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Trump’s $100,000 fee for H-1B visas, a tech industry favourite, concerns India
New Delhi (AFP) - India's leading IT trade body said on Saturday it was concerned by a new annual $100,000...
Wealth tax economist hits back at French tycoon’s ‘pseudo-academic’ claim
Paris (AFP) - An economist behind a wealth tax plan embraced by the French left on Sunday urged France's richest...
White House says $100,000 H-1B visa fee to be one-time payment
Washington (AFP) - The White House issued a major clarification Saturday to its new H-1B visa policy that had rattled...
Bumper harvest falls flat for Italy’s Asti vineyards
Castel Boglione (Italy) (AFP) - The storied Asti region of northern Italy saw a lush harvest this year but many...
Wealth tax economist hits back at French tycoon’s ‘pseudo-academic’ claim
Paris (AFP) - An economist behind a wealth tax plan embraced by the French left on Sunday urged France's richest...
US stocks end at records again as Trump and Xi talk
New York (AFP) - Stock markets steadied and the dollar mostly rose Friday at the end of a week marked...
Floating wind power sets sail in Japan’s energy shift
Goto (Japan) (AFP) - Close to a small fishing port in southwestern Japan, the slim white turbines of the country's...
White House says $100,000 H-1B visa fee to be one-time payment
Washington (AFP) - The White House issued a major clarification Saturday to its new H-1B visa policy that had rattled...
Cyberattack hits European airports
London (AFP) - Major European airports including Brussels, Berlin and London's Heathrow were Saturday hit by a cyberattack on check-in...
Novartis chief eyes ways to end higher US drug prices: media
Geneva (AFP) - Amid a threat of towering US tariffs, Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis is seeking ways to enable Americans...
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