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Some city officials, as well as pro-migrant and civil rights groups, have sought to educate those who might be targeted on their rights in the event of a raid. (Edgard Garrido/Reuters)
DONALD TRUMP

As US agents prepare to arrest ‘thousands,’ undocumented people live in fear

Agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) are expected to hit the streets of at least 10 major American cities

  • Thomas Urbain
4 min read
As part of a catch-up vaccination campaign because of South Africa’s five-month-long measles outbreak, all children between the ages of six months and 15 years can get a free vaccine in the public sector. (Eduardo Munoz/Reuters)
ANTI VAXXERS

New York mandates vaccine to contain Brooklyn measles outbreak

Under the new rules, anyone who has not received the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine or does not have evidence of immunity risks a fine of $1 000

  • Thomas Urbain
4 min read
Buzzfeed has just announced it is letting go of around 100 of its 1
BUZZFEED

Time is running out for BuzzFeed, Mashable

Less than two years ago, blog turned news site Mashable was valued at $250-million, with Time Warner among its investors.

  • Thomas Urbain
3 min read