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Meta was planning sweeping layoffs that could affect 20% or more of the company’s workforce A sign at Meta headquarters in Menlo Park, California. “We aggressively fight fraud and scams because people on our platforms don’t want this content, legitimate advertisers don’t want it and we don’t want it either,” says spokesman Andy Stone. REUTERS/Carlos … Read more
European politicians risk angering their voters if they join America’s war. Yet they could also face domestic upheaval if they take no action to reopen shipping routes that Iran has blocked and ease an energy crisis.
The influencer, Zhang Xuefeng, was known for no-nonsense, some said cynical, advice about how to win in China’s educational rat race. He died at 41.
The Trump administration had options for offloading contraceptives once destined for Africa, a newly obtained memo shows. Instead, it has let them collect dust and go bad.
. Sarah Mullally is enthroned as first female Archbishop of Canterbury. Photo: Reuters CANTERBURY, ENGLAND: Sarah Mullally was formally installed as Archbishop of Canterbury on Wednesday, beginning her public ministry as the first woman to lead the Church of England during a solemn enthronement ceremony at Canterbury Cathedral. She now becomes spiritual head of the … Read more
The whale had been stuck for days in shallow waters of the Baltic Sea, as rescuers prepared to make another attempt to free it.
. LONDON: The BBC named former Google executive Matt Brittin as its new director general on Wednesday, replacing Tim Davie, who quit last year after a misleading edit of a speech by US President Donald Trump. The BBC is facing a $10 billion lawsuit from Trump, who accuses the publicly funded broadcaster of defamation over … Read more
Shares rose over 5% to a record $315.9, lifting the company’s market value to $3.82 trillion. PHOTO: REUTERS LOS ANGELES: A Los Angeles jury found Alphabet’s Google and Meta liable for $3 million in damages on Wednesday in a landmark social media addiction lawsuit that will influence thousands of similar cases against the tech companies. … Read more
Representative Brian Mast, a Republican and chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, said the closed-door war briefings were enough.
[ Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Rana Tanveer Hussain. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Rana Tanveer Hussain has reaffirmed the commitment to ensuring an uninterrupted supply of fertilisers as the government is closely monitoring both domestic and global developments to safeguard farmers’ interests and maintain market … Read more
