Fri 22 May 2026: Meta has launched a wave of layoffs that will affect 10 percent of the company’s global workforce, representing about 8,000 people. The cuts, which began on Wednesday, are planned to occur in three waves, beginning at 4am local time for those affected, the Reuters news agency reported. Workers affected so far […]
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Fri 22 May 2026: Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced Thursday that the oil-rich province will hold a non-binding referendum in October asking residents whether they want to stay in Canada, Reuters reported. While largely symbolic, the vote could create political headaches for Prime Minister Mark Carney. Smith clarified that the referendum itself won’t trigger secession. […]
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Thu 21 May 2026: James Murdoch just expanded his footprint in American journalism. His company Lupa Systems said Wednesday it will purchase most of Vox Media, taking over the main Vox website, its podcast division, and New York magazine. The deal was announced hours after New York won the National Magazine Award for general excellence […]
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Wed 20 May 2026: Russia and China signed over 40 documents spanning economy, energy, transport, and international cooperation following talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing on Wednesday. The Kremlin said in a statement that 22 documents were signed at a special ceremony at the end of the […]
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Wed 20 May 2026: The FBI is investigating a livestreamed video that depicts the San Diego mosque shooters assaulting an Islamic Center before ultimately taking their own lives. Footage from the attack shows the armed perpetrators breaking into the Islamic Center of San Diego, carrying out a violent assault that left three people dead. Late on […]
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Tue 19 May 2026: The leaders of Russia and China will adopt a Declaration on the Establishment of a Multipolar World during Russian President Vladimir Putin visit to Beijing, his aide on international affairs Yury Ushakov said on Monday. Speaking at a press briefing in Moscow, Ushakov said Putin will arrive in Beijing on Tuesday […]
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Tue 19 May 2026: Eurostat says political and social views remain most common targets of hostile online content in EU, with Hungary, Finland and Slovakia recording highest exposure rates More than four in 10 internet users in the EU encountered hostile or degrading messages online in 2025, according to data released Friday by Eurostat. The […]
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Tue 19 May 2026: A fatal shooting at a mosque in San Diego, California, that killed three people was carried out by two teenagers who subsequently died of self-inflicted gunshot wounds, according to law enforcement. Police have not officially named either suspect, though San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl told reporters that the suspects were […]
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Mon 18 May 2026: Authorities have said they “neutralised” the threat after an “active shooter” incident at a complex that includes a mosque and an Islamic school in San Diego, California, the US. Taha Hassane, the imam at the Islamic Center of San Diego (ICSD), said after the incident on Monday that the children are […]
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Mon 18 May 2026: The International Labor Organization (ILO) warned Monday that the ongoing Middle East crisis is increasingly weighing on global labor markets, threatening millions of jobs, reducing incomes, and worsening working conditions far beyond the region. The ILO report said higher energy costs, disrupted trade and transport routes, supply chain pressures, weaker tourism, […]
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