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Micro communities for the homeless sprout in US cities!
Photo credit: ABC News Shipping containers have been transformed into refuges for several unsheltered people. Known as “The Melody,” the gated micro-community no longer looks like a parking lot.It has artificial turf spread across the asphalt, potted plants and fed Adirondack chairs abound with a dog park. The shipping containers have been made comfortable by…
Trump blames immigrants for taking jobs!
Photo credit: Reuters Immigrants have been accused of stealing jobs and government resources in the United States. The controversial former President and White House hopeful, Donald Trump, made this allegation while courting separate groups of Black voters and hardcore conservatives in Michigan. The Irish Times reports that the former president made many new baseless claims…
Afghan refugees banned in Peshawar!
Photo credit: Pahjwok Afghan News As a result of the approaching Muslim festivities, security has been beefed up in Peshawar, Pakistan. The government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has, therefore, imposed a complete ban on the entry of Afghan refugees into the provincial capital. Pakistan Observer reports that the Capital City Police, Qasim Ali Khan, announced that “Afghan…
Children trapped in war zones because of UK refusal…
Photo credit: the Guardian Hundreds of children are being trapped in war zones due to the United Kingdom’s refusal to ease refugee visa rules. The Guardian reports that “impossible” bureaucratic requirements are constituting an obstacle to one of the few legal routes for asylum seekers. Although the government has championed family reunion processes as a means for…
Man, 72, fined for operating illegal dormitories!
Photo credit; AsiaOne A 72-year-old man has been fined in Singapore for operating illegal dormitories. Asiaone reports that Tan Hock Keng was fined $600,000 for converting 11 private residential properties into unauthorized dormitories. He then rented them out to migrant workers, with one of the units housing 23 workers. Inspections between January 2016 and April…
Court scraps immunity of deposed Niger President Bazoum!
Photo credit: VOA A court has scrapped the immunity of the country’s deposed leader, Mohammed Bazoum. This has paved the way for a possible trial. Abdou Dan Galadima, the president of the State Court, the country’s highest legal authority, announced the decision. The military authorities that took over from the deposed president had shown a…