Word of the day: icon

noun: 1: a person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere 2: EMBLEM, SYMBOL 3: a graphic symbol on a computer display screen that represents an app, an object or a function 4: in Eastern Orthodox Christianity: a representation of sacred events or especially of a sacred…

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Bill to deport pro-Eritrian government migrants introduced in Israeli parliament!

Photo credit: Borkena A bill aimed at deporting pro-Eritrean government Eritrean migrants has reportedly been introduced in the Knesset Plenum, according to the Times of Israel. Borkeva reports that the bill has already passed a preliminary reading in Parliament with a 51-0 vote. Yisrael Beytend MK Yulia Matinovsky, Member of Knesset, sponsored the Bill. The Times…

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Trump targets Canada’s digital service tax!

Photo credit: Toronto Star US President Donald Trump has unveiled a new trade policy, dubbed the “Fair and Reciprocal Plan,” aimed at countering what he calls unfair international trade practices. ic reports that part of the plan takes specific aim at Canada’s Digital Service Tax (DST), which the US claims unfairly targets American tech companies. According to the…

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Canada denies Nigerian brass hats visas!

All hell was almost let loose in Nigeria as the federal government and some former diplomats on Thursday condemned Canada’s decision to deny visas to top military chiefs, including the Chief of Army Staff. An apparently frustrated Nuhu Ribadu, Nigeria’s national security adviser, at the maiden annual lecture of the National Association of the Institute…

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Zim migrant workers exploited in UK!

Photo credit: the Guardian Zimbabwean migrant workers in the UK are among those heavily exploited in the European nation, a new report has shown. News Day reports that in its new titled Caring at a Cost: A Survey of Migrant Care Staff Working in the UK, UK trade union UNISON found out that Zimbabwean migrants…

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