Meta lays off staff at WhatsApp and Instagram to align with ‘strategic goals’

Meta says it has laid off some employees, including staff at WhatsApp And Instagram, to realign…

How did as many as 140 people die in one of Nigeria’s deadliest tanker explosions?

ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigerian authorities have announced measures to correct lapses that resulted in the deaths…

European Central Bank cuts its main interest rate by a quarter-point to 3.25% as inflation falls below its target

European Central Bank cuts its main interest rate by a quarter-point to 3.25% as inflation falls…

Stock market today: World shares are mixed after strong earnings boost stocks on Wall St

BANGKOK — World shares were mixed on Thursday, with European stocks gaining in anticipation that the…

Vietnamese real estate tycoon sentenced to life for billions in fraud in government graft crackdown

HANOI, Vietnam — A Vietnamese real estate tycoon was convicted Thursday of fraudulently obtaining property worth…

Nokia sees improved Q3 profit but reports 8% sales dip mainly due to weaker India market

Wireless and fixed-network equipment maker Nokia has reported better-than-expected third quarter earnings, mainly on the back…

Aging farmers face extreme temperatures as they struggle to maintain Japan’s rice crop

KAMIMOMI, Japan — In the remote village of Kamimomi in Japan’s western Okayama prefecture, a small…

How a broke Argentine province is countering Milei’s deep austerity cuts

LA RIOJA, Argentina — They look like cash, fit into wallets like cash and the governor…

European Central Bank poised to cut rates again as inflation drops below target

The European Central Bank, which sets interest rates for the 20 countries that use the euro…

China to boost financing for approved housing projects to $560 billion to counter property slump

HONG KONG — China will expand the amount of financing available for housing projects on a…