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US presidential advisory panel recommends to extend grace period for H1-B workers to 180 days

The Telegraph India | 2023-03-15, 04:46

A presidential advisory sub-committee has recommended the federal government to extend the grace period for H1-B workers, who have lost their jobs, from the existing 60 days to 180 days so that the workers have enough opportunities to find a new job or other

US Senate to vote on nomination of Eric Garcetti as envoy to India on Wednesday

The Telegraph India | 2023-03-15, 04:46

The United States Senate will vote on the nomination of Eric Garcetti as the country’s next ambassador to India on Wednesday. Such a move by Senate Majority leader Chuck Schumer came amidst fresh round of campaign against Garcetti by his distractors on

Honduras To Establish Diplomatic Ties With China, Taiwan 'Concerned'

NDTV | 2023-03-15, 04:43

Honduras will establish diplomatic relations with mainland China, President Xiomara Castro said Tuesday, a move that would result in the severing of longstanding official ties with Taiwan. ...

Tons Of Garbage Pile Up In Paris As Strike Continues, Rat Invasion Feared

NDTV | 2023-03-15, 04:43

The city's garbage collectors have been on strike since March 6 in protest at a controversial reform of Frances's pension system. ...

Putin to Hold Talks with Syrian President Assad in Moscow Today

News18 | 2023-03-15, 04:39

The Kremlin confirmed Tuesday that Putin will meet with Assad on Wednesday

DeSantis Confirms His Position on Ukraine

Armstrong Economics | 2023-03-15, 04:35

Two potential GOP candidates for the 2024 US election want to pull America out of the proxy war overseas. This sentiment is not within party lines as Neocons have infiltrated both major political parties as they profit off of war. Trump was extremely vocal

Censoring Social Media to Prevent Bank Runs

Armstrong Economics | 2023-03-15, 04:35

They censored social media to prevent the public from learning the truth about COVID, vaccines, and accompanying mandates. They censored social media to prevent the public from learning about Hunter Biden’s laptop before his dad could be installed at the

Fear of the dark: Taiwan sees wartime frailty in communication links with world

Business Line | 2023-03-15, 04:34

Taiwan is scrambling to secure its communications with the outside world against an attack by China,

New Mexico enacts law to keep guns away from children

The Charlotte Observer | 2023-03-15, 04:33

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed a bill Friday that makes it a crime to store firearms in places that children could access. The new law takes effect on ...

Not magic: Opaque AI tool may flag parents with disabilities

The Charlotte Observer | 2023-03-15, 04:33

For the two weeks that the Hackneys’ baby girl lay in a Pittsburgh hospital bed weak from dehydration, her parents rarely left her side, sometimes sleeping on the fold-out sofa ...

Moscow sees drone incident as provocation: Russia's ambassador to US

Hindustan Times | 2023-03-15, 04:32

Russia views the incident involving one of its Su-27 fighter jet and a U.S. military drone over the Black Sea as provocation, its ambassador to the United States, Anatoly Antonov, said in remarks published early on Wednesday. "The American UAV deliberately and

UK PM Rishi Sunak breaks the rule by letting the dog roam freely in park

Live Mint | 2023-03-15, 04:31

Britain Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his family were caught breaking rules by letting their dog roam freely at Hyde Park without keeping on a lead.A TikTok video shows the UK PM and his family walking down the dog Nova by the

Putin Rejects Theory About Ukrainian Role in Pipeline Blasts

The Epoch Times | 2023-03-15, 04:31

MOSCOW—Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday dismissed as “sheer nonsense” allegations that Ukrainians could be behind the

New Zealand Moves to Lower Voting Age in Local Elections

The Epoch Times | 2023-03-15, 04:31

New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins announced his government will not introduce legislation to lower the

Hundreds Dead as Cyclone Freddy Wrecks Malawi, Mozambique

The Epoch Times | 2023-03-15, 04:31

BLANTYRE, Malawi—The devastating Tropical Cyclone Freddy which has ripped through southern Africa in a rare second landfall has killed

New Zealand to reduce threat of terrorism, extremism on 4th anniversary of mosque shooting

China.dot.org | 2023-03-15, 04:30

WELLINGTON, March 15 (Xinhua) -- The New Zealand government is committed to reducing the threat of terrorism and violent extremism to New Zealanders, a senior official said on Wednesday. Andrew Little, lead coordination minister for the

Caught on slip but not out: How former Pakistan PM Imran Khan evaded arrest again

India Today | 2023-03-15, 04:29

Caught on slip but not out: How former Pakistan PM Imran Khan evaded arrest again ...

Imran Khan to appear before court on March 18, says ‘was mentally prepared to be arrested’

India Today | 2023-03-15, 04:29

Imran Khan to appear before court on March 18, says ‘was mentally prepared to be arrested’ ...

Special prosecutor in Alec Baldwin 'Rust' shooting steps down

The Telegraph India | 2023-03-15, 04:28

The special prosecutor handling the case against actor Alec Baldwin in the 2021 “Rust” movie set shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins announced on Tuesday she is stepping down, as Baldwin's lawyers had sought. The decision by special prosecutor

Mount Merapi volcano erupts again in Indonesia

International Business Times | 2023-03-15, 04:28

Mount Merapi, located on the border between the Indonesian province of Central Java and the Special Region of Yogyakarta, erupted twice, spewing smoke and ash. The country's geological disaster institute BPPTKG in a written statement reported that the volcano

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