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Refugee hopes to break stereotypes at Olympics!
Photo credit: CNN Adnan Khankan, a judoka, is a Syrian Refugee. Now aged thirty, he fled his war-torn country as the civil unrest spread, leaving behind his loved ones at the age of twenty-one. He then began a month-long journey toward Europe, travelling by foot and any transportation he could find. He landed in Germany…
Indigenous unhoused men to be housed in converted Cabbagetown mansion!
Photo credit: City News Toronto An erstwhile Victorian mansion at 28 Carlton Street, Downtown Toronto, has officially opened its doors to an affordable housing property for marginalized Indigenous men. The property is in Cabbagetown. The mansion, built in 1877, was formerly used as office space. The conversion to affordable housing units began in December 2022. The…
Are we having Madam President in the US?
Photo credit: the Times of Israel The race for the White House, the official residence of the American President, is getting increasingly interesting. It’s no longer news that the incumbent, Joe Biden, has thrown in the towel. He has endorsed Vice President Ms. Kamala Harris to run for President. I should think the Democratic Party…
3,000 migrants trekking from Mexico to US!
Photo credit: Fox News Around 3,000 migrants from Mexico have set out on foot to the US border. The Daily Mail reports that the migrants are from about a dozen countries. Some of them said they hoped to reach the US before the November elections. According to them, they fear that if Donald Trump wins, he…
Foreigners banned from political activities!
Photo credit: GMA Network Foreigners have been banned from participating in political activities in the Philippines. GMA News Online reports that as President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. prepares for the third State of the Nation Address, the Bureau of Immigration has reminded foreigners that they are prohibited from participating in political activities in the country. Norman Tansingeo,…
“Impunity must end” – reactions to ICJ ruling against Israel!
Photo credit: Bloomberg Countries across the world have reacted to the ICJ ruling against Israel, calling on the international community to pressure Israel in the wake of the “watershed” opinion by the top UN court. Aljazeera reports that international reaction has poured in since a ruling by the International Court of Justice that Israel’s continued…
250 migrants intercepted by Senegal!
Photo credit: informigrant Senegal’s army said it intercepted over 250 “irregular migrants” in two days. However, it was after nearly 90 died while attempting to cross the perilous waters of the Atlantic earlier this month. Dawn e-paper reports that the navy detained a boat on Friday carrying 202 people trying to reach Europe in fishing waters near…