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Canada further tightens restrictions on international students, foreign workers!
Photo credit: NDTV Canadian authorities announced on Wednesday that they are further reducing the number of foreign students granted study permits and tightening eligibility for work permits in a bid to reduce the number of temporary residents in the country. The changes announced on Wednesday would reduce the number of international study permits to 437,000 in 2025. According…
Haitians demand apology from Trump!
Photo credit: NY Post Haitian Americans, along with elected officials and high-ranking Democrats, rallied near Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum to demand a formal apology after Republican candidate Donald Trump’s recently debunked accusations against Haitian immigrants. Haitian Times reports that they called for strong protection for Haitian immigrants across the United States. The rally also highlighted…
UNHCR condemns misuse of aid in Sudan!
Photo credit: Top African News The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has condemned the misuse of its aid by military entities in Sudan. Sudan Tribune reports that the Governor of Darfur, Mini Arko Minawi, and activists shared photos and videos earlier this month showing the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) using UNHCR-branded tarpaulins for military…
Migrant workers “trapped in slavery”
Photo credit: the National Most migrant workers in New South Wales (NSW), an Australian state, are working in deplorable conditions. The North West Star reports that migrant women, in a bid to escape exploitative work conditions, are delivering babies prematurely. They are then slapped with hefty medical bills. Their male counterparts are not treated better;…
Failure to invest in women and gender equality is $10tn/year – UN
Photo credit: The Guardian The UN has released this year’s Gender Snapshot report from the UN Women agency. According to the report, the global cost of failing to adequately educate young women is an annual $10tn. Low—and middle-income class countries will lose $500bn over the next five years if they do not close the gender…
Ontario may increase pharmacists’ scope!
Photo credit: Global News Ontario is considering further expanding pharmacists’ scope of practice by adding to the list of minor ailments they can assess, allowing them to administer more vaccines and order some lab tests. CTV News reports that while pharmacists see the proposal as progressive in easing some of the burden on other aspects of…
Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger to launch biometric passports!
Photo credit: News Central TV The three military-junta-led countries of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger are definitive about creating their separation from the Economic Community of West African states. They’ve taken yet another step to separate themselves from ECOWAS. Reuters reports that they will introduce new biometric passports as part of their withdrawal from the…