Failed asylum seekers are to be offered up to £3,000 to move to Rwanda under a new voluntary scheme. The plan, first reported by The Times, is understood to be a variation of an existing voluntary returns scheme, where failed asylum seekers receive cash to return to their home country. It will be open to…
Oil prices extended last week’s losses on Monday on concern about slow demand in China, although lingering geopolitical risk surrounding the Middle East and Russia limited the decline. Brent futures fell 12 cents, or 0.2%, to $81.96 a barrel as at 0723 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) dropped 21 cents, or 0.2%, to…
The United Kingdom has banned Health and Care Workers from bringing dependants to the country as part of a move to checkmate migration. The ban was announced by the UK Home Office via its verified X handle (formerly Twitter) on Monday.The Home Office wrote, “From today, care workers entering the UK on Health and Care…
A federal appeals court on Friday revived a lawsuit where investors accused Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, of violating U.S. securities laws by selling unregistered tokens that lost much of their value. In a 3-0 decision, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan said investors in the proposed class action plausibly alleged…
Freelance copywriter Chai Wanrou thinks marriage is an unfair institution. Like many young women in China, she is part of a growing movement that envisions a future with no husband and no children, presenting the government with a challenge it could do without. “Regardless of whether you’re extremely successful or just ordinary, women still make…
Nikki Haley on Wednesday suspended her United States presidential campaign for the Republican nomination after Donald Trump won the Super Tuesday. But she said former President Trump must bring her supporters into his fold. The former South Carolina governor, who became Trump’s UN ambassador and the first prominent woman of colour to seek the Republican…
The US Supreme Court on Monday removed March 4, a potential hurdle to Donald Trump’s bid to come back to the White House, unanimously dismissing a Colorado state court ruling that could have barred him from the ballot for engaging in insurrection. The ruling in favour of the former president came a day before the…
British finance minister Jeremy Hunt sought to dampen speculation about big pre-election tax cuts in this week’s budget, saying there had been a worsening in the economic outlook, but he hinted at some help for voters. The forecasts that underpin the budget “have gone against us,” Hunt told the Sunday Telegraph in comments that appeared…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called on member countries to remain vigilant to the growth of cryptocurrency asset markets and their interlinkages with incumbent financial institutions. It warns that widespread adoption of crypto assets in low income countries could undermine the effectiveness of monetary policy, circumvent capital flow management measures, exacerbate fiscal risks, and…
