At least a dozen demonstrations supporting the student movement were also planned across France on Thursday, underlining the widening scale of the protests. What began as a nationwide student movement over education funding and poor school conditions has escalated into clashes in the French capital. Students barricaded a high school in northeastern Paris on Thursday, … Read more
US House bill proposes raising serious H-1B violation fines from $35,000 to $250,000 and extending employer bans from at least 3 years to 10 years as Washington’s visa crackdown intensifies. A Republican lawmaker in the US House has introduced legislation that would significantly increase the penalties facing employers found to have committed serious violations of … Read more
Hurricane Polo has rapidly intensified into a rare Category 5 storm in the Pacific Ocean, with the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) warning of an “extremely dangerous” system capable of bringing torrential rain, flooding and mudslides to parts of Mexico. Hurricane Polo has intensified into a Category 5 storm off Mexico. Here are … Read more
South African police are racing to crack the killings of at least eight women whose bodies have been found east of Johannesburg in two months, the latest on Tuesday. South Africa intensifies hunt after eight women found dead The country has one of the world’s highest homicide rates but the discovery of the women’s bodies, … Read more
US Citizenship and Immigration Services said it has denied and revoked multiple H-1B petitions after identifying cases in which a major IT consulting company classified skilled technology positions at wage levels below what the jobs’ duties and requirements supported, raising fresh concerns over wage compliance and the use of the visa program by consulting firms. … Read more