Daily Headlines: September 23, 2016

* United States: A new report estimated that one million Latinos are expected to be diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease by 2030, which could lead to a cash crunch for families who “are among the least resourced to deal with the financial demand Alzheimer's places on households and on family caregivers.”

* Brazil: Brazilian officials unveiled a controversial education reform that would ironically drop physical education as an obligatory subject in high school despite the national fervor caused by the recent Olympics and Paralympics competitions in Rio de Janeiro.

* Nicaragua: The Nicaraguan government strongly rejected a proposal being considered by the United States (US) Congress that would prevent the Central American country from receiving international loans unless political reforms are made.

* Cuba: Several Latin American leaders at the United Nations General Assembly including the business-friendly presidents of Mexico and Peru called for the elimination of the US trade embargo. 

YouTube Source – National Council of La Raza

Online Sources – NBC News, Xinhua, Retuers, The Miami Herald

World Watch: Gimme Shelter

* France: French officials are planning to shutdown and evict about 1500 mostly Middle Eastern migrants from a squalid refugee camp nicknamed “the jungle.”

* Japan: Speaking of immigration, perhaps Japan will be more welcoming of migrants as the country faces a shortage of workers due to a more elderly population.

* World: According to a study by Alzheimer's Disease International, the number of people worldwide with Alzheimer's disease has shot up by 10% since 2005.

* Iran: Both the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran and Human Rights Watch has called on global leaders to demand more accountability from Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad while he attends the U.N. General Assembly this week.

Image- BBC News (“Some 1,500 migrants live in very poor conditions outside Calais.”)
Online Sources- BBC News, AFP, USA TODAY