Four Nigerians, rescued in Brazil, survived 14 days on a ship's rudder (www.reuters.com)
Their remarkable, death-defying journey across some 5,600 kilometers (3,500 miles) of ocean underlines the risks some migrants are prepared to take for a shot at a better life.
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Sunak’s family firm signed a billion-dollar deal with BP before PM opened new North Sea licences (www.thelondoneconomic.com)
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Interesting article about life for Uyghurs in Xinjiang and how one poet and filmmaker escaped persecution (www.theguardian.com)
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As ECOWAS threatens intervention in Niger, neighbouring juntas vow mutual defence (www.msn.com)
France says it will evacuate its citizens from Niger very soon (www.reuters.com)
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NATO announces $1B fund to back startups supporting ‘safety, freedom and human empowerment’ (techcrunch.com)
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US limits visa waiver for Hungarians (www.politico.eu)
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Drones hit Ukraine's Kharkiv, injuring one and damaging dormitory -officials (www.reuters.com)
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Roam like at home: Roaming rules extended for 10 more years (www.eureporter.co)
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Xi Jinping replaces leaders of China's elite nuclear force (www.bbc.co.uk)
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Australian childcare worker charged with sex abuse of 91 children (www.bbc.co.uk)
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Nordic governments seek to de-escalate tension as more Korans are burned (www.reuters.com)
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Lori Vallow: Cult mum who killed children sentenced to life in prison (www.bbc.co.uk)
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Ukraine war: Same Moscow skyscraper hit in new drone attack (www.bbc.co.uk)
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Donations flood US shelter after rescue of 86 dogs from 'horrible conditions' (www.bbc.co.uk)
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Why Pakistanis are taking the dangerous Libya route to Europe (www.bbc.co.uk)
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First English slave fort in Africa uncovered on Ghana's coast (www.bbc.co.uk)
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US presses Taliban on human rights at Doha talks (www.bbc.co.uk)
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Gallium and germanium: What China’s new move in microchip war means for world (www.bbc.co.uk)
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Twitter accused of bullying anti-hate campaigners (www.bbc.co.uk)
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UNESCO recommends adding Venice to list of world heritage sites in danger (www.reuters.com)
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Canada wildfires: Border blaze forces evacuations (www.bbc.co.uk)
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'Oppenheimer' draws debate over the absence of Japanese bombing victims in the film (www.nbcnews.com)
Viewers are divided over whether the film should have shown Japanese victims of the weapon created by physicist Robert Oppenheimer. Experts say it's complicated.
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Civic groups say foreign nanny plan is ‘exploitation’ (www.koreaherald.com)
The Korean government said Monday that it will have about 100 foreign domestic helpers working in housework and child care at home in Seoul on a trial basis from as early as this year. The plan was immediately met with opposition from civic groups here, who called it “exploitation.” The Labor Ministry said at a public...
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