Wednesday, December 1, 2021

H1-B Visas For US Drop The Most In A Decade -This Is Why

The number of immigrants under the H1-B visa program holding high-tech jobs dropped the most in at least a decade this year in the U.S. amid travel and visa restrictions, even as job openings in the...

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US Tightens Covid Travel Rules As Nations Race To Quell 'Omicron' Threat

Air travellers to the United States will face tougher COVID-19 testing rules, as several countries moved to seal-off their borders amid heightened uncertainty around the virulence of the Omicron...

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Boris Johnson On "Best" Single Defence Against Covid Variant Omicron

Booster COVID-19 vaccines increase the body's immune response and remain the best single defence against the new Omicron variant of coronavirus, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday.

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Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani -Why He's A US Headline

Theranos Inc. founder Elizabeth Holmes's sometimes banal, sometimes cringeworthy text messages with former president Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani have been released as an exhibit in her criminal fraud...

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Does Omicron Defeat Vaccines? No Sign Of That Yet, Says Oxford

There's no evidence existing vaccines won't provide some protection against the omicron variant, the University of Oxford said as scientists scramble to assess the new Covid-19 mutation.

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Tuesday, November 30, 2021

"India's Decision To Show Solidarity...": South Africa On Cricket Tour

IND vs SA: The Indian senior team will compete in three Tests starting December 17, followed by as many ODIs and four T20 Internationals.

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China, Uganda Deny Loan Default-Entebbe Airport Takeover Rumours

China has denied reports it could take control of Uganda's international airport should the government in Kampala default on a $200 million loan from Beijing.

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Israel Built A Secret Oil Pipeline With Iran. Saudi Arabia May Need It Most

A secret Israeli-Iranian partnership to build an oil pipeline could be key to Saudi Arabia unloading its crude oil to Europe amid repeated a...