The Public Services Department is heading up the waste strategy, and is trying to involve as broad a sample of the population as possible.

BBC: Public asked for opinion on waste

"Certain funeral and cemetery operations were identified as not being well aligned with our long-term growth strategy, primarily because of their lack of geographic proximity to the major population areas of North America, " Service Corp.

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Launching a new alcohol strategy, Cornwall Council said about a quarter of the county's 500, 000 population was putting itself "at risk".

BBC: Cornwall Council alcohol strategy targets young people

He said it will not be possible to protect the Afghan population -- the key to any counterinsurgency strategy -- without a substantial input of additional resources.

CNN: Adviser: At least 25,000 more troops needed

But Mr Ionescu said the Romanian state had no strategy of integrating the Roma, which officially numbered 535, 000 - about 2.5% of the population - but was thought to total over a million.

BBC: NI Romanians face uncertain future

As the Afghans -- the whole idea in the military strategy is to halt the momentum of the Taliban, reverse it, degrade their capabilities and deny them control of major population centers.

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