“Neither my parents nor myself will go back to Guatemala in the future because there’s no safety at all and our standard of living is much better now”. Thousands of people immigrate to the “land of unlimited opportunity” every year in pursuit of a job and a better standard of living. But how difficult is…
Details“The biggest reason (to come to Australia) was for a better life, for better pay and also to move out of Fiji, which has got a lot of political instability.” Binesh Kumar grew up and lived in Fiji for most of his life. Mr Kumar, now 45, always dreamed of living in an advanced country…
Details“The US had better hospitals, and they also thought that having the US nationality could be useful for me in the future.” In 1994 the Spanish couple Antonio Florez and Covadonga Del Valle moved to Latin America and bought a boat to sail around the continent. During one of these trips, Covadonga realised she was pregnant.…
DetailsThe world’s population is constantly on the move, with people crossing borders and oceans in search of a better life.
DetailsRefugees desperate to board trains to Germany began massing outside Budapest railway station again today as police continued to block entrances.
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A senior US official said they have “credible information” that IS militants used mustard gas on Kurdish forces this week.
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At least 17 are dead and hundreds injured following massive explosions in the northeastern Chinese city of Tianjin.
DetailsSwedish authorities have until today to question Julian Assange over accusations of sexual molestation and unlawful coercion.
DetailsNew York police have been instructed by their union to photograph and post images of the homeless and desperate to shame the city’s mayor. Ed Mullins, president of The Sergeants Benevolent Association, told officers and relatives to use smartphones to “photograph the homeless lying in our streets, aggressive panhandlers, people urinating in public or engaging in open-air…
DetailsThe Kremlin has destroyed tonnes of cheese, fruit and vegetables smuggled in from the West (pictured above), in a crackdown on illegal imports. Moscow embargoed Western food in response to economic sanctions over the Ukraine conflict last year. Russian newscasts showed smuggled apples, Spanish hams, and Parmesan cheese being piled up then run it over…
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