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Immigrants and students seeking to study in Ireland have been hit with a 50% increase in the cost of registration with the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB). A notice has appeared on the GNIB website, announcing that the new registration fee is now EUR150, up…

by Keren Rivas For those living in the United States illegally, deportation does not only mean a trip back home. What happens to possessions? What becomes of their children? There are ways for people facing deportation to ensure that their children are taken care of…

Original Source Da Nang, August 15 (VNA) - The East Meets West (EMW) Foundation marked the 20th anniversary of its operation start-up in Vietnam on August 15, announcing it doled out 55 million USD for charity activities during the period. Focusing on education, health care,…

Original Source by CARL O'BRIEN and ELAINE EDWARDS NEW FIGURES showing a marked rise in complaints of racial discrimination in the workplace are evidence of increasing awareness of the issue, Minister of State for Integration Conor Lenihan said yesterday. Figures published by the Equality Tribunal…

by Senan Hogan MANY immigrants in Ireland with university degrees are being forced to work as cleaners or in factories, it was claimed yesterday. Nigerian-born member of Ennis Town Council Cllr Taiwo Matthew called for a better system for recognising overseas educational qualifications here. The…

Original Source THUA THIEN-HUE - The Health Ministry and the provincial authority of Thua Thien-Hue yesterday broke ground for the Hue Ophthalmology and Training Centre, a US$4 million addition to Hue Central Hospital. The centre is expected to significantly upgrade services to patients with severe…

Original Source Public Services, Politics & Philanthropy Chuck Feeney Atlantic Philanthropies Chuck Feeney is the wealthiest Irish American of his lifetime. Brought up in a working-class neighborhood in New Jersey, Feeney displayed a flair for entrepreneurship from a young age. Finding himself in France after…

by Mogomotsi Magome and Siyabonga Mkhwanazi The Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) has warned the public to be wary of medical practitioners who practice without being registered with the body. The HPCSA will this month erase about 12 000 practitioners from its database…

By SOPHIA TAREEN, The Associated Press CHICAGO - Federal immigration officials in Chicago and four other cities Tuesday launched a self-deportation program for immigrants who have evaded federal deportation orders and want to turn themselves in. The offer, which immigrants and immigrant rights advocates have…

Achieving full legal equality for gay men and lesbians has never been easy, in any part of the world. Yet in an increasingly globalised media, legal and economic environment, what happens in one country can provide valuable lessons for another. We get an unusual opportunity…