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LPG crisis revives pandemic fears among migrant workers
Photo credit: the scroll As gas shortages push up the cost of living in the cities, migrant workers are unable to decide whether to stay on or go home. Scroll.in reports that last week, Amazon India reported a surge in sales of ready-to-eat meals on its e-commerce platforms. A salesperson attributed it to customers “relying…
Protests in Portugal for “right to housing”
Photo credit: Euractiv Protests for the right to housing took place throughout Portugal on Saturday, with hundreds taking to the streets of Lisbon with their banners and a completely understandable sense of outrage. The Resident reports that in Aveiro, Barreiro, Benavente, Braga, Coimbra, Covilha, Faro, Funchal, Lagos, Leiria, Ponta Delgada, Portalegre, Porto, Vila Nova de Santo…
Canadians abroad call for increase in voter turnout …
Photo credit: the Globe and Mail Canadians living abroad are calling for increased turnout among overseas voters and arguing that barriers to casting a ballot could be affecting election results. Timothy Veale, the director of Grits Abroad – an organizatioin aimed at connecting Canadian Liberal voters living worldwide – said nearly five million Canadians live outside…
Asylum seekers offered 40,000K to leave UK
Photo credit: Yahoo News Families of asylum seekers whose claims are rejected have been offered up to 10,000 pounds per person, capped at four per family, to voluntarily leave the UK if they accept the offer within one week. The I Paper reports that Danish immigration experts said a similar offer in their country has…
Canadians plan to visit Gaza despite detention risks
Photo credit: Global News Canadians are planning to visit Gaza again as part of a flotilla that aims to deliver aid and break a nearly 20-year naval blockade, months after six Canadians were detained by Israel for attempting a similar mission. Toronto Today reports that Safa Chebbi, spokesperson for the Canadian arm of the Global Su…
London, Paris and Berlin all “under threat”
Israel has warned countries across the globe, including London, Paris and Berlin, could all be under threat from Iranian missiles after the regime launched a strike on a British military base in the Chagos Islands. The Daily Mail reports that two ballistic missiles were fired towards Diego Garcia, a base in the Indian Ocean jointly…
Avalanche kills two skiers in Italy
Photo credit: 10 News An avalanche in high alpine terrain in Italy’s South Tyrol on Saturday killed two skiers, according to the country’s mountain rescue service. APA reports that the avalanche happened at an altitude of around 7, 874 feet on the slopes of the 8,757-foot Hohe Ferse near the town of Ratschings, close to the…