Tibetans celebrated the 87th birthday of the Tibetan spiritual leader, the 14th Dalai Lama, in the north Indian hill town of Dharamshala on Wednesday (July 6).&nbsp;

The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) of the Tibetan government-in-exile organised the Dalai Lama's 87th birthday in Dharamshala.&nbsp;

On his birthday, let's talk about why China wants control over Dalai Lama?

To dilute the cultural and religious identity of Tibetans, the key for China is to control the Dalai Lama. And, therefore, China wants to decide who the next Dalai Lama will be.&nbsp;

This report attempts to understand the history and the institution of the Dalai Lama. The Dalai Lama is the spiritual head of Tibet and until nine years ago, he was also the political head.&nbsp; 
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The institution of the Dalai Lama goes back to the 1400s and it stands on the pillar of reincarnation. Tibetans believe the Dalai Lama has control over his re-birth and he can choose the body into which he is reincarnated. &nbsp;

The previous Dalai Lama died in 1933 and it took four years to find his successor. The 14th Dalai Lama is now 85 years old and is ailing.&nbsp; 
It is the job of the lamas of Buddhism to find their successor.&nbsp;

But, China wants to control that process and appoint a pliant Dalai Lama. The US has now made a law which says the Tibetans should be able to decide who the next Dalai Lama should be.&nbsp;

The second part of the history&nbsp;

In 1950, China annexed Tibet and for the last 70 years, Beijing has been trying to impose itself on Tibet.&nbsp;

It has hammered the land's unique identity, interfered with Tibetan Buddhism, attacked monasteries, pushed propaganda and sent Han Chinese into the region.&nbsp;

But controlling Tibet is not easy for China, legitimising its claim on Tibet is even less.&nbsp;

The Dalai Lama and the Tibetan government have been in exile for years now.&nbsp;

When China annexed Tibet, the Dalai Lama fled to India with some thousand followers in 1959.&nbsp;

Currently, Dharamsala, located in northern India, houses the Tibetan government-in-exile and the Dalai Lama.&nbsp;

But, China does not recognise his authority.

The Dalai Lama says that his successor may be born in a free country and could be a female.

Traditionally, the Dalai Lama picks his own successor and tells his aides before his death where to look for a child who will be his reincarnation.

According to the Dalai Lama's official website: "The person who reincarnates has sole legitimate authority over where and how he or she takes birth". &nbsp;

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Two Dalai Lamas

This time, the succession may not be so simple and the world may end up with two Dalai Lamas, one picked by China and the other by Dharamsala.&nbsp;

China views the Dalai Lama as a 'separatist', who is working to split Tibet from China.&nbsp;

Beijing has poured billions of dollars and shattered the traditional Tibetan monastic order with the weight of Chinese factories.&nbsp;

The dragon knows that its grip on Tibet can only be tightened if it gets to pick the next Dalai Lama, who would be Tibetan by&nbsp;blood and Chinese by spirit.&nbsp;

Beijing has called Buddhism an ancient Chinese religion and Tibetans have been jailed for hanging photos of the Dalai Lama on their walls.&nbsp;

In 1995, China detained a six-year-old Tibetan boy who was recognised as the reincarnation of the Panchen Lama.&nbsp;

The boy has not been seen since and Beijing went on to name his replacement and now wants to do the same with the Dalai Lama.&nbsp;

The spiritual leader knows about the Chinese plan and in 2011, he said that the final authority over his successor is "myself and no one else, and obviously, not Chinese communists".

In 2019, the Dalai Lama said: "In future, in case you see two Dalai Lamas come, one from a free country and one chosen by the Chinese, then nobody will trust, nobody will respect the one chosen by China, so that's an additional problem for the Chinese".&nbsp;

The stand of US and India

China's problems have only added up for one year and the American legislation definitely comes in the way of Beijing's plan.

India is the home to the Dalai Lama, but officially it recognises the One China policy.&nbsp;

New Delhi has not commented on America's bill, but its position reflects itself in more subtle ways, like Indian leaders wishing the Dalai Lama on his birthday or India using special forces made up of Tibetan exiles to occupy strategic heights in Ladakh.&nbsp;

The coming weeks and months will be crucial.&nbsp;

Will India play its Tibet card more openly? Will other countries call out China in Tibet and stand up for the rights of six million Buddhists living in Tibet.&nbsp;

China hoped of selecting the next Dalai Lama to silence the world, but it may not seem so simple now.&nbsp; 
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Tibetans celebrated the 87th birthday of the Tibetan spiritual leader, the 14th Dalai Lama, in the north Indian hill town of Dharamshala on Wednesday (July 6). The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) of the Tibetan government-in-exile organised the Dalai Lama's 87th birthday in Dharamshala.

Tibetans celebrated the 87th birthday of the Tibetan spiritual leader, the 14th Dalai Lama, in the north Indian hill town of Dharamshala on Wednesday (July 6). The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) of the Tibetan government-in-exile organised the Dalai Lama's 87th birthday in Dharamshala. On his birthday, let's talk about why China wants control over Dalai Lama? To dilute the cultural and religious identity of Tibetans, the key for China is to control the Dalai Lama. And, therefore, China wants to decide who the next Dalai Lama will be. This report attempts to understand the history and the institution of the Dalai Lama. The Dalai Lama is the spiritual head of Tibet and until nine years ago, he was also the political head. The institution of the Dalai Lama goes back to the 1400s and it stands on the pillar of reincarnation. Tibetans believe the Dalai Lama has control over his re-birth and he can choose the body into which he is reincarnated. The previous Dalai Lama died in 1933 and it took four years to find his successor. The 14th Dalai Lama is now 85 years old and is ailing. It is the job of the lamas of Buddhism to find their successor. But, China wants to control that process and appoint a pliant Dalai Lama. The US has now made a law which says the Tibetans should be able to decide who the next Dalai Lama should be. The second part of the history In 1950, China annexed Tibet and for the last 70 years, Beijing has been trying to impose itself on Tibet. It has hammered the land's unique identity, interfered with Tibetan Buddhism, attacked monasteries, pushed propaganda and sent Han Chinese into the region. But controlling Tibet is not easy for China, legitimising its claim on Tibet is even less. The Dalai Lama and the Tibetan government have been in exile for years now. When China annexed Tibet, the Dalai Lama fled to India with some thousand followers in 1959. Currently, Dharamsala, located in northern India, houses the Tibetan government-in-exile and the Dalai Lama. But, China does not recognise his authority. The Dalai Lama says that his successor may be born in a free country and could be a female. Traditionally, the Dalai Lama picks his own successor and tells his aides before his death where to look for a child who will be his reincarnation. According to the Dalai Lama's official website: "The person who reincarnates has sole legitimate authority over where and how he or she takes birth". Watch the report here: Two Dalai Lamas This time, the succession may not be so simple and the world may end up with two Dalai Lamas, one picked by China and the other by Dharamsala. China views the Dalai Lama as a 'separatist', who is working to split Tibet from China. Beijing has poured billions of dollars and shattered the traditional Tibetan monastic order with the weight of Chinese factories. The dragon knows that its grip on Tibet can only be tightened if it gets to pick the next Dalai Lama, who would be Tibetan by blood and Chinese by spirit. Beijing has called Buddhism an ancient Chinese religion and Tibetans have been jailed for hanging photos of the Dalai Lama on their walls. In 1995, China detained a six-year-old Tibetan boy who was recognised as the reincarnation of the Panchen Lama. The boy has not been seen since and Beijing went on to name his replacement and now wants to do the same with the Dalai Lama. The spiritual leader knows about the Chinese plan and in 2011, he said that the final authority over his successor is "myself and no one else, and obviously, not Chinese communists". In 2019, the Dalai Lama said: "In future, in case you see two Dalai Lamas come, one from a free country and one chosen by the Chinese, then nobody will trust, nobody will respect the one chosen by China, so that's an additional problem for the Chinese". The stand of US and India China's problems have only added up for one year and the American legislation definitely comes in the way of Beijing's plan. India is the home to the Dalai Lama, but officially it recognises the One China policy. New Delhi has not commented on America's bill, but its position reflects itself in more subtle ways, like Indian leaders wishing the Dalai Lama on his birthday or India using special forces made up of Tibetan exiles to occupy strategic heights in Ladakh. The coming weeks and months will be crucial. Will India play its Tibet card more openly? Will other countries call out China in Tibet and stand up for the rights of six million Buddhists living in Tibet. China hoped of selecting the next Dalai Lama to silence the world, but it may not seem so simple now.

Explainer: Why does China want control over Dalai Lama?

Despite a jump in the number of <a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/coronavirus-vaccine">coronavirus vaccines </a>administered, the United States is seeing a rise in the number of cases.&nbsp;

The seven-day average of new infections spiked to 57,695 on Wednesday, 9.5 per cent from the week before, making it the biggest rise since January 12, according to the data by Johns Hopkins University.&nbsp;

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"We are not out of danger," Ali Mokdad, a professor of health metrics sciences at the University of Washington's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, which brings influential Covid-19 projections, as quoted by Bloomberg.&nbsp;

"We're slowing down, and in many places going in the wrong direction."

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US President Joe Biden on Thursday announced that 200 million doses of <a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/coronavirus">Covid-19 </a>would be administered within 100 days in office, doubling his initial commitment.&nbsp;

"I know it's ambitious, twice our original goal," he said.&nbsp;

"But no other country in the world has even come close -- not even close -- to what we are doing, and I believe we can do it."

According to the latest figures, the US has witnessed 546,822 coronavirus deaths and 30,079,285 cases, making it the worst-affected country.

The US is followed by Brazil with 303,462 deaths, Mexico with 200,211 and India with 160,949 fatalities.&nbsp; 
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Despite a jump in the number of coronavirus vaccines administered, the United States is seeing a rise in the number of cases. The seven-day average of new infections spiked to 57,695 on Wednesday, 9.

Despite a jump in the number of coronavirus vaccines administered, the United States is seeing a rise in the number of cases. The seven-day average of new infections spiked to 57,695 on Wednesday, 9.5 per cent from the week before, making it the biggest rise since January 12, according to the data by Johns Hopkins University. Watch | "We are not out of danger," Ali Mokdad, a professor of health metrics sciences at the University of Washington's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, which brings influential Covid-19 projections, as quoted by Bloomberg. "We're slowing down, and in many places going in the wrong direction." Also read | As Biden meets EU leaders, Merkel calls for increased domestic vaccine production US President Joe Biden on Thursday announced that 200 million doses of Covid-19 would be administered within 100 days in office, doubling his initial commitment. "I know it's ambitious, twice our original goal," he said. "But no other country in the world has even come close -- not even close -- to what we are doing, and I believe we can do it." According to the latest figures, the US has witnessed 546,822 coronavirus deaths and 30,079,285 cases, making it the worst-affected country. The US is followed by Brazil with 303,462 deaths, Mexico with 200,211 and India with 160,949 fatalities.

Despite vaccine doses, coronavirus cases in US are surging again

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It has been seen so far that to defeat <a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/coronavirus">novel coronavirus</a>, vaccinating people promptly is the solution. But the case of Seychelles has raised concerns.&nbsp;

Seychelles has inoculated more of its population as compared to any other country but its active cases doubled in the week ending on May 7.&nbsp;

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The World Health Organization (WHO) said that a detailed study is being conducted to understand the situation of the Seychelles. &nbsp;

Seychelles's Health Ministry on Monday said that the number of active coronavirus cases doubled since last week to 2,486 people.

It added that the number of active cases includes 37 per cent of people who have received two doses of the <a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/coronavirus-vaccine">Covid vaccine</a>.&nbsp;

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In Seychelles, 57 per cent of people who have been fully inoculated are given China's Sinopharm shots with the remaining people being administered by Covishield, the coronavirus vaccine manufactured in India under the license from AstraZeneca, reports Bloomberg.

However, Seychelles News Agency reported, citing the minister for foreign affairs and tourism that no one who had infected with Covid post-vaccination has died as of May 8.&nbsp;

The country, which has a population of just under 100,000, vaccinated its population first with Sinopharm and then with Covishield.&nbsp; 
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It has been seen so far that to defeat novel coronavirus, vaccinating people promptly is the solution. But the case of Seychelles has raised concerns. Seychelles has inoculated more of its population as compared to any other country but its active cases doubled in the week ending on May 7.

It has been seen so far that to defeat novel coronavirus, vaccinating people promptly is the solution. But the case of Seychelles has raised concerns. Seychelles has inoculated more of its population as compared to any other country but its active cases doubled in the week ending on May 7. Watch | The World Health Organization (WHO) said that a detailed study is being conducted to understand the situation of the Seychelles. Seychelles's Health Ministry on Monday said that the number of active coronavirus cases doubled since last week to 2,486 people. It added that the number of active cases includes 37 per cent of people who have received two doses of the Covid vaccine. Also read | US approves Pfizer-BioNTech's Covid vaccine for children aged 12-15 In Seychelles, 57 per cent of people who have been fully inoculated are given China's Sinopharm shots with the remaining people being administered by Covishield, the coronavirus vaccine manufactured in India under the license from AstraZeneca, reports Bloomberg. However, Seychelles News Agency reported, citing the minister for foreign affairs and tourism that no one who had infected with Covid post-vaccination has died as of May 8. The country, which has a population of just under 100,000, vaccinated its population first with Sinopharm and then with Covishield.

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A woman in the UK has accused a police spy of raping her by tricking her into a sexual relationship.&nbsp;

She said that spy Vince Miller tricked her into a sexual relationship that lasted for two months, reports The Guardian.

However, Miller said that the duo had a sexual encounter for one night.&nbsp;

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The woman said that the relationship began when she was "fragile and vulnerable" after the end of her abusive marriage.

She said the relationship was rape and added that Miller broke her trust.&nbsp;

A retired judge, Sir John Mitting, is leading the inquiry that is probing the conduct of about 139 undercover officers who spied over 1,000 political organisations since 1968.&nbsp;

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Miller, who spied Socialist Workers Party from 1976 to 1979, earlier told the inquiry that he had "one night stands" with four women when he went undercover.&nbsp;

The woman on Monday said that Miller's account of the nature of their relationship was "untrue and there is no possible justification for it ever having taken place."

She also said that she had been devastated if she had known the true details then.&nbsp;

"I trusted him … it would have been an absolute betrayal … I know that I would have regarded, as I do regard it now, as rape," the woman said.&nbsp; 
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A woman in the UK has accused a police spy of raping her by tricking her into a sexual relationship. She said that spy Vince Miller tricked her into a sexual relationship that lasted for two months, reports The Guardian.

A woman in the UK has accused a police spy of raping her by tricking her into a sexual relationship. She said that spy Vince Miller tricked her into a sexual relationship that lasted for two months, reports The Guardian. However, Miller said that the duo had a sexual encounter for one night. Also read | Britain's Secret Intelligence Service MI6 looking for new 'Q' spy tech master The woman said that the relationship began when she was "fragile and vulnerable" after the end of her abusive marriage. She said the relationship was rape and added that Miller broke her trust. A retired judge, Sir John Mitting, is leading the inquiry that is probing the conduct of about 139 undercover officers who spied over 1,000 political organisations since 1968. Also read | Germany ropes in spy agency to monitor anti-vaxxers, Covid deniers Miller, who spied Socialist Workers Party from 1976 to 1979, earlier told the inquiry that he had "one night stands" with four women when he went undercover. The woman on Monday said that Miller's account of the nature of their relationship was "untrue and there is no possible justification for it ever having taken place." She also said that she had been devastated if she had known the true details then. "I trusted him … it would have been an absolute betrayal … I know that I would have regarded, as I do regard it now, as rape," the woman said.

UK: Woman accuses spy of rape by tricking her into relationship

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Thousands of people protested outside the Israeli embassy in Ankara and its consulate in Istanbul over the Jewish nation's actions against Palestinians on Monday. Meanwhile, the US on Monday gave its approval to the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccine for children in the 12-15 age group.&nbsp;

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Thousands of people gathered outside the Israeli embassy in Ankara and its consulate in Istanbul to protest at Israeli actions against Palestinians on Monday while President Tayyip Erdogan spoke to Middle East leaders about the rising violence.&nbsp;

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Britain's Queen Elizabeth will present Prime Minister Boris Johnson`s post-pandemic agenda on Tuesday in a speech written by the government that will set out the new laws that ministers intend to pass in the coming year.&nbsp; 
 
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The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday said the <a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/coronavirus">coronavirus</a> variant first detected in India has been classified as being "of concern".

"There is some available information to suggest increased transmissibility of the B.1.617," Maria Van Kerkhove, the WHO's lead on coronavirus, was quoted as saying by news agency AFP.

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"As such, we are classifying this as a variant of concern at the global level."&nbsp;

She also said that early studies show the B.1.617 variant, first detected in India in October, has "reduced neutralisation," meaning that the antibodies have less impacted the strain.&nbsp;

However, the global agency stressed that it is too early to say that that the variant has more resistance to <a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/coronavirus-vaccine">coronavirus vaccines</a>.&nbsp;

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"Based on current data, the COVID-19 vaccines remain effective at preventing disease and death in people infected with this variant," the WHO said in a statement.&nbsp;

WHO's weekly epidemiological update on Tuesday will provide more information on this variant, Van Kerkhove said.&nbsp;

Meanwhile, India continues to battle a new wave of coronavirus that has challenged the country's health infrastructure and raised global concerns.&nbsp;

The country is reporting more than 350,000 daily cases for several days and often is witnessing record infections too, with many experts suggesting that the B.1.617 variant could be behind the massive surge.&nbsp; 
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The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday said the coronavirus variant first detected in India has been classified as being "of concern". "There is some available information to suggest increased transmissibility of the B.

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday said the coronavirus variant first detected in India has been classified as being "of concern". "There is some available information to suggest increased transmissibility of the B.1.617," Maria Van Kerkhove, the WHO's lead on coronavirus, was quoted as saying by news agency AFP. Watch | "As such, we are classifying this as a variant of concern at the global level." She also said that early studies show the B.1.617 variant, first detected in India in October, has "reduced neutralisation," meaning that the antibodies have less impacted the strain. However, the global agency stressed that it is too early to say that that the variant has more resistance to coronavirus vaccines. Also read | COVID-19 cases plateauing worldwide, says World Health Organization "Based on current data, the COVID-19 vaccines remain effective at preventing disease and death in people infected with this variant," the WHO said in a statement. WHO's weekly epidemiological update on Tuesday will provide more information on this variant, Van Kerkhove said. Meanwhile, India continues to battle a new wave of coronavirus that has challenged the country's health infrastructure and raised global concerns. The country is reporting more than 350,000 daily cases for several days and often is witnessing record infections too, with many experts suggesting that the B.1.617 variant could be behind the massive surge.

WHO lists Covid strain first detected in India as 'variant of concern'

The US Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) on Monday gave its approval to the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech <a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/coronavirus-vaccine">coronavirus vaccine </a>for children in the age group of 12-15.&nbsp;

"This is a promising development in our fight against the virus," US President <a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/joe-biden">Joe Biden </a>was quoted as saying by news agency AFP.

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"If you are a parent who wants to protect your child, or a teenager who is interested in getting vaccinated, today's decision is a step closer to that goal."

In the period between March 1, 2020, and April 30, 2021, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported some 1.5 million <a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/coronavirus">coronavirus </a>cases in the 11-17 age group, the FDA said.&nbsp;

Generally, the impact of the virus is milder in children, but it can transmit into older, more vulnerable adults.&nbsp;

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Pfizer and BioNTech in March said that their two-dose vaccination drug showed high efficacy in a trial of 2,260 12 to 15-year-olds.

The US president last week underscored the importance of expanding vaccinations to children aged 12 to 15 and said the officials were "ready to move immediately" once the approval is given.&nbsp;

Biden said about 20,000 pharmacies in the US were ready to begin to vaccinate adolescents and jabs will also be provided to paediatricians. 
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The US Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) on Monday gave its approval to the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for children in the age group of 12-15.

The US Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) on Monday gave its approval to the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for children in the age group of 12-15. "This is a promising development in our fight against the virus," US President Joe Biden was quoted as saying by news agency AFP. Watch | "If you are a parent who wants to protect your child, or a teenager who is interested in getting vaccinated, today's decision is a step closer to that goal." In the period between March 1, 2020, and April 30, 2021, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported some 1.5 million coronavirus cases in the 11-17 age group, the FDA said. Generally, the impact of the virus is milder in children, but it can transmit into older, more vulnerable adults. Also read | An Italian woman received six doses of Pfizer Covid vaccine. What happened next? Pfizer and BioNTech in March said that their two-dose vaccination drug showed high efficacy in a trial of 2,260 12 to 15-year-olds. The US president last week underscored the importance of expanding vaccinations to children aged 12 to 15 and said the officials were "ready to move immediately" once the approval is given. Biden said about 20,000 pharmacies in the US were ready to begin to vaccinate adolescents and jabs will also be provided to paediatricians.

US approves Pfizer-BioNTech's Covid vaccine for children aged 12-15

US President <a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/joe-biden">Joe Biden's</a>&nbsp;administration plans to restart the immigration programme for foreign entrepreneurs that his predecessor <a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/donald-trump">Donald Trump</a>&nbsp;tried to end.&nbsp;

Three days before his tenure ended in 2017, former president Barack Obama announced the International Entrepreneur program that gives foreign entrepreneurs the right to work in the US for up to five years, as long as their companies are able to attract at least $250,000 in the US venture capital, and meet other requirements.&nbsp;

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The Trump administration said that it wants to end the program as it is based on an authority known as parole that lets foreigners enter the US without visas for as long as there is "significant public benefit".&nbsp;

The programme was not ended, but applicants did not apply for it as they understood that US would not entertain their cases.&nbsp;

Since Biden came to office, venture-capital companies have urged the US administration to put the resources to back a program that allows thousands of foreign startup founders to move into the US or expand their businesses in the country.&nbsp;

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"Immigrants in the United States have a long history of entrepreneurship, hard work, and creativity, and their contributions to this nation are incredibly valuable," Acting US Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Tracy Renaud was quoted as saying by Wall Street Journal.

There is no separate visa program available for startup founders as of now in the US, and entrepreneurs based abroad are to apply via other categories.&nbsp;

Between 2017 and 2019, the US received just 30 applications for the program and just one was approved, according to an USCIS official.&nbsp; 
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US President Joe Biden's administration plans to restart the immigration programme for foreign entrepreneurs that his predecessor Donald Trump tried to end. Three days before his tenure ended in 2017, former president Barack Obama announced the International Entrepreneur program that gives foreign entrepreneurs the right to work in the US for up to five years, as long as their companies are able to attract at least $250,000 in the US venture capital, and meet other requirements.

US President Joe Biden's administration plans to restart the immigration programme for foreign entrepreneurs that his predecessor Donald Trump tried to end. Three days before his tenure ended in 2017, former president Barack Obama announced the International Entrepreneur program that gives foreign entrepreneurs the right to work in the US for up to five years, as long as their companies are able to attract at least $250,000 in the US venture capital, and meet other requirements. Watch | The Trump administration said that it wants to end the program as it is based on an authority known as parole that lets foreigners enter the US without visas for as long as there is "significant public benefit". The programme was not ended, but applicants did not apply for it as they understood that US would not entertain their cases. Since Biden came to office, venture-capital companies have urged the US administration to put the resources to back a program that allows thousands of foreign startup founders to move into the US or expand their businesses in the country. Also read | No evidence of Russian government being behind ransomware attack, says Biden "Immigrants in the United States have a long history of entrepreneurship, hard work, and creativity, and their contributions to this nation are incredibly valuable," Acting US Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Tracy Renaud was quoted as saying by Wall Street Journal. There is no separate visa program available for startup founders as of now in the US, and entrepreneurs based abroad are to apply via other categories. Between 2017 and 2019, the US received just 30 applications for the program and just one was approved, according to an USCIS official.

Biden administration seeks to revive visa programme for entrepreneurs

A US man, who was earlier freed on bond from a murder charge, was again taken into custody on Monday after neighbours complained of a pet tiger roaming around a neighbourhood in Houston.

The Bengal tiger was seen roaming freely in front of the houses in Houston, Texas in a 54-second video shared on social media.

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Houston police confirmed on Twitter that the tiger was moving around and his male owner was escorting him.&nbsp;

The police said Victor Hugo Cuevas was back in custody, charged with felony evading arrest.

Cuevas was believed to be the owner of the tiger, according to the police, but the accused's attorney questioned such claims.&nbsp;

Police also said that the video of the encounter showed that the tiger came face-to-face with an armed off-duty Waller County sheriff's deputy.&nbsp;

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The deputy shouted at Cuevas to take the animal back inside.&nbsp;

No shots were fired during the encounter.&nbsp;

When more police cops came in, Cuevas put the tiger inside a white Jeep Cherokee and went away, Houston police Cmdr. Ron Borza in a news conference said on Monday, according to Associated Press.

Cuevas was charged with murder of killing a man outside a restaurant in 2017 and was out on bond.&nbsp;

A US man, who was earlier freed on bond from a murder charge, was again taken into custody on Monday after neighbours complained of a pet tiger roaming around a neighbourhood in Houston.

A US man, who was earlier freed on bond from a murder charge, was again taken into custody on Monday after neighbours complained of a pet tiger roaming around a neighbourhood in Houston. The Bengal tiger was seen roaming freely in front of the houses in Houston, Texas in a 54-second video shared on social media. Watch Apparently there's a tiger loose on my parents' West Houston street? pic.twitter.com/TgdIiPSPKx — robwormald (@robwormald) May 10, 2021 × Houston police confirmed on Twitter that the tiger was moving around and his male owner was escorting him. The police said Victor Hugo Cuevas was back in custody, charged with felony evading arrest. Cuevas was believed to be the owner of the tiger, according to the police, but the accused's attorney questioned such claims. Police also said that the video of the encounter showed that the tiger came face-to-face with an armed off-duty Waller County sheriff's deputy. Also read | Over 45,000 people apply in lottery to kill bison The deputy shouted at Cuevas to take the animal back inside. No shots were fired during the encounter. When more police cops came in, Cuevas put the tiger inside a white Jeep Cherokee and went away, Houston police Cmdr. Ron Borza in a news conference said on Monday, according to Associated Press. Cuevas was charged with murder of killing a man outside a restaurant in 2017 and was out on bond.

Man arrested after his Bengal tiger seen roaming freely in US neighbourhood

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