Day: June 23, 2020

Thousands without heat, water after tornadoes kill dozens

Trump administration extends visa ban to non-immigrants

7:54 am June 23, 2020

Washington: The Trump administration on Monday extended a ban on green cards issued outside the United States until the end of the year and added many temporary work visas to the freeze, including those used heavily by technology companies and multinational corporations. The administration cast the effort as a way to free up jobs in […]

Rights watchdog urges France to fight racial discrimination

12:05 am June 23, 2020

Paris: France’s human rights watchdog on Monday urged authorities to take key measures to fight racial discrimination as the country has seen a series of anti-racism gatherings in the wake of the death in the US of George Floyd. In an 80-page report, France’s Defender of Rights, Jacques Toubon, said discrimination affects the lives of millions of […]

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