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Malaysia expands entry ban to U.S., UK, France pass holders

Malaysia on Thursday added at least nine more countries, including the United States, Britain and France, to its list of long-term immigration pass holders to be barred

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AmCham China gets green light to fly 200 U.S. executives back to China

The American Chamber of Commerce in China (AmCham China) is planning to fly 200 U.S. executives back to China on a charter flight, and if the first charter flight is successful, the chamber would con

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Tech titans say Trump block on worker visas harms U.S.

Pedestrians pass by Amazon ads, Shanghai, December 27, 2017. /VCG Amazon, Apple and Facebook are among tech industry titans and organizations signing onto a court filing saying U.S. President

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S. Korea to lift restrictions on arrivals from China's Hubei province

South Korea planned to lift restrictions on arrivals from central China's Hubei province as no new confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported recently in the province, the health authorities s

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Trump Signs Executive Order to Ban Federal Agencies From Hiring Foreign Workers Over Americans

The order comes after Trump suspended the issuance of H-1B and several other types of temporary worker visas until the end of the year amid the pandemic in the country.

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China urges U.S. to stop political suppression of Chinese media, journalists

China said on Tuesday that the United States should immediately stop the political suppression of the U.S.-based Chinese media and journalists. Foreign Ministry spokesp

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Thailand to offer grace period for foreigners’ visa extensions

Thailand on Friday said it would give foreigners a grace period until September to apply for visa extensions as it eased restrictions amid the pandemic, a senior offici

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Live COVID-19 updates: U.S. breaks record with over 77,000 COVID-19 cases in one day

The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. - - - - NEW YORK -- The United States reported a record high of more than 77,000 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24

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After colleges sue, ICE backs down from student visa rule change

The Trump administration has backed down from plans to revoke visas of international students studying in the U.S., whose schools planned to take their classes exclusively online in the fall because o

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Intl. students studying online outside U.S. can keep student status

International students holding F and M visas studying online outside of the U.S. can keep their status in the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System, said U.S. Immigration and Customs Enf

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California to sue Trump admin over new international students policy

California will be the first state to sue the Trump administration over new rules that will bar international students taking online courses from staying in the U.S., state Attorney General Xavier Be

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India, Pakistan Exchange Lists of Civilian Prisoners as Part of 2008 Agreement, New Delhi Says

India and Pakistan have exchanged the lists of civilian prisoners and fishermen in their custody under the bilateral agreement on providing consular access to each othe

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Maldives to reopen borders to tourists from mid-July

The Maldives will reopen its borders to tourists next month, President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih was cited by local media as saying on Tuesday.President Solih told a press conference in his office tha

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Extra Crunch Live: Join Kapor Capital’s Freada Kapor Klein and Mitch Kapor for a Q&A today

On the heels of a lively conversation with Precursor Ventures partner Charles Hudson last week, we’re gearing up to chat with Kapor Capital’s Freada Kapor Klein and Mitch Kapor in a few ho

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India extends suspension of foreign visas till May 3

Passengers queue up to enter the airport in Ahmedabad, India, April 13, 2020. /AP In the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak in India, the country's Ministry of Home Affairs has decided to extend th

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India extends visas of all stranded foreigners till April 30

NEW DELHI, April 13 (Xinhua) -- Indian government has extended visas of all foreigners stranded in the country, due to the travel restrictions in view of the novel coronavirus outbreak, till April 30

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Myanmar suspends all int'l commercial passenger flights from landing

Myanmar's Yangon International Airport announced on Sunday that the landing of all international commercial passenger flights will not be allowed in all Myanmar airport