– ‘I am deeply disturbed by accounts of exploitation, abuse shared with me by migrant workers,’ says Tomoya Obokata GENEVA (AA) – Canada’s temporary foreign worker programs are “a breeding ground” for modern forms of slavery, a UN expert said on Wednesday. In a statement after his 14-day visit to Cana...
In value terms, this amounts to $2.6 billion, in sharp contrast to the total of $29.32 billion in 2022 TEL AVIV, Israel – Israel has experienced a dramatic 60% drop in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first quarter of 2023 compared to quarterly averages in recent years. In value terms, these amounted to $2.6 […]
Culture minister praises Kazan International Festival of Muslim Cinema for contributing in development of dialogue between countries, artists MOSCOW (AA) – Muslim cinemas unite people from different countries, the Russian culture minister said on Wednesday. In an address to the participants of the Kazan International Festival of Muslim C...
As Huawei shocks industry experts by launching 5G chip, U.S. launches investigating whether it violated export restrictions WASHINGTON – The U.S. government is investigating the Chinese company Huawei’s new smartphone that has a custom-built 5G chip. U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan called for more clarity on the chip’s...
European Union’s climate agency reports that global average temperature reached 16.77°C between June and August COPEHHAGEN, Denmark – Summer 2023 has been officially declared as the hottest ever recorded on Earth. The European Union’s climate agency has reported that the global average temperature reached 16.77°C (62.18 degre...
Groups behind the transparency motion say, they want the audio broadcast of the unsealed, public portions of trial to be available to the public WASHINGTON – Google, which is currently facing antitrust proceedings in a Washington court, has refused public access to the court proceedings. In a recent hearing, Google’s counsel oppose...
Lawsuit, filed by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington and 3 law firms, argues that Trump is ineligible for office under Section 3 of Fourteenth Amendment DENVER, Colorado – A group of six Republican and nonpartisan voters in Colorado has filed a lawsuit to bar former President Donald Trump from running in the 2024 [&hell...
– Events in Malmo city ‘terrible,’ says Swedish premier LONDON (AA) – Clashes between the police and rioters in Sweden’s third-largest city Malmo continued Monday after another Quran-burning protest, according to the Swedish police. Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said at a press conference that the events in Mal...
– African countries have comparative advantage in renewables such as abundance of solar, wind, and geothermal resources, say analysts KAMPALA, Uganda, (AA) – As the Africa Climate Week kickstarts in Nairobi, Kenya, analysts have said the continent can offer solutions to the global environmental crisis. Katongole Hadija, who teaches...
Since their return to power in August 2021, Taliban administration has banned education of women, triggering widespread condemnation ISTANBUL (AA) – Calling education a “shared need of Muslims,” the interim Taliban administration on Monday urged “patience” on the issue of girl’s education in Afghanistan. “Girls’ education is a need...
