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By Lalit K Jha Washington, Jan 22 () US IT sector and business groups, including technology giants Google and Apple, have applauded President Joe Biden's steps to initiate immigration reforms, underlining that the move would boost American economy, create jobs and attract talent from across the world. On the day one of his presidency on Wednesday, Biden sent a comprehensive immigration bill to Congress which proposes major overhauls to the system, including granting legal status and a path to citizenship to tens of thousands of undocumented immigrants and other groups and reduce the time that family members must wait outside the US for green cards. Called the US Citizenship Act of 2021, the legislation modernises the immigration system, and also proposes to eliminate the per country cap for employment-based green cards, a move that would benefit thousands of Indian IT professionals whose current wait period for legal permanent residency runs into several decades. Apple CEO Tim Cook … [Read more...] about Apple, Google, other US business groups applaud Biden’s immigration reforms

"This tripartite agreement goes a long way in addressing the issue of overlapping membership by bringing together three of Africa's major regional economic communities namely, COMESA, EAC and SADC," Kapwepwe said. "It provides a key path to harmonization and effective implementation of trade and trade-related instruments of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area." … [Read more...] about Zambia boosts prospects for African trade initiative

Addressing a meeting of the UN Security Council (UNSC) in New York on January 21 to discuss the election turmoil in the Central African Republic, Tra expressed concern about its security situation while emphasising the importance of respecting the Peace Agreement between the Government and armed groups. … [Read more...] about Vietnam calls for conflict resolution in Central African Republic via dialogue

'We recognise, acknowledge, seek to understand, and apologise for the public hurt and anger. So let us be clear: we no longer consider the Sir John Cass name appropriate to represent us and the work that we do in this century or in the future.' … [Read more...] about London’s City University changes name of its Cass Business School because of Sir John Cass’ slavery links

Calls to boost the European currency gained steam due to fallout from Washington's reimposed sanctions on Iran (after then-President Donald Trump unilaterally scrapped the landmark JCPOA deal with Iran in May 2018) that also aimed to punish European financial institutions, companies, and individuals who continued to pursue business with the Islamic Republic. … [Read more...] about European Commission Touts Strategy for Digital Euro Rollout, Mulling Safeguards Against Crypto Risks