Business as usual: despite troop deployments migrants continue crossing southern border They face robbery, extortion and kidnapping, often at the hands of officials
Published on Wednesday, April 14, 2021
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Almost a month ago the federal government announced a temporary closure of the southern border to nonessential traffic. This week, the White House announced that Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala would deploy troops “to make crossing the borders more difficult.”
Yet migrants continue to stream into the country en route to the United States.
According to a report published Wednesday by
The Guardian, Central American migrants were crossing into Mexico on a recent morning at Frontera Corozal, a remote border town on the Usumacinta River in Chiapas, without having to show documents to anyone.
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American VP Kamala Harris, WTO DG Okonjo-Iweala agree to advance international trade
Published 13 March 2021
The United States Vice-President Kamala Harris and the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation have stated their commitments to advancing international trade.
The two women leaders revealed that they had a phone conversations, during which the decision was made.
According to tweets via their individual verified Twitter handles @VP and @NOIweala respectively, the American VP had initiated the call to the WTO chief.
The VP tweeted, “l spoke with WTO Director General Dr. Okonjo-Iweala. We agreed to advancing international trade for recovery and equitable economic growth. We discussed human rights, investing in the environment, health, and technology to spur development and prosperity for the American people.”
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2021-03-09 10:47 By: Xinhua
BRUSSELS, March 8 (Xinhua) European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Monday laid out the vision of turning Europe into a continent of equal opportunities for men and women. I know we are not there yet. I know that the playing field is not level yet, she said at a European Parliament event marking the International Women s Day. I know from experience that women have to work twice as hard to get the same salary, the same recognition or the same leadership position as their male colleagues. I know the obstacles and the prejudices.
She outlined the proposals presented by the European Commission last week to address what she described as the two greatest injustices that women still face: the gender pay gap and the gender employment gap.