Новости за 15.03.2023

The US Presidential sub-committee has advised that the federal government extend the grace period for thousands of retrenched H-1B workers from the existing 60 days to 180 days so that they have enough opportunities to find a new job or other alternatives. This would provide affected employees with more time to navigate the complex and time-consuming process of finding new employment opportunities and transferring their H-1B status.

Asian stock markets are higher after Wall Street stabilized following declines for bank stocks and U.S. inflation edged lower. Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Sydney advanced. Oil prices regained some of the previous day’s losses. On Tuesday, Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 index rose as bank stocks recovered some of their losses caused by worries customers might pull out deposits following the collapse of two U.S. lenders. Government data showed prices rose 6% over a year earlier in February... Читать дальше...

KARACHI: Lawmakers belonging to the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf lodged a forceful protest in the Sindh Assembly on Tuesday over the arrest of their colleague Arsalan Taj Ghuman in a case pertaining to an attack on the office of deputy commissioner-Keamari.

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A man has died in hospital after he was allegedly set on fire by another man during an assault at a home in central Victoria.

A Melbourne mum who ripped off Medicare through her employer has had her sentence delayed.

1. JK Rowling says she knew views on transgender issues would make Harry Potter fans 'deeply unhappy'  Sky News
2. JK Rowling says she ‘absolutely’ knew Harry Potter fans would be ‘deeply unhappy’ over trans views  The Independent
3. J.K. Rowling reflects on Twitter backlash and her stance on gender issues (Excerpts from "The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling: Episode 5")  The Rowling Library
4. JK Rowling says 'a tonne of Harry Potter fans were grateful' that she spoke out on trans... Читать дальше...

Animal welfare groups were critical after the death of eight-year-old Malinello in the National Hunt Challenge Cup

Paul Keating said the submarines would not serve a useful military purpose.

1. 2023 NFL free agency Day 2 winners and losers: Eagles have banner day; many Jets WRs in limbo  CBS Sports
2. 2023 NFL free agency: Winners, losers from Tuesday's moves  NFL.com
3. Jaguars' Wide Receivers: An In-Depth Look at the 2023 Offseason with Senior Writer John Oehser and NFL Media Analyst Bucky Brooks  jaguars.com
4. 2023 NFL free agency team-by-team grades: Eagles, Seahawks, Dolphins, Bears, 49ers among early winners  CBS Sports
5. LIVE: Legal Tampering Enters... Читать дальше...

The rebound will be encouraging news to the top leadership, who have made economic growth a top priority this year.

A total of 9,139 shares changed hands on the counter till 11:12AM (IST)

Convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein will not be retried for alleged attacks on two women, a judge in Los Angeles ruled Tuesday, after a jury was unable to reach a verdict on the charges.

The sixteenth-biggest bank in the US has just suddenly and dramatically collapsed and is being bailed out by the federal government.  This may or may not be a precursor for a cascading series of other bank collapses, but with subprime (aka “variable rate”) mortgages being more popular now than they have been since 2007, I More

The Nifty Bank index was trading 0.43 per cent up at 39580.4.

Hungary's ruling party lawmakers want to postpone next week's parliament session, which means a further delay in its ratification of Finland and Sweden's NATO admission.

Shaun Smith, Darren Jarman and the late Shane Tuck's family are the lead plaintiffs in a second class action launched against the AFL regarding concussion-related injuries.

KRATIE, Cambodia: Bulging grey heads break the turbid waters of the Mekong River in Cambodia as a pod of rare Irrawaddy dolphins surfaces to breathe, drawing excited murmurs from tourists watching from nearby boats.

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Exclusive: Prominent attorney Duncan Levin tells Rachel Sharp that even if Murdaugh’s planned appeal of his murder conviction is successful, he’s still destined to spend his life behind bars

TEHRAN, Mar. 15 (MNA) – Iran’s trade with Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s member states, excluding crude oil exports, stood at 47.47 million tons worth $37.32 billion.

Core inflation hit a new record despite efforts put in place by the government to contain the country’s CPI index, the state-owned National Statistics Institute (INE) reported on Tuesday. In Spain, core inflation climbed to 7.6% in February, one-tenth of a percentage...

Official media say similar collapse unlikely in China but situation has 'important implications' for lenders.

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