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Photo credit: Euro News At least 18 people died, and two more are fighting for their lives after a migrant boat was found half-submerged south of Greece’s island of Crete.  The Greek Reporter reports that he victims were still packed inside the dinghy when rescuers arrived, suggesting they succumbed to the cold before the vessel…

The labour of Canada surprised economists again in November with a third straight month of job gains. Toronto Today reports that, according to Statistics Canada, the economy added 54,000 new positions last month compared with economists’ expectations for a small loss. The unemployment rate fell to 6.5 per cent in November, down from 6.9 per cent in October,…

Photo credit: the independent The World Food Program (WFP) warned on Friday that hunger could reach catastrophic levels in parts of Cameroon if a funding target of at least $67 million is not met. The Independent reports that the WFP representative for Cameroon and Sao Tome and Principe, Gianluca Ferrera, said progress made in the…

Photo credit: Aljazeera Japan and China have escalated their war of words at the United Nations after unprecedented remarks from Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi about Tokyo’s role in a potential Taiwan conflict. Al Jazeera reports that Japan’s ambassador to the UN  wrote to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday, disputing allegations from Beijing that Takaichi had…

Photo credit: Toronto .com Rising grocery costs are now a daily concern in Canada. But data-driven research is available to help consumers make smarter decisions. Dalhousie University reports that Canada’s Food Price Report (CFPR) is an annual collaboration between research partners Dalhousie University, Saint Mary’s University, University of Prince Edward Island, Cape Breton University, University of Guelph,…

Photo credit: United Nations The International Day of Persons with Disabilities was marked a couple of days ago. For most Africans, disability is real, not because the resources are not there, but because the systems constrain them. The continent is often described as struggling, weak, or dependent. For instance, Nigeria suffers from insecurity, hunger, unemployment, and a…

Spain received over 2.3 million applications for citizenship from descendants of people who fled the country during the rule of dictator Francisco Franco.  Euro News reports that it has overwhelmed the country’s consular services. Over 1 million people formally applied for Spanish nationality under the Law of Democratic Memory since the program launched in October…