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Meta plans first job cuts in May, more layoffs expected later
Meta plans first job cuts in May, more layoffs expected later

NEW YORK CITY/SAN FRANCISCO: Meta Platforms is set to begin a major round of layoffs on May 20 as part of a broader restructuring tied...

Apple, Huawei defy slowdown as China smartphone sales fall
Apple, Huawei defy slowdown as China smartphone sales fall

BEIJING, China: Apple recorded a sharp rise in iPhone shipments in China in the first quarter, outperforming rivals even as the broader...

Fed probe intensifies as Trump threatens to fire Powell
Fed probe intensifies as Trump threatens to fire Powell

WASHINGTON, D.C.: A federal investigation into the Federal Reserve's US$2.5 billion headquarters renovation intensified this week after...

Investors rattle as Netflix co-founder Hastings steps down
Investors rattle as Netflix co-founder Hastings steps down

LOS ANGELES, California: Netflix shares fell sharply in premarket trading after co-founder and chairman Reed Hastings announced he...

Rubber glove makers warn of shortages amid rising input costs
Rubber glove makers warn of shortages amid rising input costs

SINGAPORE/KUALA LUMPUR: A sharp rise in raw material costs, triggered by the war in Iran, is pushing up global rubber glove prices...

Dow Jones surges 869 points on Strait of Hormuz opening
Dow Jones surges 869 points on Strait of Hormuz opening

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks shot higher on Friday, with major indices notching up record highs intra-day and at the close. Earlier...

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India: Proposed Rules to Expand Online Censorship
India: Proposed Rules to Expand Online Censorship

(New York) - The Indian government should immediately withdraw rules that would allow greater executive control over online content...

The truth about the lies about NATO

NATO is a defensive alliance. Article 5 of its Charter declares, in essence, that an attack upon one NATO country is an attack upon...

PAKISTAN-ISLAMABAD-CHINA-DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS-CHILDREN'S GALA
PAKISTAN-ISLAMABAD-CHINA-DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS-CHILDREN'S GALA

(260419) -- ISLAMABAD, April 19, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Children perform during an event marking the 75th anniversary of the establishment...

Israel attacks three nations for alleged backing of Iran
Israel attacks three nations for alleged backing of Iran

The Israeli ambassador to the UN questioned France, China, and Pakistan over Hormuz, as their vessels reportedly passed through despite...

Israeli PM Netanyahu mourns loss of Sgt First Class Lidor Porat in Southern Lebanon
Israeli PM Netanyahu mourns loss of Sgt First Class Lidor Porat in Southern Lebanon

Tel Aviv [Israel], April 19 (ANI): Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed the 'profound grief' of the nation on Sunday following...

US negotiators Witkoff, Kushner to travel to Pakistan for ceasefire talks with Iran: US media outlets
US negotiators Witkoff, Kushner to travel to Pakistan for ceasefire talks with Iran: US media outlets

Washington DC [US], April 19 (ANI): Ahead of the expiry on Tuesday of the two-week ceasefire declared by US President Donald Trump...