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Photo credit: Aljazeera Work-related migration to rich countries fell by one-fifth last year, as labour markets weakened and countries including Australia and the United Kingdom tightened visa rules, according to new research by the Organization for Economic CHo-operation and Development (OECD). Data from the organization, which is made up of 38 wealthy and emerging economies,…

Photo credit: The Guardian Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked Israel’s president for a pardon for bribery and fraud charges and an end to a five-year corruption trial, arguing that it would be in the “national interest.” The Guardian reports that Isaac Herzog’s office acknowledged receipt of the 111-page submission from the prime minister’s…

Photo credit: New market Two years ago, University of Toronto Scarborough associate professor Andre Cire noticed something unusual in his undergraduate data science class: while student grades for take-home assignments had surged, performance on in-person end-of-year exams had plummeted.  Cire’s research has explored the use of AI to drive operational efficiencies. So, the mystery was easy to…

Photo credit: Science reader While some people live beyond the age of 100, the human race would only be around for a few decades art a push, according to Birmingham University anthropology Professor Michael Little/ The Professor said this is because society needs young people to care for the elderly and drive economic growth. He…

Photo credit: Bluewin Radical Israeli settlers injured ten Palestinians in an attack in the West Bank, according to sources on Saturday. DYA International reports that a woman was hit by a shot from a settler’s weapon and is being treated in hospital, the Palestinian Red Crescent aid organization reported. Several other people were injured in the attack…

Photo credit: ABC News Sidan’s Tawila refugee camp has become a lifeline for hundreds of children separated from their families while fleeing the escalating violence in SWest Darfur. African News reports that according to the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), over 400 unaccompanied minors have arrived in the camp over the past month alone. NRC’s advocacy manager Mathilde…

Lucky Lee jokes he’s lucky because of his name. His journey has indeed been one of luck – but also of kindness and hard work, an extraordinary story of resilience. He was born to Chinese parents in the 1950s. He spent his early life growing up between Cambodia, Hong Kong and Vietnam, his parents moving…