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Photo Credit: The Pancake of Heaven! / CC by 4.0 Google’s parent company Alphabet becomes the latest tech giant to downsize, cutting around 12,000 jobs as it faces “a different economic reality” post-pandemic. Alphabet Inc., Google’s parent company since 2015, announced in a staff memo that it would be cutting around 12,000…

Dive Brief: Both overall and nonresidential construction input prices tumbled 2.7% in December from the previous month, the largest monthly drop since April 2020, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis. Despite that monthly drop, overall construction prices remain 7.9% higher than a year ago, while nonresidential construction input…

The use of telehealth soared during the pandemic and demonstrated its value in improving the delivery of and access to health care. But that increase in usage was made possible by the relaxation of federal and state waivers. To capitalize on what was learned during the pandemic, federal and state…

For Quick Alerts Subscribe Now   For Quick Alerts ALLOW NOTIFICATIONS   | Updated: Friday, January 20, 2023, 1:17 Jaipur, Jan 19: Amid the power tussle between Ashok Gehlot and his bete noire Sachin Pilot in Rajasthan, a video has surfaced online in which the chief minister is purportedly saying…

The end of pandemic lockdowns helped drive Champagne sales to a new record - Copyright AFP Fabrice COFFRINI The waning Covid pandemic in many parts of the world helped put people in a celebratory mood, industry leaders said Wednesday, driving 2022 Champagne sales to an all-time high above six billion…

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…

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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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…

Amr Almaddah, Deputy Minister for Hajj and Umrah Services Saudi Arabia aims to host nearly two million pilgrims during Hajj this year, with 90% foreigners, Al-Madina newspaper reported, citing Amr Almaddah, Deputy Minister for Hajj and Umrah Services. As the country allows the number of Hajj pilgrims to return to…