The Trump administration is weighing a plan to charge international students US$100,000 to stay in the country and work after graduating, according to a person familiar with the matter, in a potentially devastating move for student visa holders already squeezed by recent immigration crackdowns. The person familiar spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal […]
Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., is threatening to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after Fauci invoked his Fifth Amendment rights […]
On 28 July, the WTO circulated the panel report in the case brought by China in “Türkiye — Measures Concerning Electric Vehicles and Other Types of Vehicles from China” (DS629). #WTO #panel #issues #report #Turkish #measures #EVs #types #vehicles
Global K-pop sensation BTS said on Wednesday they will not submit their music for next year’s Grammy Awards, following the Recording Academy’s introduction of new categories that include the Best Asian Pop Music Performance. The South Korean megastars had been widely tipped to be in the running for several of the Grammys’ top honours, including […]
The rawness of Pakistan’s mountain regions is one of their main selling points. High-elevation passes feature on Instagram pages of adventure travel influencers, who promote their journeys along some of the world’s most dangerous roads. Jeeps and buses can get stalled for hours while workers clear rockslides that clog entire stretches of highway. During one […]
Qantas plans to launch the world’s longest commercial flight next year from Sydney to London, using specially manufactured Airbus jets. #Project #Sunrise #22Hour #Nonstop #Flight #London #Sydney
The Global Trust Fund finances a range of capacity-building programmes, primarily delivered at the regional level across a range of trade-related areas. These training activities, led by the WTO Secretariat, are intended to help government officials broaden their expertise in WTO matters, including members’ rights and obligations under WTO agreements. The programmes also help officials […]
This aerial image shows the damaged AEON shopping center following an earthquake in Kashima, Kumamoto prefecture, southern Japan, Tuesday. Kyodo News via AP hide caption toggle caption Kyodo News via AP TOKYO — An earthquake registering a magnitude of 7.1 shook Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu and caused part of a shopping center to […]
Small pumps and truck engines are used to extract crude from the ground in parts of the country, which has tens of thousands of community-run oil wells. #Drilling #Oil #OldFashioned #Texas #Indonesia
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