Sat 11 February 2023: According to a UK government assessment, the policy to deter illegal immigration had a “disproportionate impact” on people of color. Former UK Prime Minister David Cameron implemented the hostile environment measures. These policies were later renamed “compliant environment” policies. The impact assessment of these policies began with a study of the […]
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Photo: Harem – Idlib – Feb 10, 2023 (The White Helmets) Sat 11 February 2023: More than five million Syrians may be homeless after Monday’s devastating earthquakes that struck the country and its neighbour Turkey, according to a United Nations official. “As many as 5.3 million people in Syria may have been left homeless by […]
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Fri 10 February 2023: The London-based English Premier League club, Arsenal, has taken the initiative to reach out to the UK’s Muslim community to help those affected by the devastating earthquakes that struck Turkiye and Syria earlier this week, leaving behind a trail of destruction, local media reports. According to the report, Mohammed Kozbar, Chairperson […]
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Fri 10 February 2023: More than 500,000 people have participated in a popular donation campaign in Saudi Arabia for the relief of Türkiye and Syria, with a total of more than 192 million riyals ($51.2 million). More than 569,000 people have donated so far, according to data released by the Saudi government’s Sahem Platform, which is responsible […]
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Fri 10 February 2023: Up to 5.3 million people in Syria may have been made homeless by the devastating earthquake which rocked the region this week, a United Nations official has said. “As many as 5.3 million people in Syria may have been left homeless by the earthquake,” the Syria representative of the UN High […]
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Fri 10 February 2023: Moody’s downgraded on Friday the ratings outlook for some Adani Group companies, while MSCI said it would cut the weightings of some in its stock indexes, the latest blows for the Indian conglomerate plunged into crisis by a short-seller’s report. New York-based short-seller Hindenburg Research accused the Adani Group in a […]
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Fri 10 February 2023: The death toll from the Turkey-Syria earthquakes, which Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called “the disaster of the century”, has passed 21,500. At least 18,342 people have been killed in Turkey, according to Vice President Fuat Oktay, while at least 3,377 are known to have died in Syria. By comparison, […]
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Fri 10 February 2023: President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared a national State of Disaster – with immediate effect – as a response to the current energy crisis gripping the country. Eskom has been battling to keep the lights on for the past few months, leading to increased stages of load shedding and a devastating impact […]
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Fri 10 February 2023: Countless people have expressed interest in adopting the newborn girl, who was born under the rubble of a collapsed building in north-west Syria, following Monday’s earthquake, BBC reported. When she was rescued, baby Aya – meaning miracle in Arabic – was still connected to her mother by her umbilical cord. Her […]
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Fri 10 February 2023: Washington, DC – The United States has released new details about the alleged Chinese “spy” balloon that flew over the country last week, saying the aircraft was “clearly” used to gather intelligence. The balloon, which was shot down by US forces over the Atlantic Ocean after traversing the continental US, was “capable of conducting signals intelligence […]
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