The US Supreme Court has ruled against President Donald Trump’s bid to end a major programme that protects young immigrants from deportation. The justices upheld lower court rulings that found his move to rescind Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (Daca) was “unlawful”. It protects “Dreamers”, about 650,000 young people who entered the US without documents […]
Facebook says it has removed adverts for US President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign that featured a symbol used in Nazi Germany. The company said the offending ad contained an inverted red triangle similar to that used by the Nazis to label opponents such as communists. Mr Trump’s campaign team said they were aimed at the […]
TULSA, Okla.— Millions of Americans on Friday observed Juneteenth, a holiday to mark the end of slavery in the United States that has taken on a new urgency following the national uproar over the killings of George Floyd and other African Americans by police. And for many marking the day, it was the first time. Juneteenth […]
A counter-protester holds up a sign at a far-right anti-Muslim, anti-refugee rally in Toronto on March 23, 2019. We read a lot about American exceptionalism. But Canadians confronted with American news, especially white Canadians like me confronted withnews about racism in the U.S., are often quick to condemn our neighbour. “Wow, that country is broken,” we’ll say […]
If we truly want to effect change that could stop police killings of Black people, we need to have this conversation. Police push back protesters during a demonstration on May 31, 2020 calling for justice in the death of George Floyd and victims of police brutality in Montreal. As I write, demonstrations are raging across […]
If strict lockdown measures continue in Dubai, according to a new survey conducted by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce, the city will be emptied of up to 70% of its businesses. Roughly half the companies surveyed said they would have to close if there is just one more month of lockdown. “The results of the […]
Brown rats scamper on Pearl Street, in New York’s Lower Manhattan neighborhood. (CNN)With restaurants closed or open with limited capacity due to the coronavirus pandemic, a certain subset of those establishments’ “patrons” is struggling. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning that certain areas across the country are reporting “an increase in rodent activity,” […]
Another batch of British travellers stranded in Nigeria are set to return home on three chartered flights by the UK Government in the next 11 days. The British High Commission in Nigeria said in a statement on Sunday in which it announced the dates of the flights. More than 1,700 British travellers had already returned […]
By Faizan Ali and Cihan CobanogluGuest Contributors Due to the coronavirus, people around the world have canceled their travel plans. Governments and health officials have warned the public to avoid boarding cruise ships and long flights. Major events like conferences, trade shows and the Olympics have been canceled or postponed. As a result, many businesses in the travel and tourism industry are likely to […]
Ghana has been selected among several other African countries to benefit from Facebook’s plan to build a 23,000mile-long cable to bring high-speed internet to the 1.3 billion people living on the continent. The project, dubbed 2Africa, is expected to be completed in 2024. When completed, it will more than triple the total network capacity in […]