Qatar World Cup Finals Set, defending champions France, Versus Lionel Messi’s Argentina. The Argentinian team held off a valiant effort by the cinderella team of the tournament Morocco. The first Arab and African nation to reach a World Cup semifinal. Argentina striker Lionel Messi is a contender for the Golden Boot after scoring five goals Read More…
Day: December 15, 2022
20,000 People Evicted From Makeshift Camps In Freezing Temperatures
Christian JepsenRegional Communications Adviserchristian.jepsen@nrc.no, Norwegian Refugee Council+254 706 248 391 The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) calls on the Taliban authorities to halt further evictions of internally displaced people (IDPs) from settlements across Afghanistan until they have found sustainable alternatives. “In the midst of another harsh Afghan winter approximately twenty thousand displaced people have been evicted Read More…
New York Commits $25 billion, To Build Affordable Housing
100,000 affordable homes will be created across New York, including 10,000 with support services for vulnerable populations, plus the electrification of an additional 50,000 homes. Governor Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams today announced the groundbreaking of Logan Fountain, a mixed-use project developed under the 2016 East New York rezoning that will transform a defunct Read More…
Sweeping Changes Proposed To Canada’s Employment Insurance
The Bill will be aimed at creating an Employment Insurance Board Of Appeals On December 14, the Canadian government introduced legislation amending the Ministry of Employment and Social Development Act and related changes to other acts to create the new Appeals Division for the Employment Insurance Agency. “This is another step towards ensuring that Canadians Read More…
U.K. Passengers To Benefit From Biggest Airport Security Changes In Decades
Rules about taking liquids and large electrical items through airport security to change. The rules around taking liquids and large electrical items through airport security are set to change by 2024 with the installation of new technology at major airports across the UK. Over the next two years, most major airports will introduce cutting-edge systems into their Read More…