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Trump bars new immigration green cards, not temporary visas

WASHINGTON, Apr 22, 2020 (AP) — President Donald Trump announced what he described as a “temporary suspension of immigration into the United States” on Tuesday. But the executive order would bar only those seeking permanent residency, not temporary workers. Trump said he would be placing a 60-day pause on the

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Oil prices crater as demand evaporates, storage fills

NEW YORK, April 21 (AP) — The world is awash in oil, there’s little demand for it and we’re running

WHO warns rush to ease virus rules could cause resurgence

By CHRIS BLAKE and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press BANGKOK, Apr 21, 2020 (AP) — The World Health Organization said Tuesday

Sri Lanka to hold parliamentary elections on June 20

Colombo, April 21: Chairman of the National Election Commission Mahinda Deshapriya has announced that the parliamentary elections in Sri Lanka

Gunman kills 16 in rampage, deadliest in Canadian history

By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO, Apr 20, 2020 (AP) — A gunman disguised as a police officer went on

IMF approves over USD 1.3 billion emergency financing to Pakistan

Washington (ANI): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday approved USD 1.3 billion in emergency financing to Pakistan to address

Virus ravages NY nursing homes: Many report multiple deaths

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The despair wrought on nursing homes by the coronavirus was laid bare Friday in a state

Record 22 million have sought US jobless aid since virus

WASHINGTON (AP) — The wave of layoffs that has engulfed the U.S. economy since the coronavirus struck forced 5.2 million

A year after blaze, Notre Dame restoration halted by virus

PARIS (AP) — Notre Dame Cathedral stands crippled and alone, locked in a dangerous web of warped scaffolding one year

Ukraine and Russian-backed separatists begin prisoner swap

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces and Russia-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine began a prisoner exchange on Thursday, according to