Here’s what’s standing out on the covers of international media this Monday, February 26, 2024:
Lonely and exploited immigrant children perform brutal labor in the US
They arrive in record numbers and end up in dangerous jobs that violate child labor laws, including in factories that make products for household names like Cheetos and Fruit of the Loom.
US begins investigation into possible fraud by organ harvesting groups
Federal authorities have launched a sweeping investigation into nonprofit organizations that collect organs for transplantation in the United States, according to six people familiar with the probe, which aims to determine whether any of the groups are defrauding the government.
Nadia Calviño: “We must strengthen the European defense industry and our deterrent capability”
The new EIB president wants the institution she leads to strengthen the EU’s policy goals without jeopardizing the bank’s exceptional strategic rating.
Conservative peer urges Rishi Sunak to speak out as debate over Islamophobia intensifies
“If Islamophobia can’t be called Islamophobia, how are we going to fix it?” – says Saida Warsi.
Traffic case: hearings begin, and the prosecutor will demand that Christina’s sentence be doubled
The Cassation Chamber will begin work this Monday with a schedule of six hearings before hearing appeals from defendants and prosecutors.
More than 500,000 Chileans stopped paying CAE, and last year the state had to spend US$300 million on guarantees.
At the end of 2023, for the first time, more than half of graduates (54%) found themselves in default, which is almost twice as much as in 2017.
Decisive tally for JNJ: Congress has votes for permanent member, but not (yet) for plenary
The Standing Committee is discussing a report that proposes disqualifying members of the National Council of Justice. Voting will be key for the highest levels of the legislative branch.