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Oyo State abductees rescued
Yesterday was probably one of the increasingly rare days of tremendous happiness for Nigerians as abducted students and teachers from schools in Oriire Local Government of Oyo State were rescued. Premium Times reports that Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu said on Friday that some of the terrorists who kidnapped the pupils and teachers were killed during the successful…
Torontonians fleeing city in droves, new TMU report suggests
Photo credit: Reddit New data out of Toronto Metropolitan University shows that Toronto’s population growth has seen a dramatic swing since 2024, going from the fastest growing area in North America to just 443 last year. Toronto Sun reports that the report from TMU’s Centre for Urban Research and Land Development, says while a drop in international migration…
Bangladesh relocates Rohingya refugees after landslide kills 13
Photo credit: TRT World Authorities in Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh used loudspeakers and a network of volunteers and community leaders to relocate people from risky areas to safety after landslides killed at least 13 refugees in the past few days. TRT World reports that at least five children died on Wednesday when a landslide caused by…
Confirmed Ebola deaths in DR Congo hit 600
Photo credit: Aljazeera At least 600 people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have died from Ebola, as the number of confirmed cases of the illness tose to 1,759, according to government data. Al Jazeera reports that the total numbers released on Wednesday were confirmed as of Tuesday, while 51 new cases and…
Singapore, New Zealand and Cayman Islands are the main destinations for wealth migration
Photo credit: Expedia Countries are increasingly competing to attract wealthy individuals, along with companies and skilled workers. For many governments, international mobile wealth is a source of investment, entrepreneurship and long-term economic growth, according to visualcapitalist.com, which ranks the w3world”s most competitive destinations for private wealth migration, using data from Henley Report for 2026. The report evaluates countries based on 12…
Pakistan locates wreckage of Boeing 737 cargo plane that went missing off coast
Pakistan has located the wreckage of a Boeing cargo plane, the country’s airports authority said, adding that rescuers were searching for the five crew members on board when the aircraft went missing. The Guardian reports that the plane was a[proaching Karachi from Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates when radar showed it “rapidly descending” on Tuesday evening after…
How AI and digital data shape our understanding of migration
Photo credit: the Conversation When millions of people fled Ukraine following Russia’s invasion in 2022, governments and humanitarian organizations used mobile phone and online platform data to track movements and identify where support was needed. The Conversation reports that similar approaches have been used to monitor population displacement in Cameroon, and in Gaza during the Israeli-Hamas war. This is…