Top news of the week: 15.02.2022.
Coronavirus
For many asylum-seekers, flying to Mexico is ticket to US
SOMERTON, Ariz. (AP) — Seated on a metal folding chair in the front row among dozens of asylum-seekers awaiting COVID tests in Arizona, Gloria Estela Vallora reaped the benefits of her ...
EXPLAINER: A look at what’s behind the protests in Canada
TORONTO (AP) — For five days, a blockade of pickups, cars and a handful of commercial trucks has choked off traffic at the Ambassador Bridge, the busiest border crossing between Canada and ...
US urges Canada to use federal powers to end bridge blockade
TORONTO (AP) — The Biden administration urged Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government Thursday to use its federal powers to end the truck blockade by Canadians protesting the country’s ...
Police arrest protesters who remained at US-Canada bridge
WINDSOR, Ontario (AP) — Police moved in to clear and arrest the remaining protesters near the busiest U.S.-Canadian border crossing on Sunday, trying to end a demonstration against COVID-19 ...
For Asian American Women, The Olympics Reveal A Harsh Duality
Asian American women have experienced being celebrated for their global medal-winning athletic talent, while still facing the crisis of racist abuse at home.
COVID-19 protests threaten border trade between Canada US
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Canadian lawmakers expressed increasing worry Tuesday about the economic effects of disruptive demonstrations after the busiest border crossing between the U.S. and ...
US urges Canada to end trucker border blockade as mayor says protesters could be removed by force
Authorities work on alternative travel routes as protest hits auto production and injunction sought to remove Ambassador Bridge demonstrators
US aims to counter China by opening Solomon Islands embassy
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The U.S. says it will open an embassy in the Solomon Islands, laying out in unusually blunt terms a plan to increase its influence in the South Pacific nation ...