Refugees
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Technology
Airbnb launches nonprofit to help essential workers, refugees
New Delhi: As communities around the world grapple with the devastating impacts of natural disasters and the pandemic, home rental service Airbnb has launched Airbnb.org dedicated to facilitating temporary stays…
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Hyderabad News
Homeless seek refuge under bus shelters, tree shade
Hyderabad: With an apathetic government turning a blind eye and non-governmental organizations (NGO) also toning down support, Hyderabad’s homeless folks, which includes migrant workers, now have literally nowhere to go. With…
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Photos
Pakistan refugees in Delhi make rakhis for soldier
New Delhi: A Pakistan refugee displays rakhis made for soldiers ahead of the Raksha Bandhan festival, during Unlock 2.0, near Majnu ka Tilla in New Delhi, Tuesday, July 28, 2020.…
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Technology
Google donates additional $300K to help displaced persons
SAN FRANCISCO: Google has announced an additional $300,000 grant to help the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) further prepare refugees for the changing nature of work. Google.org would host online training…
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News
Global meet in Geneva to seek new paths to help refugees
GENEVA: As the number of people forcibly displaced from their homes continues to climb worldwide, a global summit in Geneva next week will aim to drum up fresh and concrete…
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World
Australia repeals law giving refugees onshore medical care
Sydney: Australia’s conservative government on Wednesday repealed a contentious law that allowed ill asylum-seekers languishing in Papua New Guinea and on Nauru to travel to the country for medical treatment.…
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Syria
Nearly 1,700 Syrian Kurds seek refuge in Iraq
GENEVA: The United Nations said Friday that nearly 1,700 people, most of them women and children, had fled fighting in northeastern Syria and crossed into Iraq in recent days. “For…
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World
Foreigners in S.Africa appeal to be relocated after attacks
Cape Town: Hundreds of foreign nationals on Wednesday took to the streets of Cape Town, demanding to be relocated from South Africa after camping at the UN refugee agency offices…
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News
UN report: 45,000 + Refugess entered Europe via Sea route
As many as 45,505 irregular migrants and refugees have so far reached Europe through sea transport since the beginning of 2019 said the UN migration agency on Friday, MEM reports.…
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World
Refugees protest in Indonesia over Australia border policy
JAKARTA: Thousands of refugees protested in Indonesia Tuesday, saying they had been stranded in the Southeast Asian nation for years because of Australia’s tighter border policies. Demonstrations were held in…
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World
Over 1,400 Syrian refugees returned home in 24 hours: Russia
Moscow: Over 1,400 Syrian refugees have returned to their country from Jordan and Lebanon over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday. “Over the past day,…
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Middle East
Over 130 refugees airlifted to Niger from Libyan capital
Tripoli:A total of 131 refugees were evacuated to Niger from Tripoli, the United Nations refugee agency said on Thursday – tge World Refugee Day – urging states to help it…
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World
More than 70 mn forcibly displaced worldwide: UNHCR
Geneva: The number of people fleeing violence, persecution and conflict in 2018 has exceeded 70 million globally – the highest number in the UN refugee agency’s almost 70 years of…
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World
65 Rohingyas found stranded in southern Thailand
Bangkok: Around 65 ethnic Rohingya Muslim refugees were found stranded in southern Thailand, Thai officials said on Wednesday. An official told Dawn that the refugees, including 28 men, 31 women…
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World
India to repatriate 58 Sri Lankan refugees
Colombo: India will repatriate 58 Sri Lankan refugees on Tuesday under the UNHCR facilitated voluntary repatriation programme. Quoting the Ministry of National Policies, Economic Affairs, Resettlement and Rehabilitation, Northern Province,…
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Middle East
Libyan authorities rescue 117 immigrants off its western coast
Tripoli: Libyan authorities rescued 117 immigrants, including children, off the coast of Al-Khoms on Friday. “Coast guards patrol rescued 117 immigrants of different African nationalities on a rubber boat,” Xinhua…
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News
66 refugees apprehended in Turkey
Ankara: As many as 66 illegal migrants were apprehended across Turkey, said security sources on Saturday. Security forces in the northwestern province of Kirklareli acted on a tip-off and arrested…
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