Carol and Jeff Starr celebrated their daughter’s wedding last month with a bit of irony: neither was wearing their own wedding rings at the ceremony. Thieves had broken into their Southern California home last spring and cleaned out a safe full of jewelry. “They hit the jackpot,” Carol Starr told CNN. The couple had locked their own rings […]
A cruise ship detained in Barcelona since Tuesday due to forged visas has been allowed to continue on its route through the Mediterranean Sea. Following an agreement with the Spanish authorities, the Armonía and its some 1,500 passengers will set sail on Thursday and continue the planned journey to Italy, the company MSC Cruises said. […]
A judge has ordered the US government to hand over Prince Harry’s visa application as he considers whether it should be made public. Judge Carl Nichols told the Department for Homeland Security (DHS) that its arguments were “insufficiently detailed” amid a court battle over the release of the documents, stemming from revelations about the Duke […]
For wealthy Americans looking for an expat lifestyle, Portugal—with its pristine beaches, low cost-of-living, and easy access to the U.S.—has long been the top destination. The southern European country has also been enticing because of rules that made it relatively easy to buy residency and and gain citizenship: For 500,000 euros, Americans could nab a […]
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s halt in renewing visas for international aid workers in the Gaza Strip and the Israeli occupied West Bank is kneecapping aid work just when it’s needed the most, a coalition of humanitarian and nongovernmental groups says. Israel’s welfare ministry has paused the visa renewal process since early February, saying it doesn’t […]
Busakorn Pongparnit/Getty Images Travelers from around the world have long been fascinated by South Korea‘s outsized pop culture influence, paradisiacal islands, and stylish, high-tech metropolises. Now, in a K-fan dream come true, international remote workers can live and work in the East Asian hub for up to two years thanks to a new digital nomad […]
Claim: Executive Order 9066, signed by U.S. President Joe Biden, provides immigrants who enter the United States illegally a cell phone, a free plane ticket to a destination of their choosing and a $5000 Visa Gift Card. Rating: Rating: False On Dec. 5, 2023, Mark Lamb, the sheriff of Pinal County, Arizona, and a Republican […]
(Bloomberg) — Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. gained about $42 billion of market value after investors bet the chipmaker to Nvidia Corp. and Apple Inc. will become one of the biggest winners of an AI development frenzy. Most Read from Bloomberg Taiwan’s largest company soared 7.9% in the first trading session after a week-long Lunar New […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration announced Monday it is rolling out a new policy that will allow it to impose visa restrictions on foreign individuals involved in the misuse of commercial spyware. The administration’s policy will apply to people who’ve been involved in the misuse of commercial spyware to target individuals including journalists, activists, […]
More people have a Visa (NYSE: V) credit card than any other credit card in the world. It powers 4.3 billion cards globally, a number equal to more than half the world’s population. It processed more than $15 trillion in payments over the trailing 12 months, and it works with more than 14,500 financial institutions […]
A man running the length of Africa has been given the green light to enter Algeria to continue his gruelling challenge after facing visa issues which left his venture “hanging in the balance”. Russ Cook, from Worthing in west Sussex, has been running the length of the continent for 283 days, covering more than 7,600 […]
A man running the length of Africa has secured the visa needed to continue his challenge. Russell Cook, from Worthing, West Sussex, had planned to complete the length of 360 marathons in 240 days. After visa complications, the 26-year-old previously said the challenge was dependent on whether he could secure permission to cross the border […]