News tagged with visas
FBI in hunt for pro-WikiLeaks hackers: report
The FBI has joined the hunt for hackers who took down websites like PayPal, after they stopped processing payments to whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks, US media reports said Friday.
Jan 01, 2011 |
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WikiLeaks to file complaint against Visa, Mastercard: lawyer
WikiLeaks will lodge a complaint with the European Commission against credit card giants Visa and MasterCard if the two companies refuse to lift their ban on donations to the site, their lawyer said Monday.
Jul 04, 2011 |
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Indian outsourcing industry hits out at US visa bill
India's outsourcing giants have slammed a United States bill that could double the cost of a work visa in a move seen as targeting high-profile Indian software exporters.
Aug 10, 2010 |
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Firms pay more to high-skill foreign IT pros than to US colleagues: study
Contrary to public assertions, IT professionals in the U.S. who are not citizens actually earned more than their American colleagues from 2000-2005 and therefore did not depress the salaries of American citizens, according ...
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May 13, 2010 |
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Spam downloads surge among WikiLeaks supporters
(AP) -- Wikileaks supporters on Friday downloaded increasing amounts of the spam-shooting software used to attack companies seen as hostile - a development that could challenge even Internet giants such as ...
Dec 10, 2010 |
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India takes US visa fee hike to WTO
India is challenging the United States at the World Trade Organisation over increased visa fees for skilled workers that have hit the country's flagship outsourcing firms, an official said Tuesday.
Apr 10, 2012 |
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US says speeding up visas for researchers
The United States is speeding up visa applications for researchers and graduate students, an official said Thursday, hoping to ease a long backlog that raised fears that scientists would head elsewhere.
Jun 04, 2009 |
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India outsourcers angered by US job visa hike
India's flagship outsourcing industry reacted angrily Saturday to a new US law tightening security at the Mexico border with measures paid for by steep hikes in American work visa fees.
Aug 14, 2010 |
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WikiLeaks delays complaint against Visa, Mastercard: lawyer
WikiLeaks is delaying its complaint to the European Commission against credit card giants Visa and MasterCard in the hopes of reaching an out-of-court deal, the website's lawyer said Thursday.
Jul 07, 2011 |
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Visa, MasterCard scramble after massive data breach
Credit card giants Visa and MasterCard were scrambling on Friday to thwart cyber crooks who looted a massive trove of precious account data, evidently from a payment processor in New York.
Mar 30, 2012 |
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India's Infosys shares fall on US probe worries
Shares in Infosys, India's second-largest outsourcing firm, fell four percent in Mumbai on Monday after the firm revealed that US authorities were probing alleged irregularities in its business visas.
Apr 23, 2012 |
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Facebook is 2nd largest US IPO ever
Facebook's launch on to the Nasdaq on Friday will raise $16.4 billion dollars, making it the second largest initial public offering on US markets ever.
May 18, 2012 |
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Visa buying CyberSource for two billion dollars
Credit card giant Visa said Wednesday it was buying online payments company CyberSource for two billion dollars.
Apr 21, 2010 |
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Visa to launch 'wallet' for phones, online buying
(AP) -- Visa Inc. is making a virtual "wallet" that can hold people's card account information for faster checkouts at online shopping sites and real-world stores.
May 11, 2011 |
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