The United States has paused immigrant visa processing for nationals of 75 countries, including Pakistan, in a move that officials say is aimed at preventing long-term reliance on public welfare systems. The suspension, announced through internal State Department directives (secured first by Fox News) and later confirmed publicly, applies only to immigrant visa categories that […]
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75 countries launch WTO e-commerce talks
Ministers from 75 countries launched talks towards drawing up global e-commerce rules amid growing calls for technology to be more closely regulated internationally. The talks were announced by the EU’s top trade official, Cecilia Malmstrom, on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, and are to include the US and China, the world’s […]