Expat bill that may force 8 lakh Indians to leave Kuwait

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Kuwait's expat bill to impact Indians The expat quota bill intends to introduce a 'quota system' for employing foreigners in Kuwait in order to address what the Kuwaiti lawmakers term as a 'demographic imbalance'. Bad news for students in the USA In late-June the Trump administration issued an order freezing immigrant work visas for the foreseeable future, stranding many workers from India and restricting many companies in America. Saudi hajj: Revised guidelines issued for Hajj pilgrims The guidelines were announced on Monday as authorities prepare to carry out a very limited hajj, which for the very first time will not include pilgrims from abroad. What's the Indo-China situation looking like? After the Indian Army and China's People's Liberation Army got into a skirmish at the Ladakh border - resulting in the deaths of 20 Indian soldiers - both forces have held multiple levels of talks in attempts to cool things down. In Tokyo, a temple offers pandemic-hit Vietnamese workers a safe haven A Buddhist temple in Tokyo has been sheltering the Vietnamese immigrants who lost their jobs due to the pandemic crisis. 'Race against time' in Japan, 50 feared dead in devastating floods Japan's Meteorological Agency issued its highest emergency warning level for heavy rain and landslides over vast swathes of the southwestern Kyushu island, with downpours expected until Thursday. Water woes in Venezuela lead to extraordinary measures According to a report by AP, Venezuela's economic collapse has left most homes without reliable running water, so Caracas resident Iraima Moscoso saw water pooling inside an abandoned construction site as the end of suffering for thousands of her poor neighbors. How risky is dining out during the COVID-19 pandemic? If you decide to eat at a restaurant, it's best to opt for outdoor seating where tables are at least 6 feet apart. Dining inside a restaurant that hasn't reduced its capacity or safely distanced tables poses the most risk. Coming soon: The Audi RS7 Sportback German car maker Audi is launching the second iteration of its performance sports car, the RS7 Sportback, in India on July 16. US is 'knee-deep' in first wave of coronavirus, warns America's top immunologist Dr. Anthony Fauci said the number of cases had never reached a satisfactory baseline before the current resurgence, which officials have warned risks overwhelming hospitals in the country's south and west.

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