14 h. ago Dominican Republic deports pregnant women in ‘inhumane’ migrant crackdown

More than 130 women and children who fled Haiti to seek healthcare rounded up in hospitals and sent backPregnant women and new mothers are being rounded up in hospitals in the Dominican Republic and deported back to Haiti as part of what observers say is an openly cruel, racist and misogynist government policy.More than 130 Haitian women and children were removed on the first day of a new crackdown on undocumented migrants last week targeting the Caribbean country’s main public hospitals. Dominican authorities said 48 were pregnant, 39 were new mothers and 48 were children. Local media reported that one woman was deported while in labour. Continue reading...

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33 h. ago Fake migrant lawyers to face huge fines as ministers prepare new immigration crackdown

The Home Office says it is cracking down on people who wrongly claim they can give immigration advice to illegal migrants on how to stay in Britain

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41 h. ago Starmer is planning a major migrant crackdown in an attempt to battle Reform

A white paper outlining the proposals is set for release in the weeks after Thursday's vote.

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5 d. ago Dominican Republic nightclub owner says roof repaired hours before fatal collapse

Antonio Espaillat was just six years old when his mother founded the legendary Jet Set nightclub 52 years ago. Earlier this month it was the scene of 232 deaths

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7 d. ago Gary Lineker insists he was 'right' to compare Suella Braverman's migrant crackdown to Nazi Germany

The 64-year-old has said his bosses at the BBC were 'silly' for taking him off air during yet another impartiality crisis of his own making, insisting it was a 'ridiculous overreaction'.

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7 d. ago Young police officer, 21, dies after botched liposculpture as family demand investigation

Yarli Zulay Merino Gomez, 21, suffered serious complications after undergoing liposculpture surgery in the Dominican Republic on April 20, according to authorities

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1 week ago Politician dies after donating blood to victims of tragic Dominican Republic nightclub collapse

Wilmy Nova visited a Red Cross center on April 9, a day after the tragic roof collapse, and shared a video on his social media urging others to help local hospitals by donating blood

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1 week ago 'Hero' who claimed he rescued dozens from Domincan Republic nightclub collapse is exposed as a faker who made it all up

An unemployed security guard was arrested Tuesday after authorities discovered he lied about rescuing 12 people from the collapsed nightclub in the Dominican Republic.

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2 w. ago The first lawsuit is filed over the deadly nightclub roof collapse in the Dominican Republic

The first known lawsuit has been filed against the owners of a legendary nightclub whose roof collapsed and killed 231 people in the Dominican Republic

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2 w. ago Haiti's government announces 'war budget' as town after town falls to gangs

Haiti’s government says it has approved what it called a “war budget” of $275,000 aimed at alleviating the country’s crisis as gang violence surges

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2 w. ago New York City's mayor visits the Dominican Republic after the deadly nightclub roof collapse

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is visiting the Dominican Republic to pay his respects to the 226 people who died last week when the roof of a legendary nightclub collapsed

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2 w. ago Survivor of Dominican Republic nightclub roof collapse recalls horror of being buried under dead bodies for hours

Patricia Ovalles was buried under dead bodies and rubble for six hours before being rescued thanks to her quick thinking using the phone of a dead man above her to call her son's father for help

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2 w. ago Death toll from Dominican club roof collapse rises to 225 after 4 die overnight

Health officials say four people hospitalized after being rescued from the rubble of a roof collapse at a popular nightclub in the Dominican Republic died overnight

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2 w. ago A timeline of the roof collapse at an iconic Dominican club that killed 221

A roof collapse at the legendary Jet Set nightclub in Santo Domingo has plunged the Dominican Republic into mourning

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2 w. ago Death toll from nightclub roof collapse hits 218 after Dominican Republic’s worst disaster in decades

At least eight of more than 20 hospitalised people remain in critical condition

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2 w. ago Nightclub roof collapse marks Dominican Republic’s deadliest disaster as death toll hits 218

At least eight of more than 20 hospitalised people remain in critical condition

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2 w. ago Dominican Republic nightclub death toll soars to nearly 200 after deadly roof collapse

The ceiling collapsed during a concert at the famous Jet Set club in the Dominican Republic on Monday, as families waited for news of their loved ones outside the wreckage

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2 w. ago Nightclub roof collapse marks Dominican Republic’s deadliest disaster ever as death toll hits 184

At least eight of over 20 injured people still in hospitals remain in critical condition

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2 w. ago Hope of finding survivors fades in aftermath of Dominican club roof collapse

Crews in the Dominican Republic were digging through the remains of a legendary nightclub whose roof collapsed earlier this week, killing at least 184 people, but hope of finding survivors was slim

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2 w. ago Dominican Republic ends search for survivors after nightclub roof collapse

An official statement said “all reasonable possibilities of finding more survivors” had been exhausted in a disaster that has killed at least 184 people.Rescue workers in the Dominican Republic on Wednesday ended the search for survivors of a nightclub roof collapse as the death toll surpassed 180 in the Caribbean nation’s worst disaster in decades.Emergency personnel late Wednesday reported 60 more deaths compared to the morning’s count, with the total confirmed tally reaching 184. Continue reading...

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