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Photo credit: Narcity The Weather Network’s Ontario spring forecast calls for a “sluggish” start to the season this year.  Toronto Today reports that colder than average temperatures and higher rates of precipitation, including more snow, is being forecast by the network for March and April. The extended period of snow and ice is expressed after Toronto,…

Photo credit: DVB A nearly blind refugee from Myanmar who disappeared after US Border Patrol agents dropped him off at a Buffalo doughnut shop was found dead  on the street five days later, prompting a police investigation and complaints from city officials that he’d been abandoned without care for his safety. DVB reports that Nurul Amin Shah Alam…

Photo credit: The Guardian Cuba’s government said late Wednesday that the 10 passengers on a boat that opened fire on its soldiers were armed Cubans living in the US who were trying to infiltrate the island and unleash terrorism. The Telegraph Online reports that the announcement came hours after Cuba said its soldiers killed four people and wounded…

Photo credit: Cambodianess A new migrant worker resource centre (MRC) established in Siem Reap province will strengthen awareness-raising and support service for potential and returning Cambodian migrant workers, particularly in the fishing and seafood processing sectors. Phnom Srey Organization for Development will work in close collaboration with the Provincial Department of Labour and Vocational Training to operate…

The United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday adopted a resolution calling for an immediate full and unconditional ceasefire in Russia’s war in Ukraine, despite the United States’ abstention and a failed US bid to strip language identifying the Kremlin’s aggression. The UPI reports that the 193-member body met on the fourth anniversary of Moscow’s full-scale…

Photo credit: Irish Examiner The  International Protection Bill is described as the most radical reform of immigration law in the State’s history. It aims to bring Irish law in line with the EU Pact on Migration and asylum. The Irish Times reports that the Opposition TDs are however critical  of plans to guillotine the Bill on…

Photo credit: Student Connect Ltd The University of Gloucestershire is launching a collaborative research initiative focused on advancing knowledge and understanding of forced migration, as part of its activities to mark University Refugee Week 2006.    The university’s website reports that   starting on Monday, 2 March, University Refugee Week brings together higher education communities across the…