Trump turns the knife in, H1B workers say deja vu

New York (IANS) The Donald Trump administration moved Tuesday to cut back H1B visas for foreign skilled workers and tightened wage-based entry barriers citing "data" that more than 500,000 Americans have lost their jobs because of "H1B non-immigrants".

Shouldn't have called Trump a clown, says Biden

Washington (IANS) Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has said that he shouldn't have called US President Donald Trump a clown during the first debate between the two rivals on September 29.

"I should have said this was a clownish…

Trump returns to White House to face campaign upended by COVID

New York (IANS) US President Donald Trump has returned to the White House after 72 hours of treatment at a military hospital to face a campaign upended by his COVID-19 infection barely a month before the election that will define his future.

Pumping…

Saudi asks citizens to boycott Turkey, Israel asks NATO to rein in Erdogan

New Delhi/Tel Aviv (IANS) Saudi Arabia has asked its citizens to boycott everything Turkish after Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused Arab countries of destabilising the region. Israel, which generally avoids public criticism of Turkey,…

Pence takes on mantle of prime campaigner with Trump still hospitalised

New York (IANS) US Vice President Mike Pence takes on the mantle of the prime Republican campaigner with the election clock ticking down to 29 days as President Donald Trump was still hospitalised with Covid-19.

Although doctors have said that…

Trump admitted to military hospital, limits campaigning in final month

New York (IANS) US President Donald Trump has been admitted to the nation's premier military hospital in Washington for several days after testing positive for Covid-19, limiting his campaigning in the crucial month before the November 3 presidential…

Trump, wife Melania test Covid-19 positive

Washington (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Friday announced that he and his wife Melania have tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

"Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for Covid-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process…

European Commission adopts Digital Education Action Plan

Brussels (IANS) The European Commission has adopted the new Digital Education Action Plan, reflecting lessons learned from the coronavirus crisis and devising a plan for a high-performing digital education eco-system, according to an official statement.

Will you shut up, man: Personal attacks rule 1st Trump-Biden debate

New York (IANS) "Clown", "Liar", "just shush for a minute" and "keep yapping" were the insults that will forever be the highlight of the first Trump-Biden US presidential debate 2020 with Fox News anchor and moderator Chris Wallace coming in for serious…

Two-thirds of US voters don't expect winner on election night

Washington (IANS) Two-thirds or 66 per cent of the US voters do not expect the result of the November 3 election to be declared on the same night, according to a new poll.

The Politico/Morning Consult poll released on Monday showed that only…