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Small boat asylum seekers undeterred by Rwanda plan, survey finds
File - A Border Force vessel brings a group of people thought to be migrants into the port city of Dover, England, from small boats, Saturday Aug. 8, 2020.
AP / Kirsty Wigglesworth
2022-05-02, The Observer
Deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda is unlikely to deter those in northern France hoping to cross the Channel in small boats, according to a survey that found that...
Stranded and desperate, Ukranian refugees wait for the Home Office reply. But it never comes
A woman puts her head in her hands as she sits on a cot in a shelter, set up for displaced persons fleeing Ukraine, inside a school gymnasium in Przemysl, Poland, Tuesday, March 8, 2022. U.N. officials said Tuesday that the Russian onslaught has forced more than 2 million people to flee Ukraine.
AP / Markus Schreiber
2022-03-13, The Observer
Inside the cavernous confines of the airport in Iași, Romania, volunteers were offering food, drink and translation services to the continuous influx of Ukrainians...
The Ukraine war has invalidated Brexit
A countdown to Brexit timer and the colors of the British Union flag illuminate the exterior of 10 Downing street
AP / Kirsty Wigglesworth
2022-03-10, New Statesman
Brexit, in its original form, is dead: killed by the new geopolitical realities created by the war in Ukraine. I doubt that the UK will rejoin the EU anytime soon, but...
Opinion: Is Any Ruling Settled Law?2022-05-20
Herald and News: One after another, they used some form of the term “settled law.” Roe v. Wade had been “settled” nearly 50 years ago. Brett Kavanaugh, Neil Gorsuch, Amy Coney Barrett enunciated. Even Samuel Alito chimed in earlier. During her Senate confirmation hearings,...
Notice of Sale of Real Estate for Delinquent Taxes2022-05-20
Times Argus: NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE FOR DELINQUENT TAXES The resident and non-resident owners, lienholders and mortgagees of lands in the Town of Calais, County of Washington and State of Vermont are...
P&O Ferries freight service sailed 80% empty between Calais and Dover last week2022-05-19
TheNewsHOOK: P&O Ferries freight service sailed 80% empty between Calais and Dover last week ......
Inside Information / Other news releases (Getlink SE)2022-05-19
Public Technologies: ) PRESS RELEASE GET 2022/21 19 May 2022 For release at 18:00 Getlink and Toulouse School of Economics launch new Chair: The Initiative for EffectiveCorporateClimate Action Getlink and the Toulouse school of economics (TSE) announce the creation of the...
Getlink and Toulouse School of Economics launch new Chair: The Initiative for Effective Corporate Climate Action (Getlink SE)2022-05-19
Public Technologies: ) Getlink and the Toulouse school of economics (TSE) announce the creation of the Initiative for EffectiveCorporateClimate Action. This research and exchange project will study the effectiveness of corporate climate action initiatives. Climate change is a...
Channel migrant among first to be told he's going to Rwanda says he will KILL ...2022-05-19
The Daily Mail: A Sudanese asylum seeker among the first destined for Rwanda said he is prepared to kill himself rather than be sent to the east African nation. The trainee engineer said he had grave fears about being sent to Rwanda as part of the UK Government's new and...
Netherlands travel advice (Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)2022-05-19
Public Technologies: ) Check separate travel advice pages for advice on travel to the constituent countries and special municipalities located in the Dutch Caribbean. COVID-19 entry restrictions for the Netherlands Before you travel, check the 'Entry requirements' section for the...
A corporate merger stands in the way of a Brewer rail trail becoming a reality2022-05-18
Bangor Daily News: The BrewerLandTrust has its sights set on converting a dilapidated stretch of unused railroad into a wooded trail in the coming years, but the Maine Department of Transportation warns that realizing that plan will likely take longer than anticipated. That’s...
Northwestern State University announces spring 2022 graduates2022-05-17
The Advocate: Northwestern State University in Natchitoches awarded 1,025 degrees to 991 graduates during spring commencement May 11-12. Graduates collected diplomas for associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral degrees, post-baccalaureate certificates and post-master’s...
What changes does UK want to make to Northern Ireland protocol?2022-05-17
The Times/The Sunday Times: Ministers will unveil plans tomorrow to unilaterally override parts of the Northern Ireland Brexit in UK law. Boris...
The Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act2022-05-16
Times Argus: The AsbestosHazardEmergency Response Act (Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations Part 763.93...
Anah Shriners no cost screening clinics on Saturday2022-05-16
Bangor Daily News: BANGOR – The Anah Shriners will once again be holding no cost screening clinics available to any child that is in need of care in the following areas: scoliosis, burn care, spina bifida, orthopedics, cerebral palsy, cleft lip/palate, pediatric surgery, spinal...