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US excludes Microsoft, Infosys and Wipro from foreign workers' green card programme

By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Le Monde

The United States is excluding Microsoft, Infosys and Wipro from a programme that made it easier for some foreign employees to obtain a green card. The measure is expected to particularly affect Indian employees seeking to settle in the United States, Le Monde reports.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accuses Washington of delaying the delivery of US missiles already paid for by Kyiv. He also says that European countries are ready to provide Patriot interceptors, but are waiting for authorisation from the United States, Le Monde reports in its coverage of the war in Ukraine.

🌍 World · Source: Le Monde · 19 Oct

Paris imposes new overnight curfew around République and Les Halles

Paris police imposed a new curfew on Tuesday night around Place de la République and in the Les Halles district, from 9pm to 4am. The measure comes after the weekend’s riots and looting, and follows an earlier curfew, France 24 reports.

🌍 World · Source: France 24 · 20 Oct

Programme supports rural women’s leadership in Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea has inaugurated a programme in Malabo to strengthen the leadership of community organisations of rural women and young people. Dolores Fernández Valbuena, the prime minister’s wife, attended the ceremony on behalf of the head of government, Ahora EG reports.

🌍 World · Source: Ahora EG · 20 Oct

Inflation and jobs temper Trump’s boast about the economy ahead of US elections

Donald Trump is touting the performance of the US economy ahead of the midterm elections, but inflation and employment indicators offer a picture that merits closer examination. BBC Verify scrutinises the data to assess the economic situation in the United States.

🌍 World · Source: Jornal Tropical · 20 Oct

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