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WR News Writer

WR News Writer is an engineer turned professionally trained writer who has a strong voice in her writing. She speaks on issues of migrant workers, human rights, and more.

Putin is a terrorist who talks with missiles

Putin is a terrorist who talks with missiles

Ukraine - Amid multiple explosions in Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities on Monday morning, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia was trying to destroy Ukraine. "They are trying to slaughter our people who are sleeping

Crimean bridge: Explosion is the beginning

Crimean bridge: Explosion is the beginning

Crimea - A major fire at the only intersection between the occupied Crimean peninsula and Russia was caused by a truck explosion, Russian officials said. An explosion on a section of the road led to

Thailand attack: Country mourns after 37 killed

Thailand attack: Country mourns after 37 killed

Thailand - Parents gathered outside the center Friday morning, sobbing and clutching their children's favorite toys. Thursday's attack killed 37 people, including 23 children. The perpetrator was a former police officer. Thailand mourns a gun

Kenyan domestic workers tell of abuse in Saudi Arabia

Kenyan domestic workers tell of abuse in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia - "I was desperate for a job," said Simiu, one of a growing number of Kenyans who travel to the Persian Gulf in search of work, pushed off by the country's high unemployment

Eating within set times good for shift workers

Eating within set times good for shift workers

Global - "Many of us eat all the time, right up until we go to bed - but the body doesn't need it," says Prof Pam Taub, study co-author and professor of medicine at the

Here are the easiest countries to get a work visa

Here are the easiest countries to get a work visa

EU - Europe is well known for being a difficult place for non-European citizens trying to move in search of work. Some EU countries - tiny states like Liechtenstein and the Vatican, for example -

Canada imposes sanctions on Iran for human rights violations

Canada imposes sanctions on Iran for human rights violations

Canada - The Special Economic Measures (Iran) Regulations, as amended, will now include new sanctions against Iran, according to the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs. These penalties are a response to Iran's flagrant

Worst rail disruption of year as workers walk out

Worst rail disruption of year as workers walk out

UK- Members of four unions staged a 24-hour strike over a longstanding dispute over wages, jobs and working conditions. More than 50,000 workers are taking part in the strike, which has resulted in the most

20 migrants still missing in waters off Florida

20 migrants still missing in waters off Florida

US - A ship carrying more than two dozen migrants sank off the coast of Florida, a US government official said, as crews searched for 20 people who remain missing when Hurricane Yan hit the

New fears in Central Europe over Middle Eastern migrants

New fears in Central Europe over Middle Eastern migrants

EU - Except for a brief period in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 250km border separating the two countries has largely been a sham since both countries entered the Schengen area in 2007.