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Five EU countries aim to send rejected migrants to “return hubs” by 2027
Photo credit: Yahoo News Five European countries are seeking a deal with an unnamed non-EU country to host a “return hub” for migrants whose asylum applications have been rejected, with a targeted start date of 1 January, a Danish minister has said. Denmark, Greece, Austria, Germany and the Netherlands agreed to the initiative as Copenhagen…
Dozens die in Nigeria oil theft attempt after inhaling toxic fumes
Photo credit: L.A Times An attempt to steal oil from a loading vessel in Nigeria’s oil-producing Rivers State left at least 37 people dead, most of them from inhaling toxic fumes, an advocacy group said Friday. The Associated Press reports that the Youth Advocacy Centre said the victims were simultaneously siphoning crude products into their boats from…
Think tank says key to winning Canada-US trade war is not retaliating
Photo credit: Yahoo News Canada We normally have a coffee hour in church after Sunday service. Last Sunday, about four of us were discussing the Canada-US trade war. One man said Canada didn’t need to do anything as long as the situation didn’t degenerate into “fisticuffs”. I wasn’t surprised, then, when I read that a free-market…
Woman involved in immigration offences in two countries
Photo credit; Yahoo News An Immigration New Zealand (INZ) investigation into immigration offending in New Zealand has led to the same individual being arrested in the Philippines on alleged syndicated illegal recruitment offences under Philippine law. Julie Pearl De Los Santos, also known as Julie Pearl Robejes, was convicted in the Manukau District Court in…
Injuries as violence erupts at South Africa anti-migrant protest
Photo credit: the Guardian A demonstration against undocumented migrants in South Africa descended into violence Thursday with one foreign national arrested and a community leader saying fibe Congolese were hurt. Africanews.com reports that the protest was in the port city of Durban, which has been at the epicentre of weeks of action against irregular migration, in which…
Toronto School Food Program expands to all public schools
Photo credit: The Conversation The Toronto School Food Program is expanding to all public schools in the city this fall, reaching 30,000 additional students Toronto Today reports that Mayor Olivia Chow announced Wednesday that 78 new schools have been added to the program, bringing it to about 325,000 public school students. The program sources food…
123 immigrant workers, six Malaysians arrested in Johor
Photo credit: The Star A total of 123 undocumented immigrant workers were detained in several operations on two consecutive days near Johor Baru, Malaysia. The Star reports that Johor Immigration Department director Datuk Mohd Rusdi Mohd Darus said the operations were conducted on Tuesday and Wednesday. “Some 21 premises were inspected during the raids which started…