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Milburn review to call for jobs ’revolution’ for young people with disabilities

Exclusive: Government should introduce ‘flexi-jobs’ alongside subsidies and skills support, former minister will say The British state should create and subsidise paid jobs for thousands of disabled young people as part of an “opportunity revolution” aimed at reversing years of labour market discrimination, the Milburn review of youth employment will recommend. The review, due to report this month, will say the government should introduce “flexi-jobs” alongside employment subsidies and intensive skills support to make it easier for disabled and chronically ill 16- to 24-year-olds to get work.

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International

آنچه گذشت؛ گزارش‌‌ها از حرکت ناوگروه روزولت به سمت خاورمیانه - BBC News فارسی

بررسی تصاویر ماهواره‌ای شرکت سنتینل-۲ نشان می‌دهد که ناو هواپیمابر یواس‌اس تئودور روزولت و ناوگروه رزمی همراهش در دریای چین جنوبی به سمت غرب در حرکتند. احتمال می‌رود این ناوگروه به حوزه عملیاتی فرماندهی مرکزی ارتش آمریکا (سنتکام) در خاورمیانه برود.

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«سایه جنگ بر سر ایران می‌ماند یا می‌رود؟»؛ نظرات برخی از ایرانیان درباره انتخابات آمریکا - BBC News فارسی

انتخابات میان‌دوره‌ای آمریکا از هفته‌ها پیش از برگزاری تا اعلام نتایج، موضوع بحث در میان کاربران ایرانی شبکه‌های اجتماعی، از حامیان تا منتقدان جمهوری اسلامی، بوده است. این گزارش مجموعه‌ای از واکنش‌های چهره‌های سیاسی و کاربران شبکه‌های اجتماعی و نظراتی است که مخاطبان برای بی‌بی‌سی فارسی فرستاده‌اند.

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Politics

UK and Caribbean to begin ‘dialogue’ within next year after slavery reparations call

Antigua and Barbuda’s prime minister says there was a consensus at Commonwealth summit on way forward The UK has agreed to “structured dialogue” in the next year with Caribbean nations affected by the slave trade and its legacy, Commonwealth leaders have said. Gaston Browne, Antigua and Barbuda’s prime minister, said there was a “consensus” in discussions between governments about a way forward on slavery reparations at the Commonwealth heads of government meeting (Chogm). Continue reading...

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Science

Swapping from dairy to plant-based milk, cheese and yoghurt ‘could lead to micronutrient deficiencies’

Young people and women most at risk, study finds, as researchers call for vegan products to be fortified with iodine in particular Switching from dairy products to plant-based alternatives could lead to deficiencies in vital micronutrients, especially among young people and women, a study has found. Even moving partly to vegan alternatives to milk, cheese and yoghurt could lead to falls in iodine, calcium, riboflavin and vitamin B12 if the substitutes, often based on soya, almonds or oats, are not fortified, scientists said. Continue reading...

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