Trump to sign order expanding immigration restrictions to include H-1B, other guest worker programs

President Trump on Monday is expected to sign an executive order that significantly expands current immigration restrictions to include a number of guest worker programs including the H-1B visa — an order the administration says will put Americans first for jobs as the … Read More

UNHCR Chief: Europe ‘not able to deal’ with record-high refugee movements

The UN refugee agency revealed that the number of people fleeing war and persecution was more than 79 million last year — the highest such figure since the agency was founded 70 years ago. Euronews spoke to the UN High … Read More

Venezuela’s Maduro tightens grip on power, helped by coronavirus lockdown

President Nicolas Maduro accuses opposition leader Juan Guaido of being behind a military raid designed to oust him during an online press conference in Caracas on May 6, 2020. (CNN)Venezuela’s embattled ruler President Nicolas Maduro has made the most of … Read More

Trump administration continues to expel most migrants at southern border, May data shows

US Customs and Border Protection and Border Patrol agents wearing masks for protection against COVID-19 check pedestrians IDs on April 1, 2020, on the Paso del Norte International Bridge between Ciudad Juarez, Mexico and El Paso, Texas. – Both Ciudad … Read More

Bank of England Prepares Its Next Act in Saving of U.K. Economy

The Bank of England (BOE) stands in the City of London, U.K., on Wednesday, May 6, 2020. Bank of England policymakers will meet this week knowing that they’ll probably have to do more to combat the U.K.’s economic slump, if … Read More

Israeli Police Brace for Possible Wide-scale, Violent Protests Inspired by Scenes in U.S.

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In closed meetings, commanders are concerned that protesters will act more aggressively, influenced by police brutality protests in the United States following the killing of George Floyd. Israeli protesters demonstrate in Jerusalem, June 9, 2020. Police commanders voiced concern over … Read More

Dr. Fauci’s recurring disease ‘nightmares’ often don’t materialize

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Dr. Anthony Fauci says Covid-19 is “his worst nightmare.” It might be his worst, but it’s certainly not his first. He has spent his professional career warning of nightmare scenarios, many which never materialized. Nobody did more to kick off … Read More

Drug overdoses in British Columbia last month killed more people there than COVID-19 has all year

A total of 170 people died of drug overdoses in British Columbia, Canada, in May, over three times as many as died from COVID-19 that month and more than have died from the disease there over the course of the … Read More

Doctors around world say COVID-19 may be losing its potency, becoming less deadly

Doctors in Italy, Israel, and U.S. say the coronavirus may be losing its potency and becoming less deadly even as it spreads. Doctors across the world are offering preliminary but encouraging reports that the coronavirus may be losing steam and … Read More

Gun sales surge 80% in May, says research firm

In this March 15, 2020, file photo, people wait in line to enter a gun store in Culver City, Calif. Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva, who was sued by gun-rights groups after trying to shut down firearms dealers in … Read More

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