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Activists call on Canada to help Afghan women facing deportation due to Trump administration cuts
Activists are calling on the Canadian government and universities to let Afghan women studying under U.S.-funded scholarships to come to Canada, warning the students could face dire and potentially life-threatening consequences if they return to a country under Taliban rule. CBC | World News
Read More »Trump cuts $175M US in funding to university over transgender athlete on swim team
The Trump administration has suspended approximately $ 175 million US in federal funding for the University of Pennsylvania over the participation of a transgender athlete in its swimming program, the White House said Wednesday. CBC | World News
Read More »‘Too little, too late!’ Nick Ferrari slams Labour benefit cuts in LBC clash with minister
Radio host grills Department for Work and Pensions minister Stephen Timms on whether £5billion crackdown that has caused divisions on the Left will be enough Daily Express :: TV and Radio Feed
Read More »BBC Breakfast fans rage at Labour minister’s ‘insensitive’ disabled remark in cuts comment
BBC fans voiced their anger after Sir Stephen Timms, Minister for Disabled People, appeared on BBC Breakfast to discuss the Government’s plans to save £5bn from the welfare budget. Daily Express :: TV and Radio Feed
Read More »BBC viewer fury as Laura Kuenssberg cuts off Wes Streeting as they rage ‘we want answers’
BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg got heated as the presenter had a debate with Health Secretary Wes Streeting over his NHS announcement. Daily Express :: TV and Radio Feed
Read More »Labour’s to slash benefit payments for 1 million claimants with £5bn cuts
Government plans to reform the welfare system could see up to a million people miss out, with only the most severely disabled continuing to receive existing benefits. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Gaza desalination plant could run out of clean water after Israel cuts off power supply
Palestinians in Gaza could be out of clean drinking water in a matter of days after Israel cut off its electricity supply to the territory, which drastically slashed operations at a water desalination plant. CBC | World News
Read More »Former USAID head warns disease outbreaks could grow after cuts to agency
The former administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development says major funding cuts to the agency could lead to more cases of diseases such as paralytic polio and malaria. CBC | World News
Read More »Cuts to U.S. weather forecasting, climate science create dark clouds for Canadian counterparts
Cuts to the U.S. agency responsible for weather forecasting and climate science have left scientists on this side of the border concerned about the reliability of data Canada needs to predict dangerous events, conduct accurate flood forecasts and understand broader changes to the climate. CBC | World News
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