‘Your life becomes a nightmare’: how scam operations exploit those trapped inside – Scam Factories podcast, Ep 2: A few weeks after Ben Yeo travelled to Cambodia for what he thought was a job in a casino, he found himself locked up in a padded room. “It’s a combination between a prison and a madhouse,” …
Four reasons why western companies have been ‘trapped’ in Russia since it invaded Ukraine: Public pressure for greater sanctions on Russia also affects western companies that have not yet left the country. Sandor Szmutko/Shutterstock More than 600 days since Russia invaded Ukraine, over 1,400 international companies are still operating in Russia. Only a small percentage …
South Africa is trapped again: what kind of leaders can set the country free: Former South African president Thabo Mbeki. Ebrahim Hamid/AFP via Getty Images Former South African president Thabo Mbeki recently painted a gloomy picture of the country and its prospects. He said the governing African National Congress (ANC), led by President Cyril Ramaphosa, …
Kenya’s young voters have a dilemma: they dislike ethnic politics but feel trapped in it: A protestor faces off with Kenyan police in Nairobi after the 2017 general election. Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP via Getty Images In elections and beyond, young Kenyans are an important political cohort. People between the ages of 18 and 35 make up …
‘Cognitive immobility’ – when you’re mentally trapped in a place from your past: Sometimes the body moves, but not the mind. fizkes/Shutterstock If you have moved from one country to another, you may have left something behind – be it a relationship, a home, a feeling of safety or a sense of belonging. Because of …
Girls in gangs: how they are recruited, exploited and trapped: Cafe Racer / Shutterstock There has long been a misconception that gangs are made up of boys and young men, typically from ethnic minority groups and disadvantaged backgrounds. But the reality is very different. Girls and young women from all demographics are targeted by gang …
South Africa in the news: Brit family trapped in South Africa by Omicron Variant travel ban: A UK family has found themselves stranded in South Africa after the travel rules were changed in a bit to slow down the arrival of the Omicron Variant of Covid into the UK. South Africa was added tp …: …
Belarus: border crisis with Poland loses sight of the people trapped in the middle: Tensions at the border between Poland and Belarus continue to rise, with thousands of vulnerable migrants stranded in a standoff between the two countries and the geopolitical blocs to which they belong. About 4,000 men, women and children are caught along …
South Africa in the news: Vedanta continues search for worker trapped underground at South Africa zinc mine: Vedanta’s zinc unit said on Thursday it was still searching for an employee who was trapped underground following a rockfall last week at its Gamsberg zinc mine in South Africa. “A team consisting of …: “South Africa” – …
Policies should better support people trapped in long-term refugee situations: Protesters demand rights and housing for refugees and migrants in Greece. Photo by ANGELOS TZORTZINIS / AFP People that are forced to live away from their homes for five years or more – such as refugees or internally displaced persons (IDPs) – are said to …
South Africa in the news: The Detail: Trapped migrant workers – NZ’s new underclass: A new underclass is emerging in New Zealand in the Covid-19 era – thousands of migrant workers stuck here with no work, no money and not a lot of support. Thousands more are caught outside the border …: “South Africa” – …
Ghana’s cocoa farmers are trapped by the chocolate industry: Cocoa production is an important cog in Ghana's economy Wikimedia Commons The chocolate industry is worth more than $ 80 billion a year. But some cocoa farmers in parts of West Africa are poorer now than they were in the 1970s or 1980s. In other areas, …
Syrian refugees remain trapped and marginalised by Lebanon’s power-sharing politics: World leaders gathered in Marrakesh on December 10 to sign a historic agreement safeguarding the rights of migrants. Despite the withdrawal of some countries, the Global Compact on Migration was approved by 164 countries. It follows the Global Compact on Refugees, approved at the UN …
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Trapped tourists call wrong Lisbon police for help: Dispatcher Cathy Roy told local news outlets Tuesday she was working at the Lisbon Police Department in Maine a few weeks ago when she received a call from the trapped tourists. The only problem was they were in Lisbon, Portugal. : Weird News Have you tried: Visiting …
South Africa in the news: All 955 miners trapped in South Africa rescued: All 955 gold miners trapped underground for more than a day in South Africa after a power cut were rescued unharmed on Friday, to the relief of waiting relatives. “Everybody’s out,” mine spokesman James Wellsted told AFP, adding that there were no …
South Africa in the news: South African miner says 1,000 workers trapped underground: He didn’t say how long it could take, adding that there were no fatalities and the workers are fine. South Africa’s state-owned utility said power will soon be restored to the Beatrix mine. The outage was caused by a severe thunderstorm that …
Butcher trapped in freezer uses sausage to bash his way out new: A British butcher who got locked in a freezer says he was saved by a frozen sausage that he used as a battering ram. Chris McCabe says he became trapped in the walk-in freezer at his shop in Totnes, southwest England, last month …