Tag: countries
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As countries tighten anti-gay laws, more and more LGBTQ+ migrants seek safety and asylum in Europe
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RIETI, Italy (AP) — Ella Anthony knew it was time to leave her native Nigeria when she escaped an abusive, forced marriage only to face angry relatives who threatened to turn her in to police because she was gay. Since Nigeria criminalizes same-sex relationships, Anthony fled a possible prison term and headed with her partner…
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While Many Countries Bounce Back From COVID, The Poorest Are Not: UN Report
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Many countries are bouncing back from the COVID-19 pandemic, but the poorest are not and a significant number are seeing conditions deteriorating, a report from the U.N. Development Progam said Wednesday. Achim Steiner, head of the agency, said that after two decades during which rich and poor countries were coming closer…
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Judge upholds program that allows 30,000 migrants from 4 countries into the U.S. each month
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HOUSTON — The Biden administration can keep operating a program that allows a limited number of migrants from four countries to enter the U.S. on humanitarian grounds after a federal judge on Friday dismissed a challenge from Republican-led states. U.S. District Judge Drew B. Tipton said Texas and 20 other states had not shown they had suffered…
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Program that allows 30,000 migrants from 4 countries into the US each month upheld by judge
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HOUSTON — The Biden administration can keep operating a program that allows a limited number of migrants from four countries to enter the U.S. on humanitarian grounds after a federal judge on Friday dismissed a challenge from Republican-led states. U.S. District Judge Drew B. Tipton said Texas and 20 other states had not shown they…
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Opinion | Why Nayib Bukele’s Anti-Crime Model for El Salvador Won’t Work in Other Countries
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Voters in El Salvador this week gave their tough-on-crime president a sweeping mandate: Keep going. While votes are still being counted, President Nayib Bukele claims he won re-election by a landslide, with more than 85 percent of the vote. If those results hold when the official count is announced, not even Latin America’s best-known populist…
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Trump says NATO countries spent ‘billions’ after he threatened to not defend EU
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“I said that’s exactly what it means,” he said. “And the following day, billions and billions of dollars came pouring in.” A POLITICO report earlier this month revealed that Trump had told European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in 2020 that the U.S. wouldn’t come to Europe’s defense if it was attacked. Trump’s campaign…
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The best European countries to buy a vacation home: Spain, Italy, France
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The Spanish town of Marbella, on the country’s south coast, is popular among overseas buyers. Artur Debat | Moment | Getty Images There are three European countries that are “perennial favorites” for people to buy a vacation home, according to Kate Everett-Allen, a partner at real estate firm Knight Frank. France, Italy and Spain all…
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Legislation that provides nature the same rights as humans gains traction in some countries
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We’ve all heard of human rights and civil rights, but what about the rights of nature? A growing global movement is working to give plants, animals and ecosystems some of the same legal protections as humans, and in some countries, it’s leading to new legislation. Panama is one of the only nations in the…
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European countries ramp up security for Jewish community in wake of Hamas attacks on Israel – POLITICO
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The U.K., France, Germany, Spain and Italy have moved to bolster police protection of Jewish communities following the surprise attack by Hamas on Israel and the ensuing escalating conflict. Governments across Europe fear an increase in antisemitic acts as the fighting between Israel and Iran-backed Hamas in Gaza unfolds, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…