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All Local Workers, US Diplomats To Be Fired From USAID: Report
Elon Musk's cost-cutting team is finalizing the dismantlement of the US Agency for International Development, ordering the firings of thousands of local workers and American diplomats and civil servants assigned to the agency overseas, reports say.
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Criminal Gangs, Profiteers Thrive In Gaza As Cash Shortage Worsens Misery
A shortage of banknotes is gripping Gaza, fuelling criminal gangs and profiteering, after Israel has blocked imports of cash and most banks in the enclave have been damaged or destroyed during the war, according to residents, aid workers and
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Russia Expels 2 US Diplomats For "Illegal Activities"
Russia on Thursday said it was expelling two US embassy staff for allegedly "liaising" with Robert Shonov, a former US consulate worker accused by Moscow of spying.
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UN Security Council To Meet Next Week On Taliban Ban On Female Aid Workers
The United Nations Security Council is due to meet privately next week to discuss a decision by Afghanistan's Taliban-led administration to ban female humanitarian aid workers, diplomats said Wednesday.
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Rishi Sunak Thanks Public Servants, Workers With Surprise Christmas Calls
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak surprised diplomats, military personnel, charity workers and other public servants working across the world this Christmas by calling them to personally thank them for their sacrifice and dedication.
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US Waives In-Person Interview For Many Visas For Indians Till December: Report
The United States has waived in-person interview requirements for many visa applicants, including students and workers, at its diplomatic missions in India through December 31 this year, a senior American diplomat has told Indian community leaders.
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China Senior Diplomat Urges Pakistan To Investigate Bus Blast
Senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi urged Pakistan to investigate a blast on a bus that killed 13 people, including nine Chinese workers, but stopped short of calling it an attack, according to a post on Thursday on the foreign ministry's website.
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Hong Kong Scraps Mandatory Vaccines For Foreign Domestic Workers
Hong Kong on Tuesday scrapped a plan to make coronavirus vaccines mandatory for foreign domestic workers after the proposal sparked an outcry and a diplomatic tussle with the Philippines.
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Philippines Diplomat Sacked After She Was Caught On Camera Abusing Maid
The Philippines has sacked its former ambassador to Brazil, after she was caught on camera attacking a domestic worker at her official residence in Brasilia.
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Hyundai Motor Agrees Wage Deal, Avoids Strike For First Time In 8 Years
Hyundai Motor Co and its South Korean workers' union have reached a tentative wage deal and averted strike action for the first time in eight years, sending the automaker's shares up by more than 4 per cent . The union said it took into account "the uncertain political and economic situation" stemming from a diplomatic spat with Japan as well as a ...
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Government's Orange Passport Plan Makes Rahul Gandhi See Red
Congress chief Rahul Gandhi has joined issue with the government over the proposed orange cover passports for poorly educated Indians who wish to emigrate. Currently barring diplomatic and official passports, all other have blue cover.
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No Restrictions For Now On H-1B Visas, Say US Officials To NDTV
For now, the US is making no changes to the H-1B visa policy that affects thousands of Indians, said American diplomats today who asked not to be named because they are not authorized to speak to the media.
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Sushma Swaraj, Qatar Foreign Minister Discuss Welfare Of Indian Workers
Amid a diplomatic standoff between Qatar and four Arab nations, the welfare of Indian workers in the gas-rich Gulf nation came up for discussion during a meeting between External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani here on Saturday.
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Syria Gas Attack Kills Dozens
Scores of Syrians, many of them women and young children, were killed Tuesday in one of the deadliest chemical attacks of the country's six-year war, according to doctors, rescue workers and witnesses.
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Saudi To Send Stranded Indian Workers Back At Its Own Expense
In a diplomatic victory for India, Saudi Arabia has agreed to give exit visas to hundreds of jobless Indian workers there and will send them back home at its own expense.
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All Local Workers, US Diplomats To Be Fired From USAID: Report
Elon Musk's cost-cutting team is finalizing the dismantlement of the US Agency for International Development, ordering the firings of thousands of local workers and American diplomats and civil servants assigned to the agency overseas, reports say.
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Criminal Gangs, Profiteers Thrive In Gaza As Cash Shortage Worsens Misery
A shortage of banknotes is gripping Gaza, fuelling criminal gangs and profiteering, after Israel has blocked imports of cash and most banks in the enclave have been damaged or destroyed during the war, according to residents, aid workers and
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Russia Expels 2 US Diplomats For "Illegal Activities"
Russia on Thursday said it was expelling two US embassy staff for allegedly "liaising" with Robert Shonov, a former US consulate worker accused by Moscow of spying.
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UN Security Council To Meet Next Week On Taliban Ban On Female Aid Workers
The United Nations Security Council is due to meet privately next week to discuss a decision by Afghanistan's Taliban-led administration to ban female humanitarian aid workers, diplomats said Wednesday.
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Rishi Sunak Thanks Public Servants, Workers With Surprise Christmas Calls
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak surprised diplomats, military personnel, charity workers and other public servants working across the world this Christmas by calling them to personally thank them for their sacrifice and dedication.
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US Waives In-Person Interview For Many Visas For Indians Till December: Report
The United States has waived in-person interview requirements for many visa applicants, including students and workers, at its diplomatic missions in India through December 31 this year, a senior American diplomat has told Indian community leaders.
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China Senior Diplomat Urges Pakistan To Investigate Bus Blast
Senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi urged Pakistan to investigate a blast on a bus that killed 13 people, including nine Chinese workers, but stopped short of calling it an attack, according to a post on Thursday on the foreign ministry's website.
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Hong Kong Scraps Mandatory Vaccines For Foreign Domestic Workers
Hong Kong on Tuesday scrapped a plan to make coronavirus vaccines mandatory for foreign domestic workers after the proposal sparked an outcry and a diplomatic tussle with the Philippines.
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Philippines Diplomat Sacked After She Was Caught On Camera Abusing Maid
The Philippines has sacked its former ambassador to Brazil, after she was caught on camera attacking a domestic worker at her official residence in Brasilia.
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Hyundai Motor Agrees Wage Deal, Avoids Strike For First Time In 8 Years
Hyundai Motor Co and its South Korean workers' union have reached a tentative wage deal and averted strike action for the first time in eight years, sending the automaker's shares up by more than 4 per cent . The union said it took into account "the uncertain political and economic situation" stemming from a diplomatic spat with Japan as well as a ...
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Government's Orange Passport Plan Makes Rahul Gandhi See Red
Congress chief Rahul Gandhi has joined issue with the government over the proposed orange cover passports for poorly educated Indians who wish to emigrate. Currently barring diplomatic and official passports, all other have blue cover.
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No Restrictions For Now On H-1B Visas, Say US Officials To NDTV
For now, the US is making no changes to the H-1B visa policy that affects thousands of Indians, said American diplomats today who asked not to be named because they are not authorized to speak to the media.
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Sushma Swaraj, Qatar Foreign Minister Discuss Welfare Of Indian Workers
Amid a diplomatic standoff between Qatar and four Arab nations, the welfare of Indian workers in the gas-rich Gulf nation came up for discussion during a meeting between External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani here on Saturday.
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Syria Gas Attack Kills Dozens
Scores of Syrians, many of them women and young children, were killed Tuesday in one of the deadliest chemical attacks of the country's six-year war, according to doctors, rescue workers and witnesses.
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Saudi To Send Stranded Indian Workers Back At Its Own Expense
In a diplomatic victory for India, Saudi Arabia has agreed to give exit visas to hundreds of jobless Indian workers there and will send them back home at its own expense.
