Immigration

Biden Expects To Run For Re-Election In 2024

United States (US) President Joe Biden said Thursday his "expectation" is to run for re-election in 2024, an apparent effort to douse speculation that the oldest person to assume the office will step down after a single term.The Democratic president also attacked Republican efforts to limit voting, describing the actions in dozens of states that would make it more difficult for millions of people to cast ballots as "sick" and "un-American."In his first extended g

26 March 2021
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Nepali worker dies in Malaysian factory accident

A Nepalese worker was killed Monday after he fell into a meat-mincing machine in Malaysia's Malacca state, an official confirmed.The Malacca fire department's Zulkhairani Ramli told the media the 47-year-old man was working at a meat-processing factory near Masjid Tanah when the incident occurred."The victim was doing maintenance with three other workers when suddenly the machine was turned on," he said."The machine caught him at his waist.

31 December 2019
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Filipino children risk expulsion from Israel

In the heat of the summer, Sivan Noel and her sister Michal say they rarely venture outside of their family's small, basement apartment in Tel Aviv.The two girls, 11 and nine, risk being deported to the family's home country, the Philippines, even though they've never set foot there."I was born here," said Sivan, the 11-year-old. "It's really unfair that after being born here and having a family, friends, school and studies, we are being told that..

10 August 2019
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Thailand to require fingerprints, face scans for SIM cards

Face-scans or fingerprints will be needed to buy SIM cards in Thailand from next month as the kingdom tries to crack down on electronic fraud and encourage mobile banking.The new biometric system – which follows similar requirements in Bangladesh, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan – will begin on December 15, according to the telecoms regulator. "We're entering the digital age, our money now is linked to mobile services.

7 November 2017
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An American political tragedy

BERLIN – US President Donald Trump’s nearly eight months in office have been characterised by a series of disturbing political developments. But Trump is not entirely to blame. His presidency is just the latest act in a long-running political tragedy.From a foreign-policy perspective, the problem began in the 1990s, when the United States squandered the post-Cold War peace dividend.

27 September 2017
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