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Who is Aber Kawas? Palestinian-American activist who faced 9/11 remarks controversy wins Queens NY State Senate Democratic PrimaryAber Kawas Senate: Aber Kawas, a Palestinian-American activist, has secured a significant Democratic primary win for a New York State Senat...
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Agentic AI adoption drives stronger governance oversight, risk controlsIndian companies are prioritising local AI rules over international ones. They are focusing on ethics, identity, and privacy as AI adoption...
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What to know about the outbreak of a rare kind of Ebola as cases outpace responseA rare Ebola outbreak is spreading rapidly in Congo and Uganda. The Bundibugyo virus has no approved treatments. Health workers face challe...
31 May, 2026, 07.43 PM IST
Inside an African hotel where asylum seekers deported by the US are imprisonedAsylum seekers deported from the United States are being held against their will in Equatorial Guinea. The Trump administration struck a de...
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The $138 bn buffer: India’s most visible export can rescue the rupeeIndia is considering a policy push to accelerate overseas deployment of skilled workers as part of a broader strategy to support the rupee ...
19 May, 2026, 02.27 PM IST
India leads in global remittance inflows as overseas workforce and student migration growIndia maintained its position as the world's largest recipient of remittances in 2024, with inflows reaching $138 billion. This significant...
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Nearly 8,000 people died or disappeared trying to migrate in 2025Nearly 8,000 people died or disappeared on migration routes last year, with sea routes to Europe proving the deadliest. Many victims were l...
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Companies like Microsoft can help manage migration: Incoming UN migration chiefWashington's candidate Amy Pope, who beat her Portuguese boss Antonio Vitorino in an tense election last month to head the organisation, sa...
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04 Jun, 2022, 01.47 AM IST
More than 50 migrants reported drowned off Tunisia; 33 savedMore than 50 migrants have drowned or disappeared off the coast of Tunisia, while 33 others were rescued by workers from an oil platform, t...
18 May, 2021, 07.59 PM IST
Migrants stranded all over world at heightened risk of COVID-19: IOMThousands of migrants have been stranded "all over the world" where they face a heightened risk of COVID-19 infection, the head of the UN m...
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Islamic State runs hotels, bridal shops, malls to lure jihadi recruitsThe IS is running swanky five star hotels, bridal boutiques and shopping malls to entice foreign jihadi recruits via social media in the Ir...
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- Officials: Quarter million people have fled Libya
So far refugee workers have not seen Libyans crossing the border to flee their homeland, U.N. refugee agency spokesman Adrian Edwards said.
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