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Scale AI cuts 14% of workforce after Meta investment, hiring of founder Wang
Scale AI said it's cutting 14% of its staff weeks after Meta invested $14.3 billion in the startup and hired a number of top staffers.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:
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Norwegian ski cross racer and 2010 Olympic medallist dies at 49 after lightning strike
Olympic ski cross medalist Audun Groenvold has died after being struck by lightning, the Norwegian ski federation announced Wednesday. He was 49.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Israel hails EU decision not to sanction over Gaza while Palestinians are 'shocked'
The EU’s 27 foreign ministers decided at a meeting in Brussels earlier this week not to “punish” Israel for its actions in Gaza and to “keep a close watch” on the country’s implementation of a recent agreement to improve the flow of aid in the strip.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Trump attacks own supporters over Epstein conspiracies
US president angrily tries to contain criticism over his administration’s handling of files on late disgraced financier
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Gabon: Gabon Restored to Full Membership Within the Commonwealth
[Commonwealth] The Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) was formed in 1995 to be a custodian of fundamental political values of the Commonwealth. It is made up of a rotating group of foreign ministers from eight countries, drawn from different regions, plus the foreign minister of Samoa as the Commonwealth Chairperson-in-Office.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Von der Leyen unveils €2 trillion crisis and competition budget
The EU's 2 trillion budget aims to crisis-proof the bloc and lock in green and social spending, modelled after pandemic-era funding.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Who Was Behind the Drone Attack Against Indian Separatist Outfits in Myanmar?
The attack on ULFA(I) camps just across the border can be seen as the fallout of the geopolitical rivalries among many countries – and the way their ambitions converge in Myanmar.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Hungary Rejects EU Budget Proposal, Citing Concerns Over Ukraine Funding
They plan to cut money from the Agricultural Policy and Cohesion Funds and send it to Ukraine, Minister Gulyas stated. On Wednesday, Hungarian Interior Minister Gergely Gulyas stated that his country rejects the European Union’s budget for 2028–2034, arguing that it shifts resources to Ukraine. RELATED: Slovenia Extends Border Controls With Croatia and Hungary “The […]
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Unknown gunmen kill at least 20 people in an attack in central Nigeria, officials say
No one immediately claimed responsibility for the killings, but such attacks are common in Nigeria’s north where local herders and farmers often clash over limited access to land and water.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:How bipartisan support helped foundations avoid a 600% tax increase in Trump’s big tax and spending law
The move reveals the power of philanthropic groups, especially conservative ones, to sway legislators.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:UK inflation unexpectedly rises to 18-month high of 3.6%
June figure marks setback for central bank as it considers interest rate cuts
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Malawi: CCJP Integrates Sport Bonanzas in Its Civic, Voter Education Initiative
[Nyasa Times] In its efforts to avert voter apathy during the September 16, 2025, General Elections, the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) has started collaborating with community-based structures to mobilize registered voters to cast their ballots on the polling day.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Malawi: Joyce Banda Says She's Secured 100,000 Jobs Abroad for Malawi's Youth
[Nyasa Times] Former President and leader of the People's Party (PP), Joyce Banda, says her focus is on empowering women and young people as a strategy for national development -- and she's already making strides.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Europe: EU unveils €2-trillion budget proposal
The EU's proposed budget from 2028 onwards includes 100 billion for the economic reconstruction of Ukraine, but also aims to protect farmers and boost investments in modern technologies.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:UK government auditor questions MoD disclosures of Afghan data leak
Ministry accused of not telling National Audit Office about leak in ‘the established way for sensitive defence matters’
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Ethiopia: First Major Sign of Isis in Ethiopia As Intelligence Claims Capturing 82 Alleged Operatives Trained in Puntland
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Ethiopia's National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) has announced the arrest of 82 individuals suspected of affiliation with the Somalia-based Islamic State (ISIS) group, in what it said is the most extensive counterterrorism operation targeting ISIS networks inside Ethiopian territory to date.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:As Germany’s centrists squabble, the far right prepares to pounce
If Merz cannot unite the CDU and SPD, the AfD’s strategy of forcing conservatives to co-operate with them could succeed
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Liberia: Boakai Aides Push to Overturn Massaquoi's Nomination As Lta Chair Despite Official Letter to Senate
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- FrontPage Africa has learned that top aides to President Joseph Nyuma Boakai are making frantic efforts to reverse the appointment of Clarence Massaquoi as the new Chairman of the Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA), despite the President's formal communication to the Senate nominating him for the position.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Kenya: Maasai Mara Included in the World Book of Records, UK
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Maasai Mara National Reserve has been included in the World Book of Records, UK as the World's Greatest Annual Terrestrial Wildlife Migration.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Remember Cambridge Analytica? What to know about the $8B US lawsuit against Meta's board
An $8 billion US trial by Meta Platforms shareholders against Mark Zuckerberg and other current and former company leaders kicks off on Wednesday over claims that they illegally harvested the data of Facebook users in violation of a 2012 agreement with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Meet the sides bidding for a place in Wafcon 2024 semi-finals
Holders South Africa and nine-time champions Nigeria are among the big-hitters in the Wafcon 2024 quarter-finals.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Thai woman arrested in sex scandal that saw nine Buddhist monks expelled
Wilawan Emsawat allegedly seduced and blackmailed several Buddhist monks to rake in large payments worth millions of euros over three years.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:WATCH: Moment Israeli strikes hit Syrian Defence Ministry in Damascus
The Israeli military carried out rare airstrikes deep inside Damascus on Wednesday, targeting Syria’s Defence Ministry headquarters amid ongoing clashes in the country’s south.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Our Big Mac index will sadden America’s burger-lovers
Trump’s tariffs have brought a double serving of pain
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Men race through Fukuoka with one-tonne floats at Hakata Gion Yamakasa Festival
In Fukuoka, southwest Japan, the centuries-old Hakata Gion Yamakasa Festival came to a roaring finale on Tuesday as teams of men raced through city streets carrying one-tonne floats.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Netanyahu coalition partner quits Israeli government leaving him with minority in Knesset
The political turmoil comes as Israel and Hamas are negotiating a US-backed ceasefire proposal for Gaza.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:What the Afghan ‘super-injunction’ tells us about the UK
Parliament and regulators are shrugging off a decision that freed the government from accountability
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Cuban minister resigns after saying country has no beggars
Marta Elena Feitó Cabrera said people going through rubbish were doing so by choice to make "easy money".
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Friends retrace steps of hiker missing in Italy
One of Matthew Hall's friends describes him as a "very competent" hiker who "knows what he's doing".
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Jennifer Geerlings-Simons Sworn In as Suriname’s First Female President
Previously, she served as president of the National Assembly from 2010 to 2020. On Wednesday, Jennifer Geerlings-Simons was sworn in as president of Suriname, marking a historic moment as she becomes the first woman to serve as head of state in the South American nation. RELATED: Nicaragua’s Government Sends Warm Congratulations to Suriname’s First Female […]
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Turkey: Istanbul mayor Imamoglu hit with jail term
Turkish opposition figure Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul, is already in pre-trial detention on separate charges, but has now been hit with a prison sentence for insulting Istanbul's chief prosecutor.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Yen weakness subdues Japan luxury splurge at Cartier-owner Richemont
The Swiss luxury group's Japan sales declined 15% year-on-year in the fiscal first-quarter, even as wider group sales rose.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Goldman boss takes Wall Street’s ‘most improved’ award
Solomon may lack his predecessor’s smoothness but investors prefer effectiveness
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:ASML shares drop 11% after the chip giant says it can't confirm that it will grow in 2026
ASML reported second-quarter earnings that beat estimates with the its key net bookings figure ahead of consensus.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Renault shares plunge 18% after French carmaker lowers guidance, appoints new interim CEO
Renault has lowered its 2025 guidance and announced the appointment of a new interim chief executive officer.
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