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Trump’s $100,000 fee for H-1B visas, a tech industry favourite, concerns India by AFP Staff Writers New Delhi (AFP) Sept 20, 2025 India’s leading IT trade body said on Saturday it was concerned by a new annual $100,000 fee that US President Donald Trump ordered for H-1B skilled worker visas, an addition that could have

New visa rules shatter the American dream for many Indians By Aishwarya Kumar with Anuj Srivas in Mumbai Bengaluru, India (AFP) Sept 21, 2025 Indian aerospace engineering student Sudhanva Kashyap thought he had mapped out everything it would take to get to the United States, only to have his plans upended by Washington’s sudden and

Singapore firm rejects paying $1bn Sri Lankan pollution damages By Martin ABBUGAO with Amal JAYASINGHE in Colombo Singapore (AFP) Sept 23, 2025 A Singapore shipping company told AFP on Tuesday it will refuse to pay Sri Lankan court-ordered damages of US$1 billion for causing that country’s worst case of environmental pollution. In an exclusive interview

Pakistan extends nuclear umbrella to Saudi Arabia: source close to govt by AFP Staff Writers Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (AFP) Sept 21, 2025 Pakistan’s nuclear umbrella will cover Saudi Arabia, a source close to the kingdom’s government told AFP on Sunday, days after the two allies signed a surprise mutual defence treaty. The source told AFP

Framatome expands nuclear footprint with new India operations base by Erica Marchand Paris, France (SPX) Sep 22, 2025 Framatome formally opened its new operations hub in Navi Mumbai on September 17, joined by dignitaries from the French Embassy, Consulate, EDF, and company leadership. The move signals Framatome’s long-term commitment to India’s ambitious target of 100

S.Africa top court hears landmark case on Shell offshore exploration by AFP Staff Writers Johannesburg (AFP) Sept 16, 2025 South Africa’s top court on Tuesday heard arguments in a landmark case pitting environmentalists and coastal communities against energy giant Shell’s oil and gas exploration off the Indian Ocean coast. The Constitutional court hearing marks the

New Nepal PM vows to follow protesters’ demands to ‘end corruption’ By Paavan MATHEMA Kathmandu (AFP) Sept 14, 2025 Nepal’s new leader vowed Sunday to follow protesters’ demands to “end corruption” as she began work as interim prime minister, after “Gen Z” youth demonstrations ousted her predecessor. Sushila Karki, the 73-year-old former chief justice, has

Floods devastate India’s breadbasket of Punjab By Arunabh SAIKIA Gurdaspur, India (AFP) Sept 17, 2025 The fields are full but the paddy brown and wilted, and the air thick with the stench of rotting crops and livestock — the aftermath of record monsoon rains that have devastated India’s breadbasket. In Punjab, often dubbed the country’s

China chides ‘economic pressure’ over Trump threat of Russian oil tariffs by AFP Staff Writers Beijing (AFP) Sept 10, 2025 Beijing chided the use of “economic pressure” on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump suggested he would hike tariffs on buyers of Russian oil to stifle Moscow’s funding for its war in Ukraine. On Tuesday

Why Students from Around the World Choose to Study Space Technology Abroad by Clarence Oxford Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 10, 2025 The space technology industry is an impressive and rapidly growing sector in the world. With the potential for satellite communications, spacecraft design, space exploration, and astrophysics to expand indefinitely, students from Canada, the