Refugees

"Doughnut is American breakfast," declares Ted Ngoy, a former California businessman and now, the main character of The Donut King documentary. Ngoy remade the doughnut landscape upon his arrival to the United States as a Cambodian refugee in the 1970s. When he took his first bite of an American doughnut, it…

News Jada Loutoo Wednesday 25 November 2020Venezuelans children having a meal after arriving at the Los Iros beach on Tuesday after being deported and then ordered by a HIgh court judge to be brought to court. - Lincoln HolderJADA LOUTOO TWENTY-SIX Venezuelans – 16 children and ten adults – will not…

News Ken Chee Hing Wednesday 25 November 2020File photo: Venezuelans including 16 children on board a pirogue that made its way to Los Iros beach after a high court judge ordered the authorities to produce them following a deportation order. - Lincoln HolderSIXTEEN groups – comprising both local and foreign…

Ethiopia’s prime minister Abiy Ahmed has called on the international community to refrain from interfering in what his government sees as a law enforcement operation against the forces of Tigray People Liberation Front, the ruling party of one of the country’s 11 autonomous states. Reinstating his administration’s willingness to abide…

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By Marvin Charles Nov 24, 2020 Cape Town - There seems to be confusion about who is responsible for the refugees at Paint City in Bellville, with the department of public works terminating its involvement, the City refusing to take responsibility for them, and the Department of Home Affairs issuing…

In early November Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed launched a military offensive against forces of the Tigray People's Liberation Front in the northern Ethiopian region of Tigray. This came after months of rising tensions between the front and the Abiy administration. The conflict threatens to have wide implications for the…

GUWAHATI: A youth was killed and several others were injured in police firing, clashes in Tripura. Police had to fire on agitating mob following protestors going berserk during the shutdown. The shutdown is called to oppose the government's decision to rehabilitate thousands of refugees. A senior police officer, who do…

AMMAN (Reuters) - Jordanian authorities confirmed the first two cases of coronavirus in a refugee camp hosting Syrian refugees since the pandemic was first reported in the kingdom, the U.N refugee agency said on Tuesday.The two Syrians who were transferred to an isolation site tested positive during random testing done…

This fall brings with it several serious threats to the health and welfare of Canadians. The most obvious, of course, is the persistence of the COVID-19 pandemic. Thanks to the willingness of most of us to undergo prolonged isolation, physical distancing and frequent hand-washing, the severity of the plague has been…