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Commentary / Japan May 13, 2019

by Shaun O'dwyer

There are some strategies by which Japanese and foreign advocates for migrants can argue for their rights to work and belong in Japan.

World / Science & Health Apr 16, 2019

Aegean farmers replaced hunter-gatherers of ancient Britain 6,000 years ago: study

A wave of migrants from what is now Greece and Turkey arrived in Britain some 6,000 years ago and virtually replaced the existing hunter-gatherer population, according to a study published Monday in the journal Nature. Scientists examining samples of ancient remains dating as far back ...

World / Science & Health Feb 28, 2019

Scientists warn global warming could decimate fish supplies and fuel migration

Millions of people could lose their livelihoods, food source, and be forced from their homes if the world does not meet the Paris goal to curb global warming which is endangering fish numbers, Canadian researchers said on Wednesday. A study by the University of British ...

World / Politics Feb 4, 2019

Weary of gang violence and poverty, Salvadorans vote for president and change

Polls opened Sunday in El Salvador's presidential elections amid heavy security as voters look for change in a country beset by gang violence and widespread poverty. Nayib Bukele, the 37-year-old former mayor of San Salvador, is the front-runner in a race that could upend the ...

World / Social Issues Dec 17, 2018

Clashes erupt as Brussels anti-migration rally draws thousands

Police deployed teargas and water cannon after scuffles broke out Sunday as thousands of people answered a call by far-right groups to reject a U.N. migration pact. Police said some 5,500 people rallied in Brussels' European quarter housing a number of EU institutions. Some held ...

World | ANALYSIS Oct 31, 2018

Cities seek cash and tech as they plan a safer and greener future

by Megan Rowling

As 1.4 million people move to cities each week, local abilities to keep residents safe can become strained, increasing the risk of disasters, warned the United Nations secretary-general. "The answer is to build resilience to storms, floods, earthquakes, fires, pandemics and economic crises," said Antonio ...

Commentary / World Sep 11, 2018

What wild sheep can teach humans about leadership

by Faye Flam

Do certain bighorns pioneer migrations? Or do herds tap into crowd wisdom?

World Aug 28, 2018

Millionaires jumping ship yet another symptom of Brazil's woes

Two thousand Brazilian millionaires left the country in 2017, according to the New World Wealth, a global market research group based in Johannesburg. For the third year in a row, Latin America's largest economy featured in the top ten of countries ranked by the outflow ...

National Jul 20, 2018

Princess Mako's visit marks 110 years of Japanese migration to Brazil

When 8-year-old Eiki Shimabukuro left Japan in 1959 with his parents and five siblings for the two-month sea voyage to Brazil, passengers were given ribbons linking them to those who stayed behind. As the ship pulled away, the ribbons unraveled, stretched, and finally broke. "It was ...

World Jul 3, 2018

Merkel dodges political bullet with controversial migrant deal

German Chancellor Angela Merkel survived a bruising challenge to her authority with a compromise deal on immigration but faced charges Tuesday that it spelled a final farewell to her welcoming stance toward refugees. In high-stakes crisis talks overnight, Merkel had put to rest for now ...

World / Politics Jul 2, 2018

Chaos in Merkel's coalition after minister dangles resignation

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday will make a last-ditch effort to end a migration row with her conservative allies by holding more talks with her interior minister, whose offer to resign cast doubt over whether her fragile government can survive. Horst Seehofer offered to ...