Albanian and Kosovo Prime Ministers Sali Berisha and Hashim Thaci have signed a number of agreements in Priština. One of the agreements gives the Kosovo customs authorities the use of the port of Shengjin.
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Pope visits Czech Republic
September 27th, 2009 |
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On his first visit to the Czech Republic Pope Benedict has urged Czechs to rediscover their Christian roots trampled on by 40 years of totalitarian rule. The object of his three-day visit is to support the Czech Catholic Church in a country that has one of the lowest proportions of religious practitioners in the world. Fewer than 3 million of the countries ten 10.5 million population claim to be Catholic and few practice.
Dalai Lama visits Taiwan typhoon victims amid Chinese anger
August 31st, 2009 |
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The Dalai Lama headed for typhoon hit areas of southern Taiwan Monday on the first full day of a tour that China has warned will hurt improving ties with the island. The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader headed straight for Hsiaolin, a village where at least 424 people died in Typhoon Morakot,
H-1B Visa Companies Getting Unannounced Visits by Feds
August 17th, 2009 |
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If your company is using H-1B visa workers, you may get a surprise from the government. Piece of advice for your manager: It’s voluntary, but the surprise could intimidate.
– In an attempt to help root out fraud and other criminal activity, the
U.S. Citizenship amp; Immigration Services agency is making surprise
visits to companies with H-1B visa holders on the books.
After
reports came out that there has been evidence shown of fraudulent use
of temporary workers…
Putin visits Abkhazia, confirms Russian aid commitments
August 12th, 2009 |
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Russian PM Vladimir Putin arrived in Abkhazia for a one-day working visit, confirming Moscow’s pledges of financial aid to the former Georgian republic. It is the first visit of a high-level Russian delegation to the republic, which Russia recognized as an independent state last August after a five-day war with Georgia over breakaway South Ossetia, which Moscow also recognized as independent.