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New York’s Finance Sector Faces Risks From Trump Visa Crackdown
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New York: On a bright September morning, employees stream through the turnstiles and vast lobby of Goldman Sachs' headquarters in the sunlit Battery Park City neighborhood of Manhattan.
More than 9,000 people work at the…
Super Typhoon Ragasa Leaves Several Dead In Taiwan
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Baku: A lake burst caused by Super Typhoon Ragasa killed at least 14 people and left 124 others missing in eastern Taiwan, DW reports citing officials.
Taiwan has been hit hard by Ragasa, one of the strongest storms in…
Who will qualify for exemptions under the $100,000 H-1B fee?
News Desk
Washington: The Biden administration on Monday indicated that physicians may be exempted from a newly announced $100,000 annual fee on H-1B visas, offering some relief days after the sweeping change to the skilled worker…
US Dismisses Allies’ Recognition of Palestine as ‘Performative’
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Washington: The United States has described the decision by several allies—including the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and Portugal—to formally recognize a Palestinian state as “performative,” emphasizing its commitment…
White House Says $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee to Be One-Time Payment
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Washington: The White House issued a major clarification Saturday to its new H-1B visa policy that had rattled the tech industry, announcing that the $100,000 fee will be a "one-time" payment imposed only on new applicants.
US…
Americans Would Dominate Board of New TikTok US Entity: White House
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Washington: A deal for the Chinese parent company of popular video-sharing app TikTok to sell its US operations would see the creation of a board dominated by Americans, the White House said Saturday.
"There will be seven…
UK Formally Recognises State of Palestine: PM Starmer
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London: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Sunday announced that Britain has formally recognised the State of Palestine, marking a historic shift in decades of British foreign policy.
“Today, to revive the hope of peace for…
Trump hits H-1B visas, a tech industry favorite, with $100,000 fee
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Washington: US President Donald Trump on Friday ordered an annual $100,000 fee to be added to H-1B skilled worker visas, a move that could have major repercussions for the tech industry, where such permits are widely used.
The…
Climate Change Causing Havoc With Global Water Cycle: UN
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Geneva: Climate change is spurring increasingly erratic and extreme swings between deluge and drought globally, with cascading repercussions for societies, the United Nations warned on Thursday.
The UN’s World Meteorological…
6.1-magnitude quake hits Indonesia’s Central Papua: USGS
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Jakarta: A shallow earthquake measuring 6.1 struck Indonesia’s Central Papua province early Friday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) reported, with no immediate reports of casualties.
According to USGS, the epicentre was…