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Research using eye tracking shows where the eyes are fixating, rereading or skipping words, and reveals how the brain processes text in real time. (Unsplash)

New global research shows eye movements reveal how native languages shape reading

The language you learn as a child becomes the lens through which you understand the world. A team of researchers from over 30 countries has found it also affects how you read in your second language.
Although Canada is a top immigration destination, the unpredictable and shifting policy changes are disruptive to the lives of potential and current newcomers. (Unsplash)

Canadian immigration policy has become a moving target

Canada remains one of the world’s most desired migration destinations, but shifting policies have left would-be immigrants and residents facing uncertainty.
August 28, 2024. Immigrants who arrived by canoe are registered by Spanish Police and Civil Guard officers at Arguineguín airport in Las Palmas in the Canary Islands. Canary4stock/Shutterstock

‘We have to regularise them’: Europe’s deportation‑first border policy, as told by the judges and police who enforce it

The border agents we interviewed objected to detaining and forcibly returning irregular migrants.
Hurricane Melissa’s 185 mph winds and storm surge tore apart buildings and left streets strewn with debris in Black River, Jamaica, on Oct. 28, 2025. Ricardo Makyn/AFP via Getty Images

4 urgent lessons for Jamaica from Puerto Rico’s troubled hurricane recovery – and how the Jamaican diaspora could help after Melissa

Disaster recovery is much harder on isolated islands, and people may migrate away if it’s too slow. Support from Jamaicans in the US, UK and Canada to rebuild for a better future can help.
The migration routes of people on board the OV were varied, with some journeys having lasted only a few days and others spanning several years. Morgane Dujmovic

Voices from the sea, part two: using maps and drawings, survivors share the dangers they faced on their journeys to reach the ship

During my year aboard the Ocean Viking, we collected the harrowing stories of 110 people rescued by the ship in the central Mediterranean.

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