International

Amazon has told staff it plans to cut around 16,000 jobs globally as part of efforts to streamline operations and reduce bureaucracy across the business.Source: feeds.skynews.comRead full article

Virginia ‘Ginny’ Oliver, had entered the business when she was eight and liked ‘being along the water’Maine’s governor has hailed the life of a woman who spent nearly 100 years fishing for lobsters as “amazing” and expressed hopes that her memory inspires “the next century of hardworking” fishers in the state.The subject of Governor Janet Mills’ tribute, Virginia “Ginny” Oliver, died on 21 January at age 105, according to an […]

Palestinians 'desperate' for Rafah crossing to open as prolonged closures compound widespread suffering, warns the UN.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article

Dutch firm says it expects strong growth in 2026, countering fears of an investment bubble.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article

Dollar drops against basket of currencies after Donald Trump brushed off concerns over slideBusiness live – latest updatesThe US dollar has fallen to its lowest level in four years after Donald Trump brushed off concerns over the currency’s fall, sending investors fleeing to traditional havens including gold and the Swiss franc.The dollar dropped by 1.3% against a basket of currencies after the president’s comments on Tuesday, marking its fourth day […]

Tory leader says Starmer ‘gives way every time things get difficult’, and should focus on countries aligned with UK interestsBadenoch is now taking questions.Asked if she agreed with Reform UK that Britain is broken, Badneoch said she believed that it can be fixed.I was not elected to reheat the party with 1990s policies, and I was not elected to dismantle the party so that Nigel Farage can finally have a […]