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A Reddit user shares why despite having H-1B in the US, life is not fulfilling.
Getting an H-1B visa is a dream come true for many in the US as the work visa gives a foothold for some years but a Redditor who has it all shared how he has started questioning whether the fight is worth it. The Redditor came to the US for a master's degree in 2018 and subsequently got a job at a tech company. On third attempt, he got picked by the H-1B lottery as well in 2022. “Now I am waiting on my PERM to be approved so I can eventually file for I-140,” the post read.Giving an overview of the life in the US, the Redditor wrote: “I work long hours. My social life is limited. I see my parents once every two years because taking time off is hard and flights are expensive. My friends back home are buying houses and starting families while I am still stressing about visa status and whether I can change jobs.”Is it worth it, asks Redditor about Green Card.”Some people get happier after moving back home..

A growing number of immigrants in US are abandoning their legal cases and choosing to leave the country, many while held in detention centres. This comes as voluntary departures are on a surge under Trump administration.Court data obtained by the Vera Institute of Justice shows that immigration judges issued more than 80,000 “voluntary departure” orders between January 2025 and March this year. The figures were shared with The Washington Post. The current data marks a sharp rise compared with the previous administration, when around 11,400 people chose the option over a similar period.Voluntary departure allows immigrants to leave the US without a formal deportation order. This can sometimes make it easier to return legally in the future. But it also means giving up any ongoing claim to stay in the country, including asylum applications.More than 70 per cent of those granted voluntary departure under the Trump administration were in immigration detention at the time they made the reque..

AdvertisementHantavirusWorldEuropeNew suspected hantavirus cases found in Spain and remote Tristan da CunhaThe latest patient had briefly sat on a plane behind a Dutch woman who contracted the disease on the MV Hondius
3-MIN READ3-MIN ListenReutersPublished: 12:59am, 9 May 2026Two new suspected cases of hantavirus were ⁠reported on Friday, one in Spain and the other on the remote South Atlantic island of Tristan da Cunha, as experts race to contain an outbreak that began on a luxury cruise ship.
The announcements in locations thousands of kilometres (miles) apart will fuel concern about a cluster of cases so far associated with three deaths – though the World Health Organization has repeatedly said the risk to the wider public is low and the virus does not transmit easily.
A 32-year-old woman in the southeastern Spanish province of Alicante has symptoms consistent with a hantavirus infection and is being tested, Spanish health authorities said.
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AdvertisementUS-China relationsChinaDiplomacyTrust is key if China’s international arbitration goals are to succeed, experts sayChina’s newly revised Arbitration Law marks the most significant overhaul of the country’s commercial dispute framework since 1994
5-MIN READ5-MIN3 ListenYuanyue Dangin washingtonPublished: 11:45pm, 8 May 2026China’s international arbitration efforts have made significant progress, but more work is needed to attract foreign parties to arbitrate in China amid US-China rivalry, according to arbitrators and law scholars.China’s newly revised Arbitration Law took effect in March, marking the most significant overhaul of the country’s commercial dispute framework since 1994, in a move to promote cities such as Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen to develop into international arbitration centres, competing with current global leaders like London and Singapore.But a harder question for Beijing is not the amount of energy or resources poured in, but whether foreign parties..

A former JPMorgan banker accused of making explosive sexual harassment claims against a senior executive has hired a high-profile New York lawyer known for representing accusers of Jeffrey Epstein.Chirayu Rana, an Indian-origin former Wall Street analyst is being represented by Daniel Kaiser of the law firm Kaiser, Saurborn & Mair. Kaiser has previously acted for multiple women who brought claims against Epstein, the convicted sex offender and pedophile who died in 2019.Rana has sued JPMorgan executive director Lorna Hajdini, alleging she drugged him with viagra and subjected him to repeated sexual assaults. The claims were denied by the bank and Hajdini.The lawsuit describes a series of disturbing allegations, including accusations that Hajdini used drugs and coercion to control him. However, JPMorgan says an internal investigation found no evidence supporting the claims. A spokesperson said Rana refused to fully cooperate with investigators and declined to provide key supporting deta..

Quote of the Day by Plato Some quotations survive centuries because they still describe human behaviour with surprising accuracy. Even in a world of smartphones, artificial intelligence and social media, the ideas written by ancient Greek philosopher Plato still feel relevant. One of his most famous quotes is, “We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.”At first, the quote may seem simple but it has a deep meaning about fear, truth, knowledge and human nature. Almost all understand why a child fears the dark. Darkness is about uncertainty, about the unknown. But Plato thought that there was a very different kind of fear that comes with adulthood. He says the real problem begins when people become afraid of “the light” – truth, wisdom, understanding, self-awareness.That idea still has a close association with modern life. People today have more information than ever before, yet many still turn away from uncomfor..

AdvertisementBritainWorldEuropeMan arrested ‘with weapon’ near ex-prince Andrew’s home, UK police sayUK media reported that a man wearing a balaclava had allegedly threatened Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor when he was out walking his dogs
1-MIN READ1-MIN ListenAgence France-PressePublished: 1:29am, 8 May 2026UK police said on Thursday they had arrested a man wielding a weapon who “was behaving in an intimidating manner” close to the home of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor in eastern England.
Norfolk police confirmed they had been called to an incident late on Wednesday near the Sandringham Estate “and the man was arrested on suspicion of a public order offence and possession of an offensive weapon”.
UK media reported that a man wearing a balaclava had allegedly threatened the former prince when he was out walking his dogs in the eastern Sandringham area.
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AdvertisementUS-China relationsChinaDiplomacyChina’s use of propaganda may outwit US if Taiwan conflict arises, experts warnBeijing’s study of Iran, Ukraine wars could help hone its ability to wage information warfare against the US during a Taiwan Strait crisis
3-MIN READ3-MIN3 ListenDewey Simin WashingtonPublished: 1:00am, 8 May 2026Updated: 1:30am, 8 May 2026Beijing’s study of the wars in Iran and Ukraine could sharpen its ability to wage information warfare against Americans during a Taiwan Strait conflict, exposing vulnerabilities in US preparedness, experts said on Wednesday.S. Clinton Hinote, a retired US Lieutenant General, said he was “impressed” with the propaganda coming out of Iran since the outbreak of the war in February, warning that Beijing would deploy similar tactics if conflict erupts over Taiwan.“That’s coming,” he told a discussion in Washington hosted by the Special Competitive Studies Project think tank.
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PC: Google Gemini Tulare Lake has made a surprising comeback, once known as Pa'ashi by the Tachi Yokut tribe. This rare event shows how a long-gone terminal lake can reclaim its original basin. It used to be the largest freshwater lake west of the Mississippi until it was drained in the late 1800s for farming purposes. In 2023, however, extreme weather and record snowfall in the Sierra Nevada refilled the basin, covering over 100,000 acres. This occurrence underscores California’s unpredictable water cycles and points out modern flood control's limitations. Besides affecting the Central Valley’s economy, the lake's return has sparked an ecological revival, drawing many migratory birds and renewing indigenous cultural areas.California’s largest lost body of water resurfaces According to the California Department of Water Resources, the Tulare Lake basin is a terminal sink for the Kings, Kaweah, Tule, and White rivers. While it was considered ‘extinct’ due to 20th-century ..

NASA’s Perseverance has captured a sweeping new panorama of a rugged Martian region nicknamed “Crocodile Bridge”, revealing one of the oldest known landscapes on Mars in remarkable detail. The 360-degree mosaic, created using the rover’s Mastcam-Z camera system, combines 980 images captured across multiple Martian days, or sols. Located on the rim of Jezero Crater, the area contains ancient rocks believed to date back to the early formation of the solar system. Scientists say the terrain could preserve valuable clues about Mars’ early crust, atmosphere and the planet’s long-lost watery past.Inside the Crocodile Bridge region on Mars The newly released panorama was assembled using Perseverance’s Mastcam-Z camera system. According to NASA, 971 images were captured on 18 December 2025 during Sol 1,717 of the mission, while another nine images were taken on 25 January 2026 during Sol 1,754.The natural-colour panorama was processed to resemble how the human eye would see the Martian surface..