Washington: The number of homeless people in the US has increased by 12 per cent to a record high, a new government report revealed. About 653,000 people were homeless across the country in January, Xinhua news agency quoted the report issued by the Department of Housing and Urban Development on Friday. That data represents 70,650.
Washington: The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said it has received a sufficient number of petitions to reach the congressionally-mandated cap for the most-coveted H-1B visa for the fiscal year 2024. This includes the 65,000 H-1B visa regular cap as well as the 20,000 H-1B visa US advanced degree exemption, commonly referred to as.
Cairo: Egypt will increase the volume of fuel sent daily to the Gaza Strip from 129,000 to 189,000 liters as agreed with the Israeli side, said the chairman of the country’s State Information Service. Diaa Rashwan said in a statement that since October 21, 4,057 humanitarian aid trucks have been sent from Egypt to the.
Ravi Bhalla, the first Sikh Mayor of Hoboken City in New Jersey, has announced his candidacy from the US state’s 8th Congressional district. Bhalla will challenge Representative Rob Menendez Jr, son of Senator Bob Menendez who is facing federal corruption charges, in the Democratic primary next year. If elected, he will be the first turbaned.
Kiev: At least 53 people were injured in a major Russian missile attack on Kiev on Wednesday, the Ukrainian capital’s Mayor Vitali Klitschko said. Eighteen adults and two children were hospitalised, while the rest received medical treatment on the site, Xinhua news agency quoted Klitschko as saying in a Telegram post. A children’s hospital, an.
Islamabad: Twenty-three Pakistan Army soldiers were killed in an attack on a checkpost in Dera Ismail Khan’s Daraban area on Tuesday. Six terrorists attacked the security post in the early hours of December 12, Pakistani media outlet Dawn reported, citing the military’s media affairs wing. “The attempt to enter the post was effectively thwarted which.
Wellington: New Zealand’s 245,600 migrant arrivals and net migration gain of 128,900 in the October 2023 year are the highest on record for an annual period, the national statistics department Stats NZ said on Tuesday. Migrant arrivals were up 165 percent and migrant departures were up 26 percent compared with the year ended October 2022,.
Washington: Former US President Donald Trump is leading his successor Joe Biden in Michigan and Georgia with broad majorities in the two crucial battleground states holding negative views of the sitting President’s job performance, policy positions and sharpness, according to the latest polls. The CNN polls released on Monday revealed that in Georgia, a state.
Beijing: Road, rail and air traffic in Beijing were disrupted on Monday following snowfall from the previous evening, triggering authorities to implement measures to ensure the safety of the public. From 7 p.m. Sunday to 8 a.m. Monday, snowfall in the Chinese capital city reached 5.8 mm on average, reports Xinhua news agency citing the.
The UN General Assembly (UNGA) will hold an emergency meeting on Tuesday to discuss the situation in Gaza, a top official confirmed. “President of the UN General Assembly, Dennis Francis, has just informed member states that he will convene the 45th plenary meeting of the tenth Emergency Special Session of the General Assembly on Tuesday,.
