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Pakistan seeks early progress on US Knowledge Corridor to produce 10,000 PhDs
Seeking early progress on Pakistan US Knowledge Corridor, Islamabad has said 10,000 Pakistanis doing PhDs in the next ten years from American universities under the program will contribute significantly to the South Asian country’s economic advancement....February 2, 2017 999 0 -
DHS to grant waivers to allow 872 refugees into US this week
Photo: Screenshot/ABC News The Department of Homeland Security Tuesday announced the United States would allow 872 refugees to enter the country this week, amidst confusion over travel restrictions enforced under last week’s executive order. Secretary Homeland...January 31, 2017 962 0 -
Russia and the US – Which Way from Here?
Photo by Michael Vadon via Wikimedia Commons On the last Saturday in January, while crowds gathered to protest an Executive Order temporarily banning travel to the US by Muslims from seven countries, President Trump talked by...January 31, 2017 1007 0 -
Green card holders not barred from entering US : Department of Homeland Security
JFK Airport Terminal 1 Photo by Doug Letterman via Wikimedia Commons The Department of Homeland Security has said President Donald Trump’s Executive Order on restricting travel to the United States from seven countreis does not bar...January 30, 2017 996 0 -
US travel ban list could include Pakistan but for now further vetting to be in place
President Donald Trump could issue additional executive orders to include “Pakistan and others” to the list of Muslim-majority countries whose people are banned from emigrating to the United States, White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus...January 30, 2017 1446 0 -
Trump says immigration halt not about religion as protests grow
Boston Copley Square Photo by GorillaWarfare via Wikimedia Commons President Donald Trump Sunday said his executive order barring entry of visitors from seven predominantly Muslim countries is not about religion but about keeping America safe. “To...January 30, 2017 826 0 -
Federal Judge stays deportation of those detained at airports after immigration order
Photo: Screenshot/NY1 A federal judge in New York has issued an emergency stay temporarily halting the removal of individuals detained after President Donald Trump issued an order to suspend entry of immigrants from seven countries. Around...January 29, 2017 989 0 -
Understanding the status of health care before January 31 deadine
The Affordable Care Act governing health insurance for millions of Americans may not survive in its current form but experts say people should keep their plans and those left out sign up as January 31 deadline...January 28, 2017 797 0 -
Malala asks President Trump not to turn his back on refugee children, families
Photo by Southbank Centre via Wikimedia Commons Nobel Peace Prize winner educationist Malala Yousafzai has urged President Donald Trump not to shut US doors on defenseless children and families, rendered refugees by conflicts. “In this time...January 28, 2017 763 0 -
May’s balancing act : No more interventions but US,UK must lead in changing world
Britain and the United States should never again intervene in other sovereign countries’ affairs with the aim to “remake the world in our own image,” Prime Minister Theresa May said ahead of her meeting with President...January 27, 2017 972 0
