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Air, water and rising income inequality are now serious social problems for Beijing.
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Anti-racism groups are concerned that unless education programs are introduced in schools, sport and the workplace, current insensitive attitudes to race could contribute to serious social problems.
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Advocates of legalization have welcomed Colorado and Washington's new laws, arguing that criminalizing drugs creates serious though unintended social problems.
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The weather created serious problems for social services, local authorities and businesses and the minister highlighted how the different areas were affected.
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"There are even some serious cases of health and social problems like the emergence of cancer villages in individual regions, " it said.
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Good data scientifically grounded, peer-reviewed and comprehensive is essential to successful public policy and any serious attempt to solve social and economic development problems.
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As difficult as it can be for those who struggle to follow conversations in social situations, the problems could be more serious.
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"These problems are, in my view, a direct consequence of serious under investment in health and social services here over a number of years, " she added.
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