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Microsoft to shed 10,000 jobs as recession worries cloud tech sector Pandemic

Microsoft to shed 10,000 jobs as recession worries cloud tech sector

Navigation for News Categories The layoffs will affect 5 percent of Microsoft's workforce. Photo: 123rf Microsoft Corp says it will cut 10,000 jobs and take a $US1.2-billion ($NZ1.8b) charge, as its cloud-computing customers reassess their spending and the company braces for potential recession. The layoff, far larger than cuts by…
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January 18, 2023
Chinese travelers are returning to Singapore, but a full recovery is not expected this year Pandemic

Chinese travelers are returning to Singapore, but a full recovery is not expected this year

Singapore is welcoming them back, but a full return of Chinese tourists isn't likely in 2023, Singapore Tourism Board executives said at a press conference Tuesday. Singapore Tourism Board's CEO Keith Tan cited limited flight capacity and the speed of China's border reopening as some of the reasons a full…
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January 17, 2023
Oxfam report reveals staggering wealth gap in Australia: Top 1 pct earn 10x more than bottom 50 pct Pandemic

Oxfam report reveals staggering wealth gap in Australia: Top 1 pct earn 10x more than bottom 50 pct

A new report by Oxfam, an international humanitarian organisation, has shed light on the staggering wealth gap in Australia.  The study reveals that over the past decade, the wealthiest 1 per cent of Australians have accumulated ten times more wealth than the bottom 50 per cent of the population. This…
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January 16, 2023
Guyana President Irfaan Ali lauds India’s leadership amid Covid pandemic Pandemic

Guyana President Irfaan Ali lauds India’s leadership amid Covid pandemic

Guyana President Irfaan Ali has lauded India for its "leadership" amid the covid pandemic, as the nation provided vaccines to the world.  Under India's Vaccine Maitri initiative, Covid vaccines were sent to more than 100 countries including Guyana. Speaking to WION's diplomatic correspondent Sidhant Sibal, President Ali said, "During the…
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January 15, 2023
Unlocking Potential: How Financial Inclusion Can Create a Better Tomorrow Pandemic

Unlocking Potential: How Financial Inclusion Can Create a Better Tomorrow

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / January 13, 2023 / The Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth Originally published by Financial Times on ft.com CARE's Ignite Program is one such gender-focussed programme, and it proved to be a salvation for Vietnam-based Thao when the storefront floristry business she opened in 2018 was…
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January 13, 2023