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EU agrees on 'historic' reform of asylum laws
AFP, Published on 20/12/2023
» BRUSSELS - The EU on Wednesday agreed to an overhaul of its asylum laws that includes more border detention centres and speedier deportations, prompting migrant charities to slam the changes as "dangerous" and "cruel".
Hungary revives ‘golden visa’ scheme
Published on 15/11/2023
» Hungary will offer residency permits to foreigners who purchase expensive property in the European Union nation, six years after corruption allegations led authorities to shut a similar golden-visa scheme.
‘I’m home’: Ukrainians walk back from Russia
AFP, Published on 15/11/2023
» KRASNOPILLIA, Ukraine - To reach Ukrainian soil from Russia, teacher Olena Yevdokiyenko had to lug suitcases and push her mother's wheelchair for two kilometres in the dark.
Four dead in rare shooting in Japan
Reuters, Published on 26/05/2023
» TOKYO: A 31-year-old man was arrested on Friday in rural Japan for suspected murder after four people were killed in a rare shooting and stabbing incident involving a 12-hour stand-off with police, according to a public broadcaster.
Uncertainty as Covid-era US border rules expire
AFP, Published on 12/05/2023
» EL PASO, Texas: The United States bolted tough new immigration policies into place Friday, setting up an uncertain future for desperate migrants reaching its southern border as a top official expressed confidence the system will hold.
BBC boss quits over Boris Johnson loan
AFP, Published on 28/04/2023
» LONDON: The BBC's chairman on Friday announced his resignation after his involvement in a loan for then UK prime minister Boris Johnson raised questions about the broadcaster's vaunted impartiality.
Philippine social media users face barrage of bogus medical posts
AFP, Published on 16/03/2023
» MANILA - Philippine vlogger Rosanel Demasudlay holds a heart-shaped "virginity soap" bar in front of the camera and assures her hundreds of YouTube followers it can be safely used to "tighten" their vaginas.
Governments vet crucial UN climate science report
AFP, Published on 13/03/2023
» PARIS: Diplomats from nearly 200 nations and top climate scientists began a week-long huddle in Switzerland on Monday to distil nearly a decade of published science into a 20-odd-page warning about the existential danger of global warming and what to do about it.
China professor suspended after student says he ‘worships’ West
Published on 20/02/2023
» A Chinese professor has been suspended by his university after a talk he gave at a school prompted an outburst from a student who accused him of worshipping the West.
Serial rapist sacked from London police
AFP, Published on 17/01/2023
» LONDON: A British police officer who admitted being a serial rapist was formally sacked on Tuesday, as the government called on forces across the country to root out the criminal and corrupt in their ranks.