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Moneylife Digital Team 24 October 2025
China’s leadership has unveiled the broad contours of its 15th five-year plan (2026–2030), signalling an intensified push toward technological self-reliance, advanced manufacturing, and strategic innovation, in what experts view as a direct response to rising global competition, particularly...

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Moneylife Digital Team 24 September 2025
In a sweeping overhaul of the H-1B visa programme, the US department of homeland security (DHS) has proposed a weighted lottery system that would give higher chances of selection to foreign workers in higher salary brackets, while also imposing a steep US$100,000 one-time fee on new visa...

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Moneylife Digital Team 20 September 2025
President Donald Trump signed a sweeping executive order on Friday, 19 September 2025, imposing a US$100,000 annual fee on all H-1B visa applications, marking the most dramatic overhaul of the skilled worker program since its inception in 1990.   The proclamation, announced alongside the...

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Moneylife Digital Team 01 September 2025
Desperate Afghans clawed through rubble in the dead of the night after a powerful earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan late Sunday, killing around 800 people and injuring more than 2,500, according to figures provided by the Taliban government on Monday.   The 6.0 magnitude quake struck at...

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Moneylife Digital Team 09 July 2025
The United Arab Emirates (UAE)’s federal authority for identity, citizenship, customs and port security has issued a strong clarification following misleading reports in Indian media suggesting that Indian nationals can obtain a lifetime UAE golden visa by paying UAE dirham (AED)100,000 through...

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Moneylife Digital Team 23 June 2025
In a dramatic escalation of Middle Eastern tensions, the United States (US) executed a major military operation against Iran's nuclear programme on 21 June 2025, at precisely 10:56AM Indian standard time (IST). The coordinated assault targeted three critical Iranian nuclear installations—Fordo,...

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Moneylife Digital Team 18 June 2025
As the spiralling conflict between Israel and Iran entered its sixth day, the Indian government moved swiftly to relocate Indian nationals from Tehran, warning of potential large-scale military strikes in the Iranian capital. The Union ministry of external affairs (MEA) confirmed that Indian...

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Moneylife Digital Team 11 June 2025
The Philippines has joined an expanding list of nations offering visa-free access to Indian travellers, marking a significant milestone in the country's efforts to tap into one of the world's fastest-growing outbound tourism markets. Beginning 8 June 2025, Indian passport-holders can enter the...

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Moneylife Digital Team 21 April 2025
Pope Francis passed away at the age of 88 on Easter Monday at his residence in Casa Santa Marta, the Vatican announced. He had led the Catholic Church since 2013, following Pope Benedict XVI’s resignation.    At 9:45am, Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Camerlengo of the Apostolic Chamber, officially...

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Moneylife Digital Team 19 March 2025
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams safely returned to earth on Tuesday after a record 286-day mission in space, marking the end of an extended stay aboard the International Space Station.     The SpaceX Crew Dragon, carrying Butch Wilmore, Sunita Williams, American Nick Hague...

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Moneylife Digital Team 06 February 2025
US president Donald Trump's stunning proposal that the US could take control of the Gaza Strip has invited strong reactions from governments around the world. Facing a wave of criticism from Palestinians, Arab governments, and world leaders, Mr Trump's secretary of state Marco Rubio stated that...

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Moneylife Digital Team 24 January 2025
Sri Lanka has revoked a power purchase deal with India's Adani group after a probe into US allegations that the conglomerate's executives paid bribes to secure Indian power supply contracts, according to an AFP report published by the Economic Times.   The Adani group has categorically...

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Moneylife Digital Team 15 January 2025
Impeached South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol was detained on Wednesday, marking the first time a sitting president has been arrested in the nation's history. Mr Yoon is under investigation for a failed attempt to impose martial law.    His motorcade left his heavily guarded residence, which...

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Moneylife Digital Team 30 December 2024
Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the US and the longest-lived US president, has passed away at the age of 100. The Nobel peace prize laureate has been in hospice care since mid-February 2023.    Mr Carter, who served as president from 1977 to 1981, rose from humble beginnings in rural...

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Moneylife Digital Team 30 December 2024
South Korea's acting president, Choi Sang-mok has ordered an emergency safety inspection of the country's entire airline operation system once the recovery work on the Jeju Air crash is completed. On Sunday, the deadliest air accident killed 179 people when an airliner belly-landed and skidded...

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Moneylife Digital Team 09 November 2024
Israel has dispatched two planes to Amsterdam to evacuate supporters of the Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer team after they were targeted in an apparent antisemitic attack following a match against Ajax Amsterdam in Europa League match.    The violent incident unfolded on the streets of Amsterdam, as...

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Moneylife Digital Team 18 October 2024
The US justice department has filed charges of murder-for-hire and money laundering against Indian government employee Vikash Yadav, also known as Vikas, and Amanat, in connection with his role in directing a foiled plot to assassinate Sikh separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun on American soil...

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Moneylife Digital Team 06 August 2024
Bangladesh president Mohammed Shahabuddin dissolved the Jatiya Sangsad (parliament) to make way for the formation of an interim administration. Separately, the Indian government granted an interim stay for Bangladesh's former prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, following the collapse of her...

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Moneylife Digital Team 05 July 2024
Sir Keir Starmer pledged a phase of 'national renewal' on Friday as Britain's prime minister (PM)-elect after leading the Labour Party to a landslide victory in the historic general election, gaining over 200 seats. Rishi Sunak, the outgoing PM, conceded defeat, with the Conservative Party...

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Common Dreams 26 June 2024
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Monday reached a deal with the U.S. government, agreeing to plead guilty to one felony related to the disclosure of national security information in exchange for his release from Belmarsh Prison in the United Kingdom.    A related document was filed in...

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