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Ending freedom of movement for EU citizens during pandemic has created unnecessary uncertainty , Gail Ross is told By Alan Hendry Published: 12:55, 22 February 2021
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Jenny Gilruth, Scotland s minister for Europe and international development.
North MSP Gail Ross has been told that ending freedom of movement for European Union citizens in the midst of a pandemic has created unnecessary uncertainty .
She was taking part in a virtual parliamentary portfolio question session in which Scotland s minister for Europe and international development, Jenny Gilruth, said that gaining further powers over the immigration system would allow the Scottish Government to further mitigate these issues .
Happiness gap in the Land of Smiles
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published : 13 Jan 2021 at 04:00
35 In this 2010 file photo, visitors view an exhibition, Siam, Land of Smiles presenting various expressions of smiles at a Bangkok department store.
How happy are people in the Land of Smiles? Not too happy. In fact, the Thai people s spirit was at its lowest last year, and things don t look much brighter in 2021.
According to the World Happiness Report which ranks countries around the world by how happy their citizens perceive themselves to be, Thailand s level of happiness has been steadily declining since 2012 with 2020 being the worst year in the past decade.
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