New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Tuesday that she wants to spend $2.4 billion to help deal with the massive influx of migrants who have overwhelmed New York City's homeless shelters — addressing a damaging political issue for Democrats in her proposed state budget.
How the governor planned to deal with migrants, some 70,000 of whom are in the care of New York City, had been a looming question ahead of the legislative session. She did not tackle the issue in her State of the State address last week and the word “migrant” wasn't mentioned in her detailed 181-page policy plan book.

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South Sudan and Uganda bureau of standards have resolved to jointly clamp down on cross-border trade in counterfeit goods by ensuring better standard and quality of their respective exports.

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The US Secretary of State Antony Blinked met with Rwandan President Paul Kagame on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday.Blinken said the U.S. was committed to supporting efforts toward a peaceful resolution of differences between Rwanda and Congo, and avoiding conflict in the eastern DRC.

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The Kenyan shilling has hit a historic low against the dollar, sinking below the ksh160 mark on Monday, January 15, 2024.

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A court has ruled stolen assets worth £6.9m ($8.9m) can be returned to Nigeria. It comes after Jersey's Attorney General served a forfeiture notice to the Royal Court in Jersey in November. The court ruled the money, deposited in a Jersey bank account, was likely stolen by officials in the Nigerian Government in 2014.

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The United States cannot call for restraint while supporting Israel's war in Gaza, Iran's foreign minister said on Monday, while calling for a diplomatic solution to the war in the enclave.

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Ugandan authorities have hailed china communications construction company for renovating two dilapidated roads in Kampala.

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Hello famil and welcome to anotherweek as we talk about Water is a basic human need. But to the World Bank and IMF, it’s just another commodity. They’ve been among the main cheerleaders of water privatisation in Africa - arguing that only an economic incentive can make clean, safe water more widely available. The essentially dictated terms of loans given to African nations by these two institutions have included demands on water privatisation.

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A historic Brooklyn synagogue was the site of a bizarre brawl between members of an influential Hasidic Jewish movement and police after a secret underground tunnel was found beneath the premises.Whats going on in those tunnels?

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Hello family karibuni sana to another episode of the Rythm Scoop Show where we shall be listening an new release of Jacqueen, a Kenyan female artist, and react with honest reviews.

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