The Trump administration forged ahead with plans to conduct mass layoffs, as the fiscal standoff appeared to intensify.
China’s recently launched K visa program hopes to attract foreign STEM graduates, but faces online backlash over fears of companies favoring overseas applicants (Anniek Bao/CNBC)
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China’s recently launched K visa program hopes to attract foreign STEM graduates, but faces online backlash over fears of companies favoring overseas applicants — The big story — Immigration anxi…
Rescuers chip away debris with hand tools to save those trapped in Indonesia school collapse
Rescuers wearing hard hats crawled into tight passages of concrete rubble, chipping away debris with hand tools to try to reach survivors days after they were trapped in Monday’s collapse of an Islamic school’s prayer hall in Indonesia.
Google Warns Of Hackers Claiming To Steal Data From Oracle Apps
Alphabet’s Google said hackers are sending extortion emails to an unspecified number of executives, claiming to have stolen sensitive data from their Oracle business applications.
Gaza flotilla latest: Israeli forces detain Greta Thunberg after seizing more than a dozen vessels
Activists accuse Israel of ‘illegally’ intercepting vessels carrying aid into Gaza
Two Delta planes collide while taxiing at LaGuardia Airport in New York; wing of one plane detached – Video
A low-speed collision between two Delta regional jets occurred Wednesday evening at LaGuardia Airport, injuring one person. The right wing of one aircraft struck the nose of another, causing significant damage, including a lost wing section and shatter…
In East Timor, U.S. Retreats From Plan to Build ‘Lifesaving’ Sewage Plant
A U.S. aid agency had committed hundreds of millions of dollars to the project, which could help provide clean water. Now its board wants to pull out of the agreement.
‘Lecture On Rights Deeply Ironic’: India Debunks Pakistan’s Propaganda At UN
India has slammed Pakistan’s hypocrisy at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), saying it is “deeply ironic” that a nation with a record of minority persecution can lecture others on human rights.
More than 50 trapped under collapsed Indonesian school building
Rescuers in Indonesia raced against time to reach dozens of students and staff trapped under the rubble of a collapsed multi-storey boarding school on Java Thursday. Authorities say at least five people have died and around 59 remain missing following…
No apology and no answers: parents in agony amid search for children trapped in Indonesia school collapse – The Guardian
No apology and no answers: parents in agony amid search for children trapped in Indonesia school collapse The GuardianFive students pulled alive from collapsed Indonesia school but hopes fade for remaining classmates CNNRescuers c…