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According to the report, conflict environments, characterized by a breakdown in the rule of law and a prevailing climate of impunity, create the conditions whereby parties, emboldened by their weapons, power and status, essentially enjoy free reign to inflict sexual violence, with far-reaching implications for efforts to consolidate peace and secure development.
UN: Security Council
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Although the statins seem to be most effective at building new bone, the researchers could not rule out the possibility that the drugs were also inhibiting the breakdown of bone, which could make them a candidate for osteoporosis prevention as well.
BBC: Cholesterol drugs 'treat osteoporosis'
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Some people think that Nigeria, battered by years of economic decline and the criminalisation of government under military rule, plus a collapse in respect for traditional structures, is on the brink of social breakdown.
ECONOMIST: Nigeria: Reaching for your machete | The