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Vivek Ramaswamy wants to end H-1B visa programme, calls it ‘indentured servitude’

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Indian-American Republican presidential aspirant Vivek Ramaswamy has vowed to replace the lottery-based system with meritocratic admission for the H-1B visa programme. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Calling the H-1B visa programme “indentured servitude”, Indian-American Republican presidential aspirant Vivek Ramaswamy has vowed to “gut” the lottery-based system and replace it with meritocratic admission if he wins…

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Some Russians Go Against Putin To Help Ukrainians

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Many volunteers refuse to speak about Russia’s offensive in Ukraine Moscow: For a year and a half Galina Artyomenko had been raising funds to help refugees from Ukraine after the Kremlin sent troops to the pro-Western country. Then in July the 58-year-old resident of Saint Petersburg in northwestern Russia discovered that one of her bank…

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Community members in Seattle hold rally, demand justice for Jaahnavi Kandula

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Protesters march through downtown Seattle after body camera footage was released of a Seattle police officer joking about the death of Jaahnavi Kandula, a 23-year-old woman hit and killed in January by officer Kevin Dave in a police cruiser on September 14, 2023, in Seattle. | Photo Credit: AP Demanding sensitivity, respect and jail for…

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North Korean state media says Kim Jong Un discussed arms cooperation with Russian Defence Minister

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un receives a gift from Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu during his visit to the Russian Pacific fleet in Vladivostok, the Russian Far East, on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP North Korean leader Kim Jong Un held discussions with Russia’s Defence Minister on strengthening “strategic and tactical coordination” between the…

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14 killed in plane crash in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest

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Video footage showed the plane lying on a muddy dirt track with the front part of the aircraft in green foliage. Image for representation purpose only. File | Photo Credit: Reuters A small passenger plane crashed in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest Saturday, killing all 14 people on board, Amazonas state Governor Wilson Lima announced. “I deeply regret…

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Libya Floods Death Count Rises To 11,300, Over 10,000 Still Missing: UN

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Severe drinking water problems have gripped Libya’s eastern city of Derna Washington: The death count from catastrophic flooding in Libya’s eastern city of Derna has climbed to 11,300, the United Nations said in an update on Saturday, citing the Libyan Red Crescent. Another 10,100 people are still missing in the devastated city, the UN’s Office…

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Morning Digest | CWC resolves to make INDIA bloc an electoral success; V-P Dhankar to hoist national flag at new Parliament building today, and more

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Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, former president Sonia Gandhi, and party senior leaders being welcomed on their arrival for the newly constituted Congress Working Committee (CWC) in Hyderabad on Saturday, September 16, 2023. | Photo Credit: NAGARA GOPAL Congress Working Committee resolves to make INDIA bloc an ideological and electoral success The newly constituted Congress Working…

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Top China Minister Li Shangfu’s Disappearance Puts Question Mark On Xi Jinping’s Rule

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China’s Defence Minister Li Shangfu was last seen in August Beijing: The disappearance of China’s defence minister, the latest in a string of upheavals in the country’s top ranks, is stoking uncertainty about President Xi Jinping’s rule as an internal security clampdown trumps international engagement. The growing unpredictability could affect the confidence other countries place…

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Prepare For Long War In Ukraine, Warns NATO Chief

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Frankfurt, Germany: NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg has warned there will be no swift end to the Ukraine war, in an interview published Sunday, as Kyiv pushes on with its counteroffensive against Russia. “Most wars last longer than expected when they first begin,” Stoltenberg said in an interview with Germany’s Funke media group. “Therefore we must prepare…

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