Translated to English, it’s called “the line,” as in a factory production line. ### This illicit system of moving people across borders has become so common that everyone in the hamlet of Do Thanh in Nghe An province seems to know someone who has made the journey. ### “I sent my three sons,” said Phan Read more about Young Vietnamese workers risking life and death on ‘the line’ to Europe[…]
Companies had been cautiously optimistic that Prime Minister Boris Johnson would remove the immediate threat of a disorderly break with the European Union by pushing his Brexit deal through UK Parliament ahead of the latest October 31 exit deadline. He failed to secure approval, instead seeking another extension from Brussels while demanding a UK general Read more about The never-ending Brexit saga is a nightmare for business. Here’s why[…]
The bloc’s 27 remaining leaders agreed to a “flextension” until January 2020, Donald Tusk, president of the EU Council, tweeted on Monday. ### The delay — a third granted by Europe this year — must still be formalized. It will be cut short if Boris Johnson passes his exit deal before then. ### It could Read more about EU approves three-month Brexit extension as UK nears election[…]
Amelia Bambridge was last seen at a party on Police Beach on Koh Rong island in the early hours of Wednesday, according to the Lucie Blackman Trust (LBT) charity. ### Her mother was contacted by the manager of the Nest Beach Club hostel after she failed to check out, and her handbag containing her wallet, Read more about Family of missing British backpacker join search in Cambodia[…]
ISIS established a horrifying standard of brutality, re-establishing slavery, practicing what amounted to genocide against the Yazidis, carrying out mass executions and beheadings — all caught on camera — and demolishing religious sites and antiquities. ### The United States, with the help of its coalition allies, Iraq and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), destroyed the Read more about Baghdadi is gone, but ISIS isn’t dead yet — and could be poised for a resurgence[…]
The Stanford defender now heads back to her college team, but her emergence on the national team is one of the key developments for Jill Ellis’ side The U.S. women’s national team closed out preparations for World Cup qualifying with a pair of friendly victories over Chile in California: 3-0 in Carson on Friday night and Read more about Tierna Davidson revolution among takeaways from USWNT wins over Chile[…]
The Portugal boss believes his star man should have been crowned UEFA’s Player of the Year after losing out to the Croatian Cristiano Ronaldo and not Luka Modric should have been crowned UEFA’s 2017-18 Player of the Year, according to Portugal head coach Fernando Santos. Ronaldo scored 15 goals to lead Real Madrid to a Read more about Santos: Ronaldo deserved UEFA award ahead of Modric[…]
The midfielder feels his career at the Santiago Bernabeu has been revived by Julen Lopetegui’s appointment as coach after a tough first year Dani Ceballos admits he would have left Real Madrid had Zinedine Zidane stayed on as head coach. Signed from Real Betis in July 2017 for a reported €18 million (£16m/$21m), the 22-year-old Read more about If Zidane had stayed at Real Madrid, I would have left – Ceballos[…]
The Red Devils got their season back on track with a 2-0 win over Burnley, and the veteran midfielder feels that their coach is handling the heat well Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has helped to ease the burden upon his big-name players through his defiant attitude towards his critics, according to midfielder Nemanja Matic. Read more about 'He knows what he's doing!' – Matic backs Mourinho to cope with Man Utd pressure[…]
The center back has been sidelined for the third time in 15 months with El Tri worse off without a player who will be key heading into 2022 Carlos Salcedo is injured and will miss out on the Mexico national team’s next matches. You’ve heard that before. It’s been an unlucky run for the defender. Read more about Why Mexico will miss injured defensive leader Carlos Salcedo in September friendlies[…]