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Trump administration moves to impose $100,000 fee for H-1B worker visas

President Donald Trump's administration on Monday released a proposed regulation to codify an unprecedented fee of more than $100,000 on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers that has been blocked by the...

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Colombian presidential hopeful Uribe dies two months after shooting

An image of Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay is displayed, in Bogota. — Reuters

Some US travellers to pay bonds up to $15,000

Consular officers will have three options for visa applicants subjected to the bonds: $5,000, $10,000 or $15,000, but will generally be expected to require at least $10,000

Brazil judge puts ex-president under house arrest

Jair Bolsonaro Former Brazilian President

US to require $15,000 bond for some tourists

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SPACEX CREW DRAGON DOCKS WITH ISS

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off, at Nasa Kennedy Space Center in Florida. — AFP

World economies reel from Trump's punch

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US, Russian space chiefs talk moon, ISS cooperation in rare Florida meeting

Nasa's SpaceX Crew-11 crew members, Mission Specialist Oleg Platonov of Roscosmos, Pilot Mike Fincke of US, Commander Zena Cardman of US and Mission Specialist Kimiya Yui of Japan's JAXA, at the Kennedy Space Center for transport to Launch Complex 39-A, ahead of their launch to the International Space Station, in Cape Canaveral, Florida. — Reuters

MICROSOFT WORLD'S SECOND $4 TRN FIRM

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US to refuse visas to Palestinian Authority officials

The US visa denials could possibly complicate attendance to the meeting by Palestinian leaders.

Study reveals potato’s secret tomato South American heritage

Natural interbreeding between wild tomatoes and potato-like plants in South America gave rise to the modern-day spud.

US and India launch powerful Earth-monitoring satellite

India’s Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mk II lifts off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, India. — Reuters

Gunman kills four in New York skyscraper shooting spree

Members of the NYPD Crime Scene Unit work at the scene of a deadly mass shooting in Manhattan. — Reuters

Maduro's party sweeps Venezuela mayoral vote

Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and Caracas mayor Carmen Melendez gesture to the crowd after results were released in Caracas. — AFP

Ecuador deports more than 600 inmates as Colombia cries foul

Inmates queue up before being deported to Colombia at the Rumichaca international bridge, Colombia. — AFP

US passenger Plane dives to avoid a collision

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