India and Kuwait signed an agreement to streamline the recruitment of Indian domestic workers and discussed ways to boost cooperation in food security, cyber security and the energy sector during external affairs minister S Jaishankar’s visit to Doha. The signing of the memorandum of understanding for cooperation on the recruitment of domestic workers was among the key outcomes of Jaishankar’s visit that concluded on Friday. The MoU brings Indian workers in Kuwait within the ambit of a legal framework that streamlines their recruitment and provides them protection of law. It also introduces an employment contract to ensure the rights and…
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“We are gravely concerned about his health,” the US Embassy in Moscow’s Chargé d’affaires Bartle Gorman was cited in the statement as saying. Reuters | , Moscow PUBLISHED ON JUN 11, 2021 11:26 PM IST The US Embassy in Moscow said on Friday it had not been granted consular access to jailed former US Marine Trevor Reed for 16 days, including receiving no updates on his health after he was diagnosed last month with Covid-19.Reed, an American national sentenced to nine years after being convicted of endangering the lives of two Russian police officers while drunk in Moscow, a charge…
Apple confirmed that its new Tower Theater Store, located in Los Angeles, will open this coming June 24. The popular landmark is ready to become even more popular as the giant iPhone maker prepares to premier its historic Tower Theater restoration project in the Broadway Theater District. (Photo : Photo by Eric Thayer/Getty Images)The Apple logo is displayed at the Apple Store June 17, 2015 on Fifth Avenue in New York City. The company began selling the watch in stores Wednesday with their reserve and pick up service. Previously the product could only be ordered online. Some critics and other…
The US Food & Drug Administration has asked Johnson & Johnson to discard 60 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine manufactured at a problem-plagued Baltimore factory, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.A further 10 million J&J doses would be allowed to be distributed with a warning that there was no guarantee contract manufacturer Emergent BioSolutions Inc had followed proper practices, the newspaper said.Without disclosing or confirming the number of vaccine doses, the FDA said in a news release that it had authorized two batches of the vaccine for use, that multiple other batches…
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said that it would rescind a 2018 Trump-era policy that allowed agency officers to reject visa applications, including the H1-B, instead of first issuing a request for evidence (RFE) and notice of intent to deny (NOID). The immigration agency said that its updated policy is aimed at clarifying the criteria and circumstances for expedited processing, improving RFE and NOID guidance, and increasing the validity period for certain employment authorization documents (EADs).“We are taking action to eliminate policies that fail to promote access to the legal immigration system, and will continue to make improvements…
The Associated Press won two Pulitzer Prizes in photography Friday for its coverage of the racial injustice protests and the coronavirus’s toll on the elderly, while The New York Times won the public service award for its in-depth, but accessible reporting on the pandemic.The honors were among a series awarded for coverage of the pandemic and protests in 2020. The Star Tribune of Minneapolis won the breaking news prize for its reporting following the killing of George Floyd, while Darnella Frazier — the teenager who filmed Floyd’s killing — received a special citation.Frazier’s award was intended to highlight “the crucial…
McDonald’s has been having a little bit of bad luck lately, and it might be safe to say they’re “not lovin’ it.” (Photo : Budrul Chukrut/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)HONG KONG, CHINA – 2021/06/03: American multinational fast-food hamburger restaurant chain, McDonald’s and McCafe, in Hong Kong. TechRadar reports that McDonald’s operations in Taiwan and South Korea recently fell victim to hackers, who managed to obtain sensitive information about customers and employees. According to industry experts, the data breach is the latest in a series of cyberattacks on several big-name corporations, such as Bose and Electronic Arts. The parent company of McDonald’s…
Tesla Model Y is quite falling behind against Elon Musk’s popular Tesla Model 3, which is expected to have more units in various parts of the world, such as Europe. (Photo : Photo by Brendon Thorne/Getty Images)A Tesla Model Y charges at a EV charge station in Lane Cove on January 19, 2021 in Sydney, Australia. Share prices for lithium miners and battery makers continue to rise as global demand for electric vehicles continues to grow. Lithium is a key component for batteries in electric cars. Some people claimed that Tesla Model 3 is more in-demand than the Model Y…
(Photo : Pixabay/geralt ) Windows upgrade Apple announced that it is finally adding support for Windows Precision Touchpad drivers in its latest Boot Camp update. The new update now includes Windows Precision Touchpad support with a single tap to click, down motion to scroll up, lower-right corner to right-click, and three to four-finger gestures. Apple Supports Windows Precision Touchpad Numerous Reddit users had noticed the new update that went live on June 10, and it works better than any third-party solutions like Trackpad++ and mac-precision-touchpad that people have had to use these past few years. One Reddit user stated that…
Safari, Apple’s main browser, finally received some new features that could further improve users’ experiences. These include the new Tab Groups, Tab Switcher, and Tab Bar. (Photo : Photo by Brian Kersey/Getty Images)A member of the media checks out the new 11-inch MacBook Air at a preview for the new Apple Store on October 21, 2010 in Chicago, Illinois. The new store opens on October 23 in Lincoln Park, a part of the city’s Near North Side that has been trendy for several years. The popular browser’s new capabilities are currently available on the latest iOS 15 and macOS Monterey.…