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Croatia moves to require language skills for foreign workers!
Photo credit: Croatia Week The Croatian government has sent amendments to the country’s Foreigners Act into parliamentary procedure. It introduces new requirements for foreign workers that include mandatory Croatian language learning as a condition for reviewing residence and work permits. It also eases restrictions on changing employers. The Dubrovnik Times reports that the proposed changes that have been approved…
Iran unveils new underground missile base!
Photo credit; CNN Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) on Wednesday unveiled a new underground missile base amid tensions with the United States, the semi-official Fars news agency reported. The base was unveiled by Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Abdolrahim Mousavi and Seyed Mousavi, commander of the IRGC’s Aerospace Division. The capabilities and operational…
Japan’s atomic bomb survivors warn of nuclear war!
Photo credit: Aljazeera Japanese atomic bomb survivors said on Thursday that they feared the world was marching towards nuclear war as the last US-Russian arms treaty expired TRT World reports that the new START Treaty ended with the turn of the calendar to February 5, after US President Donald Trump did not follow up on…
Asylum claims won’t stop extortion suspects facing justice: Immigration Department
Photo credit; Toronto Star Canada’s Immigration Department has said asylum claims “cannot, and will not” prevent criminals being punished, after British Columbia’s premier criticized refugee claims by extortion suspects as “ludicrous.” The Canadian Press reports that Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada says those who pose a risk to public safety or who commit crimes remain subject…
Montreal International Jazz Festival! By Adewale Sobowale
Photo credit; Wikipedia The Montreal International Festival is an annual festival that takes place between June and July. Founded in 1980, it is the world’s largest jazz festival. It celebrates a rich history of jazz in Montreal and attracts millions of visitors each year. The festival was conceived by Alain Simard, Andre Menard, Denyse McCann and…
Collision off Chios kills 15 migrants!
Photo credit: AP News A collision between a speed boat carrying migrants and a Greek coast guard patrol vessel off the eastern Aegean island of Chios has killed at least 15 people, the coast guard said late Tuesday. India Today reports that a search and rescue operation involving patrol boats, a helicopter and divers was…
Reverse migration seen in Arunachal!
Photo credit: Times of India India’s home ministry told the lower house (the Lok Sabha) on Tuesday that at least three villages in Arunachal Pradesh have reported reverse migration by their people. The Times of India reports that this indicates a positive outcome of the ministry’s vibrant villages program (VVP) which.in its first phase unveiled development projects in villages abutting…