Photo credit: the Korea Herald The GDP of South Korea could be lifted by 6 per cent if it welcomes 1 million skilled foreign graduates. The Straits Times reports that new research emphasizes immigration as a possible answer to the country’s shrinking workforce. The country’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry and a research team led by Korea University economics professor Kim…

Photo credit: BBC An Albanian migrant has begun dealing crack cocaine after fleeing his hotel. The Daily Mail reports that Elvis Zoto got into the UK by crossing the Channel in a small boat posted the picture of his Home Office registration form showing his arrival in   Dover in 2022. He was subsequently approached by…

Photo credit: The Arab Weekly With roughly 14 million Syrians displaced worldwide, including 6 million in neighbouring countries and Europe, the urgency for Syria to receive its displaced citizens is clear. The National Interest reports that the emergence of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) governance, promising elections and minority protection, coupled with the elimination of certain US…

Photo credit: Bloomberg US exports of liquor and wine to Canada have plummeted by over 60 % in the first half of the year as Canadians snub American booze because of President Trump’s trade war. The New York Post reports that shipments of US-made whiskeys, rums, gins, and other liquors through June to Canada was around…

Photo credit: Britannica Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has vowed to return financial accountability to Senegal after his predecessor had left billions of dollars in hidden debt. Africa News reports that Faye himself is exempt from the new transparency law. Senegal’s government has presented an amendment that will expand the 2014 asset declaration law for top public officers….