It is involved in the reconstruction of schools and is exploring counter-narcotics training programs for Afghan police and alternative livelihood options for poppy farmers.
This week's best city stories from around the web explore counter-pollution measures in Beijing, extreme urban growth in Chongqing, a "rewilding" of New York City, and a simple – yet vital – change for pedestrians in Calgary.
Now we can assess the actual conditions, and explore counter-arguments that Earth-sized planets around stars such as TRAPPIST-1A might in fact be hospitable to life.
The country, which is believed to have produced more Islamist fighters per head of population since 2012 than any other western European country except Belgium, is now at the forefront of exploring new counter-extremism strategies.
GeekWire reports that a group of series A preferred stockholders filed a suit last week alleging that Scout Analytics' board failed to explore a counter financing offer by Catalyst Investors III that would have valued the company at $40 million.
It saddens me that so many of my countrymen and women seem to think that they just don't have the time to explore beliefs counter to their own or even to search out the facts behind some of the more outrageous statements made by political candidates and a number of "news" organization.
The distress associated with memory impairments, including AD, has ignited a search for viable treatments, and there have been various pharmacological or nutritional approaches explored to counter dementia [ 8, 9].
Former rivals, such as eBay, Yahoo! and Microsoft, are exploring alliances to counter its influence.
