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Photo credit: Britannica The global head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis, has described the anti-migrant attitudes in the United States “madness.” AFP reports that the Pope criticized right-wing US Catholic figures for overly conservative stances against his social teaching.  He described the closure by the State of Texas of a Catholic charity offering humanitarian…

Photo credit; the Guardian Nigeria Anthony Olubunmi George is a Nigerian who went to live in the United Kingdom at the age of 24 in 1986. . The Guardian reports that George who has problems with speech and mobility as a result of two strokes in 2019 is being threatened with removal from the UK…

Photo credit: Reuters In Malaysia, the Immigration Department has deported 60 Indonesians to their country of origin.  The Sun reports that Pahang Immigration Department explained in a statement that the group were made up of 46 men and 14 women.  The program run by the Kemayan Immigration Department is part of the continuous enforcement activities…

Photo credit: RNZ With the coming of artificial intelligence into our industries, productivity is bound to be increased, but the opportunity cost of the increase in production is, of course, a great increase in job losses.  The man regarded as the “godfather of artificial intelligence” has told the BBC that a benefits reform giving fixed amounts of…

Photo credit: Premium By Adewale Sobowale, I need to make a confession, and that’s I’m not a supporter of Mr Bola Tinubu’s administration. Since it’s the fashion in Nigeria to describe those who do not support the ruling class/party/president as unpatriotic, we’re seeing what the so-called patriotic elements are doing in the corridors of power….

Photo credit: the Irish independent The UNHCR has made known its concerns about the the Irish Government’s recent decision to stop benefit payments to Ukrainian refugees housed in state provided accommodation.  The Journal reports that the planned cuts will mean that Ukrainian refugees in state accommodation will receive a social welfare payment of 38.80 euros…

Photo credit: Ground up Some asylum seekers have admitted paying for documentation in South Africa.  Eye Witness News reports that the admission was made known when Special Investigating Unit officials raided some refugee centre around the country on Friday.  Investigators raided the centres as part of their probe into the allegations of corruption at Home…