Meta Platforms Inc, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, is planning a fresh round of layoffs and will cut thousands of employees as soon as this week, according to people familiar with the matter.
U.S. man accused of trying to open jet’s door, attacking crew
A Massachusetts man tried to open an airliner’s emergency door on a cross-country flight from Los Angeles to Boston and then tried to stab a flight attendant in the neck with a broken metal spoon, federal prosecutors alleged Monday.
Ukraine moves to fortify embattled Bakhmut as Russia closes in
Ukraine is withdrawing from the city of Bakhmut, which has become a symbolic prize in the war. Kyiv says the fighting is becoming increasingly difficult and analysts say its forces may have initiated a strategic retreat. However, President Volodymyr Ze…
Vietnam-Australia Relations at 50
The past half-century has witnessed a remarkable convergence of interests between the two nations, and there is a promise of closer cooperation to come.
Southern California still digging out from severe snowfall
Residents of Southern California mountain towns have continued to struggle to dig out and get necessities in the aftermath of a record-setting blizzard last month that dumped so much snow that roads became impassable and roofs collapsed.
Taiwan says won’t allow ‘repeated provocations’ from China, ahead of reported McCarthy meeting
TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan will not allow “repeated provocations” from China, the island’s defence minister said on Tuesday, when asked about Beijing’s possible reaction to a reported meeting between Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen and U.S. House Speaker …
Bank of America sees lithium surplus in 2023 as demand eases
She also said she expects China’s electric vehicle demand growth to slow from 95% last year to 22% this year.
Iran leader: Those who poisoned schoolgirls deserve death
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday that if a series of suspected poisonings at girls’ schools is proven to be deliberate, the culprits should be sentenced to death for committing an ‘unforgivable crime’. The suspected poisoning…
DSME expects Hanwha takeover to be completed by mid-2023
Shipbuilder also reports full-year loss on higher costs and despite jump in orders
“She Was A Little Early”: German Envoy On Protocol Row Over Minister Visit
Amid the protocol-related controversy on social media, the German Ambassador to India, Philipp Ackermann, yesterday said the German Foreign minister’s plane landed early in Delhi.