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E-commerce company Wayfair CEO Niraj Shah lays off 870 people
New York: E-commerce company Wayfair CEO Niraj Shah has fired 870 people, or 5 per cent of the company’s global workforce, as the growth he anticipated has not materialised this year. In…
- World
622,000 tonnes of grain shipped from Ukraine since deal: Turkey
Ankara: A total of 622,000 tonnes of grain have been shipped from Ukraine’s Black Sea ports since an agreement was reached in late July, according to the Turkish Defence Ministry. Twenty-five vessels…
- India
US visa appointment wait times leave students confused
Hyderabad: Students who have received I-20 from US universities are confused due to long appointment wait times at US consulates in Hyderabad and New Delhi. They are confused between options whether to…
- Pakistan
Shehbaz Sharif says Pakistan can mediate to bring together US, China
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has offered Pakistan’s services as a mediator to bring together the US and China as it did decades ago, media report said. In an interview with…
- Technology
Meta partners with DoorDash to deliver Marketplace items in US
San Francisco: Meta has partnered with online delivery platform DoorDash to deliver Marketplace items located up to 15 miles (nearly 25 km) away in the US. DoorDash will only deliver items that…
- Technology
Huawei’s revenue loss slows down amid Cloud push
Shenzhen: Chinese conglomerate Huawei on Friday posted nearly 6 per cent loss in revenue for the first six months of the year and its device business, which includes smartphones, fell 25.4 per…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Journey of woman from sex trafficking survivor to US
Hyderabad: A woman who became the victim of sex trafficking at the age of 13 years is now heading to the United States for the International Visitor Leadership Programme (IVLP). The woman…
- India
China blocks proposal by US, India to blacklist JeM chief Masood Azhar’s brother by UN
United Nations: China has blocked a proposal by the US and India at the United Nations to blacklist Abdul Rauf Azhar, the brother of Jaish-e Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar and the…
- Business
Disney+Hotstar adds 8.3 mn subscribers, hits 58.4 mn users
New Delhi: Disney+Hotstar has added 8.3 million subscribers in the company’s third fiscal quarter that ended on July 2, reaching 58.4 mn subscribers in India and Southeast Asia. The Walt Disney Company…
- World
‘Anti-Shia hatred’ may be behind killings of Muslims in US
Dallas: A Muslim man in the US has been charged in the serial killing of four Muslims from Pakistan and Afghanistan, which a leading American Islamic organisation said may have been motivated…
- Middle East
India voices support towards Gaza ceasefire, urges all parties to de-escalate situation
United Nations: India has voiced support for diplomatic efforts of the UN as well as Egypt that led to a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza and urged all parties…
- World
FBI raids Donald Trump’s home in Florida
Washington: Former US President Donald Trump has said that his residence in Florida has been “raided” by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). “My beautiful home, Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, is…
- Middle East
Envoys warn compromises needed in Iran nuke talks
Vienna: Diplomats involved in talks to salvage the stalled Iran nuclear deal in Vienna warned against too many demands being made and not enough compromises. Iran’s Foreign Minister Hussein Amir Abdollahian said…
- World
US declares public health emergency over monkeypox
Los Angeles: The US government has declared monkeypox a public health emergency, more than a week after the World Health Organization qualified the outbreak as a global emergency. “We are prepared to…
- World
Era of isolation for Taliban after al-Zawahiri’s killing by US
New York: The Taliban government in Afghanistan is beginning an era of isolation since Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri’s killing by hellfire missiles fired from a drone by the US defence forces…
