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MENA Newswire, WASHINGTON: The United States will suspend the processing of immigrant visa applications for nationals of 75 countries starting Jan. 21, the State Department said, citing public assistance concerns under longstanding “public charge” standards used in immigration adjudications. The

WASHINGTON: The U.S. State Department will begin an indefinite suspension of immigrant visa processing for nationals of 75 countries on Jan. 21, applying revised screening standards under the public charge provision of U.S. immigration law. The measure pauses the issuance

MENA Newswire, CHICAGO: A 25-year research effort at Northwestern University has detailed a consistent pattern among a small group of adults in their 80s and beyond who retain memory performance more typical of people decades younger. The team studies “SuperAgers,”

MENA Newswire, BEIJING: Chinese officials on Tuesday urged Canada to pursue a more independent foreign policy as Prime Minister Mark Carney began a four day official visit to Beijing, marking the first trip by a Canadian leader to China in

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States would impose a 25 percent tariff on goods imported from any country that continues commercial dealings with Iran, a sweeping declaration delivered without a signed executive order, published legal framework, or

MENA Newswire, OTTAWA: Canada is delivering a clear and consistent public message that American visitors remain welcome, as U.S. tourism officials in some regions adopt a quieter approach toward repairing strained cross border travel sentiment. The contrast has become more

MENA Newswire, BEIJING: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney arrived in China this week for an official visit aimed at restoring bilateral engagement after years of strained relations, as Ottawa seeks to broaden its international economic and diplomatic ties. The visit

MENA Newswire, SAN FRANCISCO: Shares of Alphabet Inc. rose sharply on Monday, lifting the Google parent’s market capitalization above $4 trillion for the first time and placing it among a small group of companies to reach that valuation threshold. The

MENA Newswire, SAN FRANCISCO: Apple has entered into a multi year agreement with Google to integrate Google’s Gemini artificial intelligence models into Siri, marking one of the most significant partnerships between the two technology companies in recent years and a

NEW YORK: Credit card lenders and payments companies slid in U.S. trading after President Donald Trump publicly backed a proposal to impose a one year cap of 10 percent on credit card interest rates, a move that immediately unsettled financial