inequalities, poverty and social tensions.
In this light it is important that market sentiment toward Indonesia has remained positive in the face of renewed social tensions and continued political uncertainty.
Indeed in Brazil, famous for social tensions in its urban slums, along with Ecuador and Mexico, noted for drugs-related killings, crime and violence were the most talked-about subjects.
Because broadcasters are leery of violating government restrictions on hot-button political issues, China's dramas typically steer away from subjects like crime and social tensions and often focus on love stories or period sagas.
Many of them question whether the EU should be given such an honour at a time when record unemployment and tough austerity policies, supported by European institutions, are causing serious social tensions in several member states.
However water has, so far, rarely been at the roots of the tensions, but can indeed be an exacerbating factor where social and political tensions already exist.
But the social and economic tensions that have threatened to tear Thailand apart are still largely undimmed.
In the weeks leading up to Mr Ballinger's death, Ms Evans tearfully complained to the social worker about "tensions" that had arisen in the household, Ms Johnson said.
As tensions mount, sharp accusations have surged in social media.
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"Within societies, economic difficulties exacerbate tensions that negatively affect the way migrants are seen and threaten social cohesion, " said the President of Romania, Traian Basescu, calling for the rejection of public statements condoning racism and stigmatization.
Political scientist and social commentator Wambui Mwangi of Toronto University says politicians have taken advantage of historic tensions.
International Jazz Day aims to promote intercultural dialogue towards eradication of racial tensions, foster gender equality and reinforce the role of youth for social change.
But with the outlook closer to the base of the social pyramid not so rosy, a growing class of superwealthy might actually exacerbate class tensions at a moment when the promise of cherry-picking Western hypercapitalism could turn more sour than ever.
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The programme uses an innovative model for preventing and resolving tensions and conflicts among individuals and communities through developing literacy as a means to building better social cohesion and improved governance mechanisms.
Most of these tensions emanate from complaints from radical factions in the PT that claim that Lula has not carried social reforms far enough.
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