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In Pics: Cyclone Leaves France's Mayotte Looking Like "War Landscape"
- Thursday December 19, 2024
- World News | Edited by Sanstuti Nath
Rescue workers continued to search for survivors in Mayotte, France's poorest overseas territory, on Monday in the aftermath of the worst cyclone to hit the Indian Ocean islands in nearly a century.
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UK's New Plan For Overseas Students, Skilled Workers To Cut Migration
- Monday December 4, 2023
- World News | NDTV News Desk
In a major step, the UK government today announced "radical action" to bring immigration down, including hiking the minimum salary that skilled foreign workers will need to earn if they want a visa to work in the UK.
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Canada Is Lifting Covid Vaccine Mandate For Domestic, Overseas Travel
- Wednesday June 15, 2022
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Canada's Covid-19 vaccination requirement for domestic and outbound travelers, as well as federal bureaucrats and transportation workers, will be suspended starting next week, officials said Tuesday.
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China Disinfects Mails, Packages From Abroad Over Omicron Threat
- Tuesday January 18, 2022
- World News | Agence France-Presse
China's postal service has ordered workers to disinfect international deliveries and urged the public to reduce orders from overseas after authorities claimed mail could be the source of recent coronavirus outbreaks.
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Australia Lifts Travel Ban For Citizens; International Students Allowed By Year End
- Wednesday October 27, 2021
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Australia will lift a ban on citizens travelling overseas without permission, the government announced Wednesday, with the country's border set to open to skilled workers and international students by year's end.
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Australia's Special Visas To Foreign Talent To Help With Pandemic Recovery
- Thursday September 16, 2021
- World News | Jason Scott, Bloomberg
Hundreds of overseas workers could be welcomed to Australia in the next 10 months, under travel exemptions for holders of a government visa created to aid the post-pandemic recovery -- even as tens of thousands of its own citizens remain stranded.
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Saudi Arabia Removes Controversial Restrictions On Foreign Workers
- Thursday November 5, 2020
- World News | Vivian Nereim, Bloomberg
Saudi Arabia will remove several controversial restrictions on foreign workers in a labor policy overhaul that officials hope will attract overseas talent and reduce citizen unemployment.
- www.ndtv.com
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UK Extends Residency Scheme To All COVID-19 Overseas Healthcare Victims
- Thursday May 21, 2020
- World News | Press Trust of India
The British government has extended a COVID-19 Bereavement Scheme, which grants permanent UK residency to the family members of overseas medics who die after contracting the coronavirus, to all healthcare staff and social care workers.
- www.ndtv.com
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US Slaps Sanctions Over North Korea Overseas Workers
- Tuesday January 14, 2020
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on two companies for exploiting North Korean overseas labor after a UN deadline to return workers who bring vital revenue to the regime.
- www.ndtv.com
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UK Launches New Visas Open To Indian Scientists, Academics
- Saturday July 7, 2018
- World News | Press Trust of India
The new UKRI Science, Research and Academia scheme, which is being added to the already existing Tier 5 (Temporary Worker - Government Authorised Exchange) visa route, opened from yesterday for researchers, scientists and academics from outside the European Union (EU) to come to the UK for up to two years.
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Filipina Maid's Murder Shocks Filipinas In Kuwait, But Some Vow To Stay
- Tuesday February 27, 2018
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The murder of a Filipina maid whose body was found in a freezer in Kuwait has triggered outrage and prompted Manila to impose a departure ban for its citizens planning to work in the Gulf state.
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After Australia, Now New Zealand Toughens Requirements For Skilled Immigrants
- Wednesday April 19, 2017
- Business | Associated Press
The announcement by Immigration Minister Michael Woodhouse comes after Australia said it would scrap a temporary visa for skilled overseas workers.
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Donald Trump Cracks Down On H-1B Visa Program That Feeds Silicon Valley
- Tuesday April 4, 2017
- World News | Jing Cao and Joshua Brustein, Bloomberg
The U.S. administration began to deliver on President Donald Trump's campaign promise to crack down on a work visa program that channels thousands of skilled overseas workers to companies across the technology industry.
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Donald Trump To Seek Advice Today From Firms Offshoring Work To India, Others
- Thursday February 23, 2017
- World News | Reuters
President Donald Trump, who has vowed to stop US manufacturing from disappearing overseas, will seek job-creation advice today from at least five companies that are laying off thousands of workers as they shift production abroad. Caterpillar Inc, United Technologies Corp, Dana Inc, 3M Co and General Electric Co, are offshoring work to Mexico, China...
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Indian IT Firms Fear Tighter H1-B Regime, Rush To Hire
- Monday November 28, 2016
- Business | Thomson Reuters
Indian companies including Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Infosys and Wipro have long used H1-B skilled worker visas to fly computer engineers to the U.S., their largest overseas market, temporarily to service clients.
- www.ndtv.com/business
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In Pics: Cyclone Leaves France's Mayotte Looking Like "War Landscape"
- Thursday December 19, 2024
- World News | Edited by Sanstuti Nath
Rescue workers continued to search for survivors in Mayotte, France's poorest overseas territory, on Monday in the aftermath of the worst cyclone to hit the Indian Ocean islands in nearly a century.
- www.ndtv.com
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UK's New Plan For Overseas Students, Skilled Workers To Cut Migration
- Monday December 4, 2023
- World News | NDTV News Desk
In a major step, the UK government today announced "radical action" to bring immigration down, including hiking the minimum salary that skilled foreign workers will need to earn if they want a visa to work in the UK.
- www.ndtv.com
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Canada Is Lifting Covid Vaccine Mandate For Domestic, Overseas Travel
- Wednesday June 15, 2022
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Canada's Covid-19 vaccination requirement for domestic and outbound travelers, as well as federal bureaucrats and transportation workers, will be suspended starting next week, officials said Tuesday.
- www.ndtv.com
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China Disinfects Mails, Packages From Abroad Over Omicron Threat
- Tuesday January 18, 2022
- World News | Agence France-Presse
China's postal service has ordered workers to disinfect international deliveries and urged the public to reduce orders from overseas after authorities claimed mail could be the source of recent coronavirus outbreaks.
- www.ndtv.com
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Australia Lifts Travel Ban For Citizens; International Students Allowed By Year End
- Wednesday October 27, 2021
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Australia will lift a ban on citizens travelling overseas without permission, the government announced Wednesday, with the country's border set to open to skilled workers and international students by year's end.
- www.ndtv.com
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Australia's Special Visas To Foreign Talent To Help With Pandemic Recovery
- Thursday September 16, 2021
- World News | Jason Scott, Bloomberg
Hundreds of overseas workers could be welcomed to Australia in the next 10 months, under travel exemptions for holders of a government visa created to aid the post-pandemic recovery -- even as tens of thousands of its own citizens remain stranded.
- www.ndtv.com
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Saudi Arabia Removes Controversial Restrictions On Foreign Workers
- Thursday November 5, 2020
- World News | Vivian Nereim, Bloomberg
Saudi Arabia will remove several controversial restrictions on foreign workers in a labor policy overhaul that officials hope will attract overseas talent and reduce citizen unemployment.
- www.ndtv.com
-
UK Extends Residency Scheme To All COVID-19 Overseas Healthcare Victims
- Thursday May 21, 2020
- World News | Press Trust of India
The British government has extended a COVID-19 Bereavement Scheme, which grants permanent UK residency to the family members of overseas medics who die after contracting the coronavirus, to all healthcare staff and social care workers.
- www.ndtv.com
-
US Slaps Sanctions Over North Korea Overseas Workers
- Tuesday January 14, 2020
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on two companies for exploiting North Korean overseas labor after a UN deadline to return workers who bring vital revenue to the regime.
- www.ndtv.com
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UK Launches New Visas Open To Indian Scientists, Academics
- Saturday July 7, 2018
- World News | Press Trust of India
The new UKRI Science, Research and Academia scheme, which is being added to the already existing Tier 5 (Temporary Worker - Government Authorised Exchange) visa route, opened from yesterday for researchers, scientists and academics from outside the European Union (EU) to come to the UK for up to two years.
- www.ndtv.com
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Filipina Maid's Murder Shocks Filipinas In Kuwait, But Some Vow To Stay
- Tuesday February 27, 2018
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The murder of a Filipina maid whose body was found in a freezer in Kuwait has triggered outrage and prompted Manila to impose a departure ban for its citizens planning to work in the Gulf state.
- www.ndtv.com
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After Australia, Now New Zealand Toughens Requirements For Skilled Immigrants
- Wednesday April 19, 2017
- Business | Associated Press
The announcement by Immigration Minister Michael Woodhouse comes after Australia said it would scrap a temporary visa for skilled overseas workers.
- www.ndtv.com/business
-
Donald Trump Cracks Down On H-1B Visa Program That Feeds Silicon Valley
- Tuesday April 4, 2017
- World News | Jing Cao and Joshua Brustein, Bloomberg
The U.S. administration began to deliver on President Donald Trump's campaign promise to crack down on a work visa program that channels thousands of skilled overseas workers to companies across the technology industry.
- www.ndtv.com
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Donald Trump To Seek Advice Today From Firms Offshoring Work To India, Others
- Thursday February 23, 2017
- World News | Reuters
President Donald Trump, who has vowed to stop US manufacturing from disappearing overseas, will seek job-creation advice today from at least five companies that are laying off thousands of workers as they shift production abroad. Caterpillar Inc, United Technologies Corp, Dana Inc, 3M Co and General Electric Co, are offshoring work to Mexico, China...
- www.ndtv.com
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Indian IT Firms Fear Tighter H1-B Regime, Rush To Hire
- Monday November 28, 2016
- Business | Thomson Reuters
Indian companies including Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Infosys and Wipro have long used H1-B skilled worker visas to fly computer engineers to the U.S., their largest overseas market, temporarily to service clients.
- www.ndtv.com/business