17 migrants killed after bus overturns in Southern Mexico
MEXICO CITY: At least 17 people were killed Friday morning when a bus carrying migrants, mostly Venezuelans, overturned on a highway in southern Mexico, authorities said. The accident occurred at about 4.30 am local time, on a highway linking Oaxaca and the neighbouring state of Puebla, said the Oaxaca state’s civil protection coordination. At least […]
41 migrants feared dead in the latest Mediterranean shipwreck
ROME: Over 41 migrants are feared dead in the latest shipwreck on the treacherous route across the central Mediterranean, it emerged this week. The deaths were reported by four survivors of the tragedy who were brought to the southern Italian island of Lampedusa on Wednesday, said Xinhua. According to media reports, the four survivors were […]
‘World’s happiest country’ seeks migrants
HELSINKI, Finland: Repeatedly dubbed the happiest nation on the planet with world-beating living standards, Finland should be deluged by people wanting to relocate, but in fact it faces an acute workforce shortage. “It’s now widely acknowledged that we need a spectacular number of people to come to the country,” recruiter Saku Tihverainen from agency Talented Solutions […]
Challenges abound but herd immunity still possible
By Nina Muslim KUALA LUMPUR: In these Covid-19 times, herd immunity has become this buzzword that signals freedom, normalcy and safety all in one. Malaysia is set to focus solely on herd immunity within a few weeks once vaccinations for the general public begin under its National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK), instead of targeted populations, […]
