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7,000 migrants detained in Libya
As many as 7,000 migrants who have tried to flee across the Mediterranean to Europe are being held in detention centres in Libya, according to an official.
The majority of those being held are Africans who have been caught either inside the North African country or as they tried to board boats heading to Europe, said Mohammed Abdelsalam...
Irish government expects more emigrants to return
More Irish citizens will be returning to the Emerald Isle by 2017 than the number that will be emigrating, according to the government.
Minister of Finance Michael Noonan said during the spring economic debate that “net outward migration” would come to an end next year and “inward migration” would return by 2017.
Noonan...
Thai authorities discover illegal Burmese migrants in truck
Police in Thailand found 26 illegal Burmese migrants packed inside a truck in the Muang district of Kanchanaburi on Wednesday morning.
The Isuzu MU-7 transporting the migrants was flagged down at around 5:00am after receiving a tip-off of the plan to smuggle the illegals into the country, explained police investigation chief Pitak...
UN says 800,000 Syrians will emigrate this year
Some 804,000 Syrians will flee the war-torn nation over the course of 2015, according to the latest estimates from the UN.
A large proportion of that number will cross the border into neighbouring Turkey, which is expected to be hosting approximately 2.5 million refuges before the beginning of next year, revealed UN Development Program...
Spain down to third most popular emigration destination among brits
Spain is no longer the most popular destination among emigrating Brits, with both Australia and the US leapfrogging the Iberian country in the latest statistics on UK citizens relocating.
The Mediterranean nation has long since been the most common place for Brits to emigrate to, with its climate being a major pull factor. Also a key...
Cat opts to emigrate from Spain
A stowaway cat has arrived in the US after boarding a vessel in the Spanish port town of Algeciras.
The ginger moggie, Frederica, managed to get on board Houston-bound boat on 13 March undetected. Furthermore, she gave birth to four kittens during the journey. A crew member told his bosses that he had spotted the feline two days after...
Employment report shows more Irish emigrants seeking to return for work
Irish employers have revealed that there has been a recent increase in the number of job applicants looking to return to their homeland from overseas.
Between January and March, CPL’s Employment Market Monitor learnt that the UK, Canada and Australia are the three countries from which Irish citizens are looking to return from, while 63...
Millions to renounce UK residence if labour win election
In excess of seven million UK expats potentially could renounce their British residence if the Labour Party is victorious in May’s general election, claimed an international advisory.
Nigel Green, the chief executive of De Vere Group, said should Labour win next month then many expats will require advice on whether changing their...
Northern Europe luring young South Koreans
A rising number of South Koreans are emigrating to Northern Europe rather than following in the footsteps of previous generations and moving to the US.
In years gone by, the US, along with Australia, New Zealand, Western Europe, Japan and China were the preferred choices of destination among emigrating Koreans, while the majority of those...
More than 300,000 Poles to move to UK
A survey carried out in Poland has learnt that 1.2 million people from the Eastern European country want to emigrate in the next year, with Germany and the UK being the first and second most popular choice of destination respectively.
Poland’s Employment Service, which carried out the survey, described the number of Poles planning to...
