Photo credit: France24 Mark Carney, the former central banker who oversaw the response to financial crises in North America and the UK, will become the next prime minister of Canada after winning the race to lead the country’s federal Liberal party. The Guardian reports that Carney will become prime minister while Canada is locked in a…
Photo credit: NZLanka News foreign primary school teachers in New Zealand may apply for residency right after receiving their job offers without having to work for two years first, according to the country’s immigration ministry. VN Express reports that the new policy will take effect on March 26. Foreign primary school teachers must work for at least 30…
Photo credit: X A former refugee in Kenya has made history by becoming the youngest Permanent Observer of the Intergovernmental Authority of Development (IGAD) secretariat of the United Nations. Star reports that Cherinet Alem Hariffo who presented his credentials on March 7, 2025, to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, was delighted following the journey that led to him…
prairie: noun 1. land in or predominantly in grass 2. a tract of grassland a: a large area of level or rolling land in the Mississippi River valley that in its natural uncultivated state usually has deep fertile soil, a cover of tall coarse grasses, and few trees …
Photo credit: CP24 Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow says all City of Toronto contracts valued at less than $353,000 will now be awarded to Canadian firms only amid a trade war with the United States. CP24 reports that Chow also said she plans to present a motion to the executive committee and to the council that,…
Photo credit: ABC News Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh camps say they are worried that their food rations will be cut by half. The World Food Program which is the main UN food agency recently announced that cuts to food rations will take effect from April 1 in Cox’s Bazaar, Bangladesh, where dozens of camps are…
Photo credit: the Guardian Over 1,000 people, including 745 civilians, were killed in the two days of clashes between Syrian security forces and fighters loyal to the former Assad regime. The Guardian reports that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights based in the UK said 745 civilians were killed mostly execution-style. 125 Syrian security forces…
