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Photo credit: Nairametrics Hong Kong residents won’t need to submit paper forms upon arrival in South Korea starting Monday (February 24) as the country introduces an e-Arrival Card for international passengers to streamline the immigration process. The Standard reports that foreign travelers can complete and submit the arrival forms online within three days before arrival. It replaces…

Photo credit: BBC A new documentary from the BBC World Service has revealed that an Indian pharmaceutical company is manufacturing unlicensed, addictive opioids and exporting them illegally to West Africa where they are driving a major health crisis. In the documentary titled, “India’s Opioid Kings,” Aveo Pharmaceuticals, based in Mumbai, are makers of a range of…

Photo credit: CNN Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has offered to resign his post as President if it would bring peace to his country, suggesting that he could swap it for NATO membership. CNN reports that Zelensky said this on Sunday at a press conference. He previously said his country’s army would need to double in size…

Photo credit: the guardian Immigration detention staff are striking nationally in Australia. The West Australian reports that workers at nine onshore immigration detention centres went on strike for four hours to 8.30 am on Monday with another four-hour action planned for the afternoon. This follows two-hour strikes on Friday. The dispute is centred around what…

Photo credit: New York Times Delta Airlines has offered compensation to passengers on flight 4819 that crash-landed on the runway at Pearson Airport. City News reports that the airline said the gesture has “no strings attached and does not affect rights.” All 76 passengers and crew members survived Monday afternoon’s crash-landing when the plane hit the…

Photo credit: AllAfrica  UNHCR said on Thursday that 35,000 Congolese nationals have now reached Burundi since the beginning of February, as Rwanda-backed M23 fighters continue to advance across both South and North Kivu. Scoop World reports that the UN human rights office (OHCHR) in DRC also expressed concern over growing lawlessness as warlords responsible for grave…

Photo credit: Matthias Monroy Germany has experienced several violent incidents in recent years. Institute for Security & Development Policy reports that though the attacks occurred in different regions of the country and the assailants used different methods and had different motivations, they have dominated political discourse, with security and immigration policies becoming central issues ahead…