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Hunt for ex-police chief who escaped Arkansas prison
The search for a former Arkansas police chief convicted of rape and murder continues after he escaped from prison on Sunday. Grant Hardin was chief of police in Gateway, Arkansas – a small town of a few hundred residents on the state’s border with Missouri – for around four months in 2016, according to the…
UK’s Liverpool varsity plans to be more than just a foreign outpost, it wants to be an international hub built in India
Tim Jones, Vice-Chancellor, University of Liverpool. | Photo Credit: Gareth Jones UK’s Liverpool University plans its India campus to be more than just an extension of its home campus and looks to attract international students to the country, said Professor Tim Jones, Vice-Chancellor, University of Liverpool. “We’ll have a strong Indian feel to it, but…
US pauses student visa processing amid plans to up social media vetting | Donald Trump News
Latest Trump administration move comes amid a wider pressure campaign against top universities, and targeting of students. The administration of United States President Donald Trump is temporarily suspending the processing of visas for foreign students, according to an internal memo from Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The cable, widely reported by US media on Tuesday,…
Second suspect arrested in alleged NYC Bitcoin torture scheme
A second suspect has been arrested for allegedly kidnapping and torturing an Italian tourist in an upscale Manhattan home for weeks in an effort to steal his cryptocurrency. William Duplessie, 32, turned himself in to authorities on Tuesday after his alleged accomplice was arrested last week. Their alleged victim told police he was hung off…
US halts student visa interviews globally amid tighter social media vetting
In a sweeping move to tighten immigration controls, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has ordered American embassies worldwide to halt scheduling new interviews for student and exchange visitor visas. (A file photo) | Photo Credit: PAUL NORONHA/businessline Secretary of State Marco Rubio ordered US embassies worldwide to stop scheduling interviews for student visas as…
Sudan says cholera outbreak killed 172 people in a week | Health News
Water treatment stations attacked by RSF can no longer provide clean water in Khartoum state, which reported 90 percent of the cases. Sudan’s Ministry of Health has reported a spike in cholera cases in the war-torn country, with 2,700 infections and 172 deaths in the past week. In a statement on Tuesday, the ministry said…
Canada ‘strong and free’ and other takeaways from King Charles’ throne speech
Watch: Borders, diversity and the US: Key highlights from the King’s speech in Canada King Charles has given a major speech at the opening of parliament in Canada in which he sought to define its place in an uncertain world and its relationship with the US. The address in Ottawa laid out priorities for new…
BAT to offload 2.3% stake in ITC via block deal, aims to raise £200 million
Following this transaction, BAT’s stake in ITC will reduce from 25.4% to 23.1%. | Photo Credit: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters UK-based cigarette major British American Tobacco (BAT) on Tuesday announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Tobacco Manufacturers (India) intends to sell 2.3 per cent stake in diversified conglomerate ITC Ltd to institutional investors by way of an…
Trump administration to cut remaining US federal contracts with Harvard | Donald Trump News
Government escalates row with university over demands to curb pro-Palestine student activism and change racial diversity policies. The administration of US President Donald Trump will move to sever remaining federal contracts with Harvard University, escalating a row centred on issues such as pro-Palestine student activism and racial diversity. The New York Times and Reuters news…