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Eight die in Serbian railway station roof collapse

Voice of America’s immigration news - November 1, 2024 - 12:15
Local media said potentially dozens of people were injured

Spanish floods' death toll climbs to 205; shock turns to anger, frustration

Voice of America’s immigration news - November 1, 2024 - 12:10
Piled-up vehicles and debris still block many streets, in some cases trapping residents in their homes

Pennsylvania's Erie County is pivotal in presidential race 

Voice of America’s immigration news - November 1, 2024 - 11:47
County has voted for the victor in the past four presidential elections

Hungary’s Orban says Georgia’s election was fair despite EU criticism

Voice of America’s immigration news - November 1, 2024 - 11:45
US and EU officials are calling for an investigation into recent elections in Georgia that saw the Pro-Russian Georgian Dream party win a fourth term as the ruling party. But Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban still congratulated the party during a visit to the Georgian capital Tbilisi.

Pennsylvania’s Erie County pivotal in presidential race

Voice of America’s immigration news - November 1, 2024 - 11:30
In Tuesday’s U.S. presidential election, a lot of eyes will be on Erie County, Pennsylvania, where voters have chosen the winner of the past four presidential contests. During the past decade, the margins between the winner and loser have tightened.

Report says college rankings have the potential to mislead

Voice of America’s immigration news - November 1, 2024 - 11:30
Each year, prominent lists of college and university rankings are compiled and released to the public, but a report conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago says those rankings have the potential to mislead.  Writing in Forbes, Vanderbilt University Chancellor Daniel Diermeier says changing methodologies can distort results, and profit motives can create doubt. He argues that rankings should be replaced by an objective rating system. (September 2024) 

Two Pakistani Americans lock horns in local elections in Houston

Voice of America’s immigration news - November 1, 2024 - 11:26
Americans are deciding who will be president, they are voting for thousands of local and state officials. In Texas' Fort Bend County, outside Houston, two Pakistani Americans are vying for the position of constable. Incumbent Democrat Nabil Shike is being challenged by Republican Ali Sheikhani.

US employers add 12,000 jobs last month as hurricanes, strikes reduce payrolls

Voice of America’s immigration news - November 1, 2024 - 10:44
The report provides a blurry view of the job market at the end of the 2024 presidential race

Ethiopian students find success despite years of hardship

Voice of America’s immigration news - November 1, 2024 - 10:25
Students in the war-torn Tigray region finish national exams despite missing school due to the two-year conflict

US envoy sees some 'concerning signals' in Russia-China military cooperation in Arctic

Voice of America’s immigration news - November 1, 2024 - 09:16
China calls itself a "near-Arctic" state, wants to create "Polar Silk Road"

Japan, EU announce new defense pact

Voice of America’s immigration news - November 1, 2024 - 09:15
The partnership intends to develop cooperation on joint military drills, the exchange of information related to the defense industry and space security

Is China a hero or villain in the climate fight? 

Voice of America’s immigration news - November 1, 2024 - 07:51
 The Asian giant is a leader in both carbon emissions and growth in renewable energy use 

Kenya’s new deputy president sworn in  

Voice of America’s immigration news - November 1, 2024 - 07:36
Kithure Kindinki sworn in a day after court action  

Kurdish immigrants running for local office in Minnesota

Voice of America’s immigration news - November 1, 2024 - 07:16
Local City Council candidate Zakaria Ameen and Board of Education candidate Azad Barwari started their campaigns in their neighborhood.

Jitters in Europe ahead of US elections

Voice of America’s immigration news - November 1, 2024 - 06:44
Many Europeans back Harris, worry about a second Trump presidency

Moscow says it destroyed 83 Ukrainian drones

Voice of America’s immigration news - November 1, 2024 - 05:34
Russian missile hits Odesa

North Korean foreign minister arrives in Moscow for talks

Voice of America’s immigration news - November 1, 2024 - 05:25
It is Choe Son Hui’s second visit in 6 weeks

Israeli strikes kill 47 Palestinians in central Gaza, Palestinian news agency says

Voice of America’s immigration news - November 1, 2024 - 05:16
Israeli military says it identified and eliminated ‘several armed terrorists’

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