[ad_1] Taipei, Taiwan CNN — Taiwan has noticed a hole in its defense plans that is steadily getting bigger. And it’s not one easily plugged by boosting the budget or buying more weapons. The island democracy of 23.5 million is facing an increasing challenge in recruiting enough young men to …
Read More »India’s 2022 remittances on track for record $100 billion, says World Bank
[ad_1] New Delhi CNN Business — The extensive Indian diaspora will help the South Asian country reach a special milestone this year. Asia’s third largest economy is on track to receive more than $100 billion in yearly remittances in 2022, according to a World Bank report published Wednesday. This will …
Read More »Qatar World Cup chief says between 400 and 500 migrant workers have died in projects connected to the tournament
[ad_1] CNN — World Cup chief Hassan Al-Thawadi said that between 400 and 500 migrant workers have died as a result of work done on projects connected to the tournament – a greater figure than Qatari officials have cited previously. In an interview with Piers Morgan which aired on TalkTV …
Read More »FIFA boss Gianni Infantino criticized for speech on Qatar’s human rights ahead of World Cup
[ad_1] CNN — FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s near hour-long speech on the eve of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar has been described as “crass” and an “insult” to migrant workers by human rights groups. In an explosive monologue at the start of a news conference in Doha, Infantino – …
Read More »Undaunted by DeSantis, immigrant workers are heading to Florida to help with hurricane cleanup
[ad_1] CNN — Just weeks after Ron DeSantis made a very public display of his efforts to keep migrants from coming to Florida, Hurricane Ian’s destruction is drawing a growing number of immigrants to the Republican governor’s state. “They’re arriving from New York, from Louisiana, from Houston and Dallas,” says …
Read More »Legal group files class action lawsuit on behalf of advocacy group and migrants flown to Martha’s Vineyard
[ad_1] CNN — Lawyers for Civil Rights, a non-profit immigrant advocacy group that represents more than 30 of the nearly 50 migrants flown to Martha’s Vineyard, filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of Alianza Americas and other migrants, according to a news release from the organization. Two planes carrying …
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