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The case for job hopping

The case for job hopping

Global - Workers who eschew traditional career climbing and instead jump from one role to another are often criticized; This has its own logical explanation, for example, in the 1970s, changing jobs was compared to

Pentagon denies plea to help with migrant buses to Washington

Pentagon denies plea to help with migrant buses to Washington

US - Migration across the US-Mexican border has reached an all-time high. On Friday, it was reported that the US Department of Defense had rejected a request by Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser for National

Palestinian civilians and militants killed amid flare-up

Palestinian civilians and militants killed amid flare-up

Israel - Dozens of rockets were fired from Gaza after Israeli airstrikes killed at least 10 people. Israel says strikes follow threat from Palestinian Islamic Jihad group. According to local health officials, a five-year-old girl

How firms are wrestling with cost-of-living spikes

How firms are wrestling with cost-of-living spikes

Global - The last few years have greatly shaken the economy - the covid pandemic, the lockdown, the war between Russia and Ukraine and much more. Whether it's coffee, food, housing or bills, the staples

Rescuers race to free miners trapped in flooded mine in Mexico

Rescuers race to free miners trapped in flooded mine in Mexico

Mexico - Ten miners have been trapped in a flooded coal mine in northern Mexico for more than 24 hours as rescuers try to reach them. "We have not slept, we are working day and

Why young Kenyans are boycotting the election

Why young Kenyans are boycotting the election

Kenyan - “Many young people are saying that they won’t be voting, that elections have not proven an effective way to cause change,” says Loise Mwakamba, from the parliamentary watchdog Mzalendo Trust. This explains why

Immigrants To Receive Photo ID Cards In Deportation Proceedings In the US

Immigrants To Receive Photo ID Cards In Deportation Proceedings In the US

US - US Immigration authorities are have taken a noble step in issuing photo ID cards to immigrants in deportation proceedings. While this will make things easier to streamline, it will also help in reducing

Migrants targeted in South Africa after gang rape outrage

Migrants targeted in South Africa after gang rape outrage

South Africa - After a large group of miners was accused of gang-raping eight women last week, the anger of local residents did not subside, people came out to protest. Although this aggression took on

India: Portal to ensure ration cards for migrant workers

India: Portal to ensure ration cards for migrant workers

India - The government will develop a national site for the registration of these workers in order to supply subsidised foodgrains through the public distribution system to migrant workers in cities who do not have

Victims of human trafficking found working on construction site at Belgian port

Victims of human trafficking found working on construction site at Belgian port

Antwerp - Belgian prosecutors say 17 people from Bangladesh, 52 people from the Philippines, and 105 people from Turkey said recruiters promised them lucrative jobs. Some 174 construction workers in the Belgian city of Antwerp