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Photo credit: the Cable The United Kingdom’s overhaul of its asylum system program takes effect on Monday, the Home Office announced, with the new rules drastically cutting protection for refugees and their children. France 24 reports that under the reforms, refugee status  for adults and their accompanying children will be reviewed every 30 months. “Refugee status will become temporary and subject to…

Migrant casualties represent the lifelong pain of families left behind. Yet countries do little to preserve humanity. The Dawn e-paper reports that at least 7,667 people either died or went missing last year on various international migration routes, according to a new report from the UN’s migration agency. The real body count is likely to be higher. Numbers…

Photo credit: CBC Toronto police are cautioning the public of an “unidentified narcotic” that is believed to have caused multiple overdoses over the past few days, according to a news release from the police. CBC news reports that from Thursday to Saturday, police responded to several overdoses in the areas near Allan Gardens and Moss Park.  “Investigators are concerned…

Photo credit: CNN Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in a major attack by Israel and the United  States, Iranian state media confirmed early on Sunday, throwing the future of the Islamic Republic into doubt and raising the risk of regional instability. The Times Colonist reports that President Donalld Trump announced the death saying…

Photo credit: Brandon News Toronto police estimated that 350,000 demonstrators took over the streets in the city’s north end on Feb. 14, Salarr Gholami, the lead organizer of Iran solidarity protests in Toronto, believes the crowd was much bigger than that. Toronto Today reports that the rally was one for the history books. Toronto police…

Antarcticahttps://youtu.be/eS6a6btDK8M?si=Tdrlr-K8yRiNGF7l The continent sits at the most southerly point of the planet making it one of the safest places to survive a nuclear war. There is an enormous geographic distance between Antarctica and countries with nuclear warheads. With more than 14 million square kilometres, there is plenty of room for people to take refuge. But some may find the…

Photo credit: France24 A military cargo plane carrying new Bolivian banknotes crashed near the capital Friday after skidding off a runway and plowing into a busy road in the neighbouring city of El-Alto, killing at least 15 people and injuring more than 30, according to authorities. AA reports that the crash occurred around 6.20 ppm local time as the plane was landing…