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Photo credit: FMT The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority said on Monday that over 543,000 travellers crossed the Singapore-Malaysian land border on September 6. CNA reports that the single-day record was logged during the September school holidays from August 30 to September 8. During the period, over five million travelers crossed the Woodlands and Tuas checkpoints,…

Photo credit: Newsday Zimbabwe The Zimbabwean government, in collaboration with UNICEF Zimbabwe and The Boost Fellowship Trust, have officially launched The FairChance Program. NewsDay reports that launched last Thursday, the initiative aims to empower the youth of Tongogara Refugee Camp by providing critical skills, knowledge, and opportunities to help refugee youth integrate socially and economically while…

Photo credit: CBC Given that US President-elect Donald Trump has promised the largest deportation in American history, Canadian authorities said Friday they’re on “high alert” with all eyes on the US border as the country braces for an influx of migrants from the United States. News 18 reports that during his first presidential reform between…

Photo credit: BBC Qatar has suspended its work as a mediator in ceasefire and hostage release talks between Israel and Hamas. BBC reports that Qatar said it will resume when Hamas and Israel “show their willingness” to negotiate.  Qatar’s new stance comes after senior US officials reportedly said The US would no longer accept the presence of…

Photo credit: Bantupage People usually refer to Nigeria as the giant of Africa! As a Nigerian, I can’t help but wonder if that’s not a misnomer. I agree that Nigeria was somewhat of a giant when it could feed itself, when the local currency—the naira—had a higher value than the American dollar, when flying on…

Photo credit: CBS News Amsterdam has banned demonstrations for three days after Israeli soccer fans were beaten and injured in the city overnight, which the Dutch authorities condemned as antisemitic. CNN reports that the police said they had launched a major investigation into multiple incidents following Thursday night’s Europa League soccer game between Israel’s Maccabi Tel Aviv…

Photo credit: CBC Mayors of the five largest cities in northern Ontario have called for help with homelessness, addictions and immigration. CTV News reports they met in North Bay the last two days to discuss critical issues impacting their cities and the region.  The mayors of Sudbury, Timmins, Sault Ste. Marie, North Bay and Thunder…