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US judge skeptical of challenge to $100,000 H-1B visa fee

 A federal judge on Friday said US President Donald Trump's $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas for highly-skilled foreign workers seems to fall under his broad powers to regulate immigration, casting doubt on a...

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Air Canada grounds hundreds of flights

A flight board is seen at the Pierre-Elliott Trudeau Airport in Montreal. — AFP

Why Russia sold Alaska to the US

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Air Canada flight attendants strike over pay, shutting down service

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Trump and Putin end summit without Ukraine deal

US President Donald Trump (R) and Russian President Vladimir Putin hold a joint press conference

Trump, Putin shake hands in Alaska

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Trump-Putin summit to take place on US military base

Traditional Russian wooden nesting dolls depicting Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump at a gift shop in Moscow. — AFP

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.
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