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International student scandal: Outrage amid reports that hundreds of Indian students in Canada could face deportation over bogus admission letters

Posted by Damarion Pope
April 6, 2023

With an admission letter in hand for a reputable Ontario college, the student from India said, he arrived in Canada in 2018 with hopes...

Pacific Heights: With AUKUS, Britain Finds New Place in The World at Last

Posted by Damarion Pope
April 1, 2023

Multi-decade military partnership with the US and Australia shows Britain now focused on the rise of China. SAN DIEGO — In 1958, America shared...

California finally has a contract to make its own insulin. Next up: Naloxone

Posted by Damarion Pope
March 26, 2023

SACRAMENTO — California will contract with drugmaker Civica Rx to produce its own low-cost insulin, Gov. Gavin Newsom planned to announce Saturday. He also...

Kazakhstan Electing New Lower House Parliament

Posted by Damarion Pope
March 12, 2023

Kazakhstan is gearing up for snap elections of the lower house of parliament on March 19, and there is a sense of anticipation in...

UK MP and peer on Kazakhstan visit denied access to opposition leader

Posted by Damarion Pope
March 9, 2023

Trip to examine country’s rights record derailed as meetings with government officials also cancelled A high-profile trip by two senior UK parliamentarians to Kazakhstan to examine...

Ghent hands out 28,000 free drinks to citizens during the New Year’s Drink

Posted by Damarion Pope
February 27, 2023

The toasting event is an annual tradition for the municipality, held again after a two-year hiatus On 15 January, 11,000 people in Ghent, Belgium, got together around...