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UK tells blind Nigerian pensioner to go home to India
Photo credit: The Guardian A blind Nigerian pensioner who has lived in the UK for 26 years has been told by the Home Office she can safely “go home” to India. The Guardian reports that the 67-year-old woman arrived in the UK in 2000, and shortly after suddenly went blind due to acute glaucoma. After living there…
Opposition marches in Bangui against rising cost of living
Hundreds of people took to the streets in Bangui, Central African Republic, on Friday to protest the rising cost of living in the country. African News reports that Samson Ngaibino, a member of the opposition BRDC told the Africanews that, “People in the Central African Republic can no longer afford to live.” “That is why the population has…
Charity-run kitchens feed hungry Cubans
Photo credit: AP News Every night, hundreds of people line up outside a charity-run food pantry in the heart of Havana, some sleeping on the sidewalk as they wait for what may be their only meal of the day. The Associated Press reports that when the doors open at 7 am, people hurry inside carrying numbered…
Firms help migrants pose as artists and tech experts for “Global Talent” visas
Photo credit: CBC Companies are offering to help migrants pose as talented artists and tech experts to make fraudulent UK visa applications under a fast-track immigration scheme, the BBC has found. The UK government’s Global Talent visa was launched in 2020 to attract the “brightest and best” scientists and researchers from around the world. It is also open…
Mauritaria fishing boats falsely portrayed as migrant fleet
Photo credit: France 24 Spain’s Canary Islands are facing renewed pressure from migrant arrivals, with authorities declaring a migrant emergency this week following a sharp increase in crossings. Against this backdrop, a claim has been spreading rapidly on social media, warning of an imminent “invasion” of the archipelago by migrants from Mauritania. France 24 reports that at…
Toronto residents gather to honour veterans, fallen soldiers on Remembrance Day
Photo credit: CBC Across the city, Torontonians gathered at several Remembrance Day ceremonies with bright red poppies pinned to their coats. Some said they had come to honour family members who had served in the Armed Forces, while others said they came to remember those who had died in times of conflict. CBC News reports that…
Coast Guard rescues 65 migrants off Turkiye’s southwest
Photo credit: Euro News In a statement on its website, the Coast Guard Command said teams were dispatched after receiving reports of migrants on life rafts off Marmaris. Hurriyet Daily News reports that crews rescued 22 migrants, including eight children, whom the command said Greek forces had pushed back into Turkish territorial waters. Four suspected…