Visa officers deny applications because they are trained to spot inconsistencies, an immigration lawyer explained. As US visas are getting difficult to get even for tourism purpose, immigration lawyer Andrea Szew said the approval process does not work the way people think it works. Applicants think they were not given enough time to explain their…
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown Auckland mayor Wayne Brown has apologised after allegedly calling an Indian-origin Radio New Zealand staff member a “Muslim terrorist” during a visit to the broadcaster’s Auckland officesa.The incident took place on Monday as Brown arrived at Radio New Zealand (RNZ) for an appearance on its Afternoons programme. According to RNZ, a…
Tsutomu Yamaguchi is known to be the sole individual recognised to have survived both atomic attacks in Japan during the Second World War period. His case has been documented in history books and stands out as an extraordinary case of survival associated with nuclear war. The atomic attacks carried out in Hiroshima and Nagasaki in…
Quote of the day by Rosa Parks (Image source: Wikipedia) Rosa Parks’s quote, “You must never be fearful of what you are doing when it is right,” are still very important today. This quote doesn’t talk about a single event or opinion. Instead, it talks about a general idea of how people act, make decisions,…
US President Donald Trump on Sunday described the man who attempted to storm the White House Correspondents’ Dinner as one who ‘hates Christians’ and a ‘sick guy’, as investigators pieced together the motive behind the high-profile security breach in Washington.Speaking after the incident, Trump said the suspect had written a manifesto expressing hostility towards Christians….
Safe sex just got more expensive: Condom prices set to rise 30% as Iran war disrupts supply The world’s largest condom manufacturer, Malaysia’s Karex Bhd, plans to raise prices by 20 to 30 per cent — and potentially more — as the Iran war disrupts global supply chains and drives up raw material costs, its…
New immigration rule says social media posts against Israel can be a reason of Green Card denial in the US. Not only anti-America, but anti-Israel and pro-Palestine social media posts can also block a Green Card as a new immigration guidance issued by the Donald Trump administration expands the disqualifying factors, New York Times reported….
The shooter Cole Tomas Allen’s manifesto said he wanted to target Trump administration officials Cole Tomas Allen’s family had raised concerns about his behavior before he allegedly attempted a shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in Washington DC on Saturday night.According to a senior US official cited by CBS News, Allen’s sister, Avriana,…
Study shows no genetic harm in children of Chernobyl radiation survivors A major international study has found that children conceived after the Chernobyl disaster show no additional DNA damage linked to their parents’ radiation exposure. Scientists looked at people born from 1987 to 2002 whose parents helped with cleanup or stayed near the zone. Instead…
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez have committed $34 million through the Bezos Earth Fund to accelerate the development of sustainable textiles. The funding focuses on alternatives to conventional materials such as polyester and viscose, which are largely derived from fossil fuels. By supporting research into biodegradable and plastic-free fibres, the initiative aims to reduce the…