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Google sacks 12,000 workers globally

Google’s parent company Alphabet announced Friday it will cut about 12,000 jobs globally, citing a changing economic reality as it became the la

100-year-old Japanese weekly news magazine to shut down

Japanese weekly news magazine, Shukan Asahi, will end its over 100-year publication history in May, its publisher said on Thursday. Asahi Shimbun Publ

Musk auctions bird statue at Twitter HQ for $100,000

A Twitter bird statue fetched $100,000 on Wednesday as Elon Musk auctioned off furniture, decorations, kitchen equipment and more from the tech firm&#

Germany records over 280 attacks on Police, Fire services in one night

At least 282 attacks on police and fire brigade personnel were recorded in Germany on New Year’s Eve, a newspaper reported on Wednesday. The Tagesspie

World’s oldest known person, Sister André, dies aged 118

The world’s oldest known person, French nun Sister André, has died at age 118 in the southern French city of Toulon, the city’s mayor Hubert Falco sai