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Senators Urge Trump to Temporarily Suspend H-1B, Other Work Visas as Unemployment Reaches All Time High
The H-1B work visa for foreign technology professionals is highly popular among Indians and a large number of Indians also opt for the EB-5 investors visa.
Pakistan Goes Ahead with CPEC Amid Mounting Debts, Further Economic Fallout Due to Covid-19
India has objected to the CPEC — a planned network of roads, railways and energy projects linking China's Xinjiang province with Pakistan's Gwadar Port — as it is being laid through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).
Covid-19: India Gives 200,000 Hydroxychloroquine Tablets, Other Medical Supplies to Myanmar
Apart from 200,000 antimalarial hydroxychloroquine tablets, the medical supplies include surgical gloves, body bags, minor surgical sets and thermal scanners
Hepatitis C Drugs May Help Fight Covid-19, Supercomputer Simulations Suggest
The results are also supported by the fact that both SARS-CoV-2 and the hepatitis C virus are a virus of the same type, a so-called single-stranded RNA virus.
From Schooling to Looking for Jobs, How Coronavirus Curbs Have Taken Heavy Toll on People without Internet
A Capgemini survey of more than 1,300 people with no internet access in six countries - France, Germany, India, Sweden, Britain and the United States - found 69% were living in poverty.
Taiwan Rebuffs WHO, Says China Has No Right to Represent it
China says Taiwan is adequately represented by Beijing and that Taiwan can only take part in the WHO under Beijing's "one China" policy.
Germany to Reopen All Shops, Allow Soccer Matches, Say Sources
The state premiers are expected to give the green light for large shops to reopen, probably from May 11, the sources said.
'I Looked Like Robinson Crusoe': Relief as Salons Reopen in Germany
Many Germans had been left lamenting the state of their hair since mid-March, with some resorting to the black market to meet their grooming needs.
US-Taliban Deal Provides Opportunity for Reconciliation in Afghanistan: Pakistan
The Foreign Office said that the agreement signed in February 2020 was a significant step forward, creating a historic opportunity for the move towards intra-Afghan negotiations.
Iran Warns of Nuclear Deal 'Death' if Arms Embargo Extended
The United States is campaigning to extend the ban on selling conventional weapons to Iran, which is set to be progressively lifted as of October.
Kim Jong Un Didn't Undergo Surgery During Absence from Public Life: News Outlet
Earlier on Sunday, North and South Korea exchanged gunfire around the South's guard post, raising tension a day after North Korean state media showed Kim visiting a factory.
Roche Gets US FDA Emergency Use Nod for Covid-19 Antibody Test
Roche had previously pledged to make its antibody test available by early May and to boost production by June to 'high double-digit millions' per month.
Egypt Moves Sphinxes to Tahrir Square Despite Controversy
Archaeologists and others have criticized the move, expressing fear that the city's notoriously high air pollution could damage the artifacts.
'Tireless Efforts': WHO Praises China for Handling Coronavirus Pandemic Amid Trump Attacks
Health officials in Wuhan, where the coronavirus emerged in December last year, said all Covid-19 cases were cleared from hospitals on Sunday.
Pakistan Reports Record 990 Cases in Single Day, Cases Jump to 17,439 With 391 Deaths
The Ministry of National Health Services said Punjab reported 6,340 cases, Sindh 6,675, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa 2,627, Balochistan 1,049, Islamabad 343, Gilgit-Baltistan 339 and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir reported 66 cases.
A Coronavirus Drug Actually Seems to Work. What Comes Next? Here are Your Questions Answered
“Will it be an overwhelming cure? No, of course not,” Anthony Fauci said. But with its use, “you will free up hospital beds, you will take less stress on the health care system.”