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In a decisive policy shift aimed at tackling unemployment and reducing foreign dominance in the job market, the government has announced a sharp hike in alien work permit fees, tripling the annual cost from US$1,000 to US$3,000. Labor Minister Cllr. Cooper Kruah, Sr. disclosed the new measure Thursday in Monrovia, stressing that it is part of President Joseph Boakai’s broader drive to ensure Liberians are given priority in jobs they are capable of performing. “This increment applies to regular work permits,” Minister Kruah clarified. “Other categories — including gratis and ECOWAS-related permits — will be addressed at a later stage.…

South Korea’s government says it has reached an agreement with the US to release its citizens detained in a massive immigration raid at a Hyundai plant in Georgia.The chief of staff of South Korea’s president said a chartered plane would be sent to bring the detainees home if administration procedures were completed.Kang Hoon-sik said the authorities were trying to improve the visa system to prevent such incidents in the future.US officials detained 475 people – more than 300 of them South Korean nationals – who they said were found to be illegally working at the battery facility, one of the…

A hat-trick from Mikel Merino, a brace from Pedri and a Ferran Torres strike condemn Turkiye to a shellacking at home.Published On 7 Sep 20257 Sep 2025Mikel Merino’s hat-trick helped Spain to thrash hosts Turkiye 6-0 in a World Cup qualifier as the European champions remained firmly in control of Group E.The hosts had no answer to Spain’s dominance on Sunday, undone time and again by the visitors’ speed and finesse, with a helpless Turkish defence torn apart on every counterattack.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listSpain lead the group with six points from two matches, while Turkiye and…

Israel has destroyed another high-rise in Gaza City, bringing the number of buildings razed during its campaign to seize the largest urban centre in the Gaza Strip to at least 50, according to the Palestinian Civil Defence.The attack on Al-Ruya Tower on Sunday came as Israeli forces killed at least 65 people across the Gaza Strip, including 49 in the northern part of the besieged enclave.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe Israeli military said it struck Al-Ruya Tower on Sunday after issuing an evacuation threat, forcing residents and displaced families sheltering in makeshift tents in the neighbourhood to…

The first “Sunday Night Football” matchup of the season puts two of the AFC’s top teams against each other as the Buffalo Bills host the Baltimore Ravens.Editor’s Picks2 RelatedThey last faced off in the divisional round last season, with Buffalo winning 27-25 in a matchup that came down to the wire.Bills quarterback Josh Allen won the MVP award last season while Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson finished just behind him in the voting. Per the Elias Sports Bureau, it marks the first season-opening meeting between the top two players in the MVP voting from the prior season since at least 1970.…

Ah, September. The kiddos head back to school, the geese head south for the winter, and we all head to Cupertino to see the new iPhones.Apple’s latest product launch event is happening on September 9. The livestreamed announcement starts on Tuesday at 10 am Pacific, 1 pm Eastern, and 6 pm British Summer Time. You can watch the livestream right here on this page, on Apple’s website, or on Apple’s YouTube channel. If you’re already deep in the Appleverse, you can also watch in the Apple TV app on any screen where it runs.For weeks, little nuggets of information about…

Addis Abeba — Egypt and Sudan have insisted that negotiations over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) should remain confined to the three riparian states and dismissed what they claimed were efforts to involve other Nile Basin countries. In a joint communiqué released released Wednesday, 3 September, following a “2+2” consultative meeting of the foreign and water ministers of both countries in Cairo, the two governments warned that Ethiopia’s “unilateral steps” to fill and operate the dam “entail serious consequences for the two downstream states and represent a continuous threat to stability in the Eastern Nile Basin in accordance with…

The thriller genre is amazingly malleable. You can start with an escaped monkey, a mystery corpse in frozen tundra, or just two women who can’t bear to be in a room together. You can make your own rules, as long as you do it with style, and take us somewhere surprising. Like using a tricycle to break into the Met Gala.The Girlfriend (Prime Video, from Wednesday 10 September), is a great example. It takes a relatable premise – what if your mother and your partner don’t get on? – and pushes it to extremity. When privileged surgeon Daniel takes new…

Jenny ReesHealth correspondent, BBC WalesBritish Medical AssociationDr Alice Gatenby has been told “it’s too much hassle” to change shifts to accommodate her disabilityA disabled doctor, who believes the NHS sees it as “too difficult or inconvenient” to give her support, has considered leaving. Dr Alice Gatenby said senior colleagues told her she is “not a real doctor” because her epilepsy means she does not work night shifts.A survey by the British Medical Association (BMA) of more than 800 disabled and neurodivergent doctors and medical students found more than half felt ableism was a bigger issue in the medical profession than…

Detroit Lions 13–27 Green Bay PackersJordan Love threw a pair of touchdown passes and Micah Parsons produced a sack in his Green Bay debut as the Packers delivered an exceptional defensive performance in their victory over the Detroit Lions. The Packers won their 13th consecutive home opener. The Packers scored points on their first three drives to pull ahead for good. The Packers’ convincing win over the two-time defending NFC North champions represented a fresh start after they went 1-5 in divisional games last season.Pittsburgh Steelers 34-32 New York JetsAaron Rodgers threw four touchdown passes in his Steelers debut, leading…