US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on Friday said it has already undertaken extensive fraud investigations, denied and revoked petitions. The computerised drawing of lots devised to select successful H-1B applicants every year has resulted in abuse of the system and a sharp increase in fraudulent efforts, a federal agency said Friday. In an unusual statement, US…
Zhurong should have woken from planned hibernation in December but a dust build-up has likely affected power generation. China’s Mars rover, which has been in longer-than-expected hibernation on the red planet since May 2022, has likely suffered excessive accumulation of sand and dust, its mission designer has said, breaking months of silence about the status…
Russian air strikes have hit cities across Ukraine, including the capital Kyiv, killing at least 12 people. Ten people died in the central city of Uman after missiles hit residential buildings, officials said. And a woman and her three-year-old daughter were killed in the city of Dnipro, according to the local mayor. There were also…
PEKANBARU: Eleven people drowned in western Indonesia after a passenger boat carrying dozens overturned, an official said Friday.Rescuers saved 62 people and found the bodies of mostly women and children after the accident off the coast of western Riau province on Thursday afternoon, local search and rescue agency official Kukuh Widodo said in a statement.“The…
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Indian Premier League 2023 Cricket Scorecard: KKR Beat RCB at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru by 21 runs. Virat Kohli won the toss and elected to bowl first against Nitish Rana’s KKR. In reply, Kolkata posted a total of 200 runs. Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) could only…
RAMALLAH: Palestinians have condemned repeated Israeli attacks on the Bab Al-Rahma Chapel in Al-Aqsa Mosque, saying the site has been vandalized, while worshippers face daily threats and abuse. Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh said Bab Al-Rahma was an integral part of Al-Aqsa and only Muslims had the right to control its affairs. Removal of items…
The Kabul airport blast killed some 170 Afghans and 13 US troops who were securing the airport for the traumatic exit. The Taliban government has killed the alleged mastermind of a devastating suicide bomb attack at the Kabul airport during the chaotic withdrawal of US forces in 2021, American media reported on Tuesday, citing US officials. The bomber detonated…
The leaders of the G7 — Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States — are meeting at the site of the world’s first nuclear attack. US President Joe Biden will attend the G7 leaders’ summit in Hiroshima, Japan, from May 19-21, the White House announced Tuesday. On the agenda will be the…
‘Gost Rider’ actor Nicolas Cage has cited a real estate crash for his multi-million dollar debt. Landing at the centre of reports he had blown his $150 million fortune, owed the IRS $6.3 million in property taxes, and was taking every acting role he could in order to get out of debt, the 59-year-old has…
SPEA survey finds improvements in academic performance, productivity, mental health Sharjah: The Sharjah Private Education Authority (SPEA) recently completed a study to evaluate the impact of the government of Sharjah’s decision to implement a four-day working week and a three-day weekend. The study was conducted with the assistance of 31,198 families of students from 70…
