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Photo credit: ABC News A Tamil man, aged 23, Mano Yogalingam self-immolated last Tuesday in Noble Park. He died on Wednesday of his injuries in hospital. Crikey reports that Yogalingam committed suicide following a 49-day protest in which he was a key organizer outside the Department of Home Affairs in Melbourne, Australia. They were asking…

Photo credit: Denver Post An investigation has found that federal and state regulators have failed to keep seasonal migrant workers safe or ensure their correct and timely payment. The Denver Post details chronic abuses in Colorado’s agricultural supply chain and the authorities’ lack of action. The report states that one in six H2A visa employers in Colorado…

Photo credit: Euractiv Large numbers of Israelis took to the streets on Sunday night, and a general strike was called amid an eruption of public outrage over the government’s handling of the Gaza war. The Guardian reports that the protests happened after the revelation that six hostages being held deep underground by Hamas had died….

Photo credit: Ripples Nigeria It could be a case of the Biblical saying that the stone rejected by the builders becomes the cornerstone, or one person’s loss is another’s gain. Well, Chidinma Adetshina, whose father is Nigerian while her mother is Mozambican, has naturalized as a South African and was rejected in South Africa due to…

Photo credit: Yahoo News Canada An endangered fish species called the redside dace could threaten Ontario’s Highway 413 project. CBC News reports that the project was set to begin next year. The federal government has taken the next step in protecting the species.  

Photo credit; Arab News Fifty-eight Turkish migrants were rescued after being stranded in Greek territorial waters recently. A migrant activist, Ranj Peshdari, said a vessel from Estonia had saved the migrants who were trapped on a yacht near the Greek coast. He added that the migrants are now in the custody of Greek authorities. He…

Photo credit: the Guardian The head of the Catholic Church is in a debate against a member of the European Parliament for Italy’s anti-immigration party, ex-General Roberto Vannucci, in the heated debate over immigration in Italy. Catholic Herald reports that Vannucci had used social media to reply to Pope Francis, who had used his General…