COVID-19 Wage Subsidy Program Extended Through August – PM Trudeau
Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau says a federal wage subsidy for employees in businesses hit hard by COVID-19 will last at least until the end of August. The subsidy was set to expire in the first week of June, only a few weeks after the first payments rolled out. Trudeau says the idea is to give employers more runway and confidence to resume operations slowly...
US Lawmaker Slams China For Warning Against Proposed U.S. Military Action In Nigeria
United States lawmaker, Riley Moore, has criticised China for warning Washington against a proposed military action in Nigeria over alleged genocide against Christians, insisting that Beijing would not dictate America’s foreign policy. In a post shared on his X handle on Tuesday, Moore expressed support for US President Donald Trump’s position on defending Christians in Nigeria. He stated that the US...
Japa: Canada Extends International Students’ Work Hours
Canada’s Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has extended a policy that permits specific international students to work beyond the standard 20-hour-per-week limit for off-campus employment. The policy, which was initiated in 2022, was initially set to end on December 31, 2023, and has now been extended until April 30, 2024. Before the extension, international students were only allowed to work...
Widow Of Killed Pakistani Journalist Sues Kenya Police
A widow of a Pakistani journalist who was shot dead by police in Kenya after he fled arrest in his home country filed a lawsuit against Kenyan police on Monday, her lawyer said. Arshad Sharif, a strident critic of Pakistan’s powerful military establishment and supporter of former premier Imran Khan, died when Kenyan police opened fire on his car at...
Woman Pulled Out Of Rubbles Alive After 52 Hours In Turkey
After being trapped in the wreckage of a building that had collapsed 52 hours earlier as a result of a devastating earthquake in southeast Turkey, a woman was found alive. On Wednesday, images from the broadcaster NTV showed paramedics transporting a woman to an ambulance in the province of Kahramanmaraş, close to the Syrian border. The 58-year-old was purportedly saved from a...
Xhaka Too Valuable To Let Go, Says Ten Hag Amid Suderland Links
Granit Xhaka remains a crucial part of Bayer Leverkusen’s squad and will not be allowed to leave the club, manager Erik ten Hag said on Tuesday, responding to reports linking the Swiss midfielder with a move to newly promoted Premier League side Sunderland. Leverkusen have already seen several key departures during the summer transfer window, including attacking midfielder Florian Wirtz...
Biden To Sign Joint Declaration With Israel’s PM To Expand Security Ties And Counter Iran On Second Day Of Middle East Swing
President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Thursday are expected to sign a new joint declaration aimed at expanding the security relationship between their nations and countering efforts by Iran to destabilize the region, according...
US Removes Reciprocity Visa Fees For Nigerians
The federal government announced on Saturday that the United States has removed all visa reciprocity fees for Nigerians seeking visas to the country with effect from December 3. Disclosing this at the weekend, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the development was sequel to the removal of excess visa application, processing, and biometric fees for American citizens applying for Nigerian...
“US expulsion of Our Ambassador ‘Regrettable’” – South Africa
The United States’ decision to expel South Africa’s ambassador was “regrettable”, the office of the president said Saturday, urging “diplomatic decorum” between the two nations. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that ambassador Ebrahim Rasool was no longer welcome in the United States because he was “a race-baiting politician” who hates US President Donald Trump. “The Presidency has noted the...
It’s Greed To Be Stingy With Vaccines – South African President Ramaphosa
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has said it is greedy of nations who have more than enough to be stingy with vaccines. Ramaphosa said this at the ongoing peace and security conference in Dakar Senegal. Although he didn’t specify any particular country, he said it's disappointing that some countries are still being stingy and unwilling to give out their vaccines to...
