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Foreign students must leave the United States if their school’s classes this fall will be taught completely online or transfer to another school with in-person instruction, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency announced on Monday. It was not immediately clear how many student visa holders would be affected by the move, but foreign students are a key source of revenue for many U.S. universities as they often pay full tuition. ICE said it would not allow holders of student visas to remain in the country if their school was fully online for the fall. Those students must transfer…

God is going to bless the works of your hands and you are going to be so productive — Pastor Chris Oyakhilome. Great rejoicing by the global congregation, followed the declaration of July to be ‘the Month of Productivity’ by Pastor Chris at the just concluded Global Communion Service. “This month, God is going to bless the works of your hands and you are going to be so productive,” Pastor Chris prophesied to all participants. During the service, Pastor Chris also took out time to specially pray for the sick. Calling out specific cases as led by God’s Spirit, he…

British finance minister Rishi Sunak will try to restart the country’s economy by giving homebuyers a tax break and cutting value-added tax for pubs, restaurants and other hospitality firms, The Times newspaper reported. Sunak is due to announce on Wednesday the next stage of his attempt to steer the world’s fifth-biggest economy away from its 25% collapse in March and April, when the government’s coronavirus lockdown shut entire sectors. Sunak’s plan is expected to focus on measures to limit a rise in unemployment — including help for job-seekers and trainees — but the measures reported by The Times suggest he…

Growth returned to British construction companies in June for the first time since the coronavirus lockdown began, albeit from low levels, a business survey showed on Monday. The IHS Markit/CIPS UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rebounded to 55.3 from 28.9 in May, its highest since July 2018 and well above the 50 threshold for growth. Data company IHS Markit said growth was driven mostly by housebuilders, but commercial and civil engineering construction companies also reported an increase in activity. “As the first major part of the UK economy to begin a phased return to work, the strong rebound in…

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says he is struggling to understand why his team score so many goals and limit the opposition to so few chances but have still lost nine Premier League matches this season. City, who relinquished the league title to Liverpool, lost 1-0 at Southampton on Sunday despite dominating possession (73%) and peppering the Saints goal with more than 20 shots. Striker Che Adams sealed victory for 13th-placed Southampton and condemned City, who beat Liverpool 4-0 in their last game, to a third successive league defeat away from home. Champions Liverpool have lost twice in the league…

British new car registrations fell by a third on an annual basis in June when many dealerships reopened after COVID-19 lockdown measures were lifted, according to preliminary data from an industry body, a smaller drop than in March, April and May. Around 145,000 units were registered in June, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said. In March, demand fell 44%, in April by 97% and in May registrations were down 89%. The SMMT added that year-to-date, the market was almost 50% behind where it was at the same time in 2019. Not all British car factories have reopened…

Britain will list on Monday the first foreign nationals to face asset freezes and visa bans for alleged human rights abuses under a new post-Brexit sanctions scheme that follows the 2012 U.S. Magnitsky Act. Foreign minister Dominic Raab has pressed for a tough sanctions regime, and the first names to be set out in parliament will be followed by further sanctions in the coming months under a “UK-only regime” after Britain left the European Union in January. “From today, the UK will have new powers to stop those involved in serious human rights abuses and violations from entering the UK,…

Manchester City generously applauded new champions Liverpool onto the field before their Premier League match on Thursday — and promptly showed no mercy by thrashing them 4-0 at the Etihad stadium. With the title secured a week ago, there was little at stake for Juergen Klopp’s Liverpool side who showed far from their usual levels of intensity but the loss, just their second of the league campaign, was an emphatic reminder that City will be desperate to regain their crown next season. Klopp was quick to defend his team’s attitude, rejecting any suggestion they had taken the game lightly. “I…

International banks were seeking details on Friday of the scope of U.S. legislation that would penalize them for doing business with Chinese officials who implement Beijing’s sweeping new national security law on Hong Kong. The U.S. Senate passed the bill unanimously on Thursday, a day after it saw full support in the House of Representatives, in a rare example of bipartisan support that reflects politicians’ concern over the erosion of the Hong Kong’s autonomy following China’s imposition of the law on Tuesday. The bill calls for sanctions on Chinese officials and others who help violate Hong Kong’s autonomy, and financial…

The historic slump across British businesses levelled off last month as some of the economy reopened following an easing of the coronavirus lockdown, a business survey showed on Friday. The IHS Markit/CIPS UK Services Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose to 47.1 from 29.0 in May, slightly higher than a preliminary reading of 47.0 but still below the 50 threshold for growth. “Encouragingly, more than one-in-four service providers reported an expansion of new business during June, which was commonly attributed to pent-up demand and the phased restart of the UK economy,” said Tim Moore, economics director at IHS Markit, which compiles…