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Snap to slow hiring after dismal earnings pummel stock price
Snapchat's owner plans to "substantially" slow recruitment after bleak results Thursday wiped 25 percent off the stock price of the tech firm, which is facing difficulties on several fronts.
Boeing outmanoeuvres Airbus at first Farnborough since Covid
US planemaker Boeing triumphed this week as it scooped up more orders than its European rival Airbus at the first Farnborough Airshow since aviation was ravaged by Covid.
Uruguay says pursuing China trade deal with or without Mercosur partners
Uruguay insisted on Thursday that it would pursue a free trade deal with China with or without its partners in the South American Mercosur trade bloc.
Mexican mother of autistic boy dies after being set on fire
A Mexican activist and mother of an autistic child has died after being set on fire, authorities said, sparking protests, condemnation and demands for justice on Thursday.
Record temperatures set across US as heat wave engulfs nation
A relentless US heat wave that has triggered health alerts for more than 100 million people is set to intensify this weekend, with temperatures and humidity forecast to surge to suffocating highs in many parts of the country.
Security forces dismantle Sri Lanka's main protest camp
Sri Lankan security forces raided the main anti-government protest camp in the capital Colombo early Friday, dismantling it and evicting activists gathered outside the president's office.
Euro gets boost ECB supersizes rate hike, US stocks rise again
The euro advanced against the dollar on Thursday after Russia resumed gas supplies to Europe and the European Central Bank surprised markets with a 0.5-percentage-point rate hike.
Germany beat Austria to reach women's Euro 2022 semis
Germany remain on course for a ninth women's European Championship title but were made to work hard for a 2-0 win over Austria to reach the semi-finals of Euro 2022 on Thursday.
Fresh negotiations to end Panama living cost protest
The Panamanian government and protesters were set for a fresh round of negotiations Thursday to end more than two weeks of living cost protests that have interrupted food supplies and harmed the economy.
Biden says 'doing great' after positive Covid test
President Joe Biden said Thursday he was "doing great" after testing positive for Covid at the age of 79, vowing to continue to work while isolating at the White House with only mild symptoms.
First wild jaguars in 70 years born in Argentina national park
A captive-born jaguar released into Argentina's Ibera National Park last year has given birth to two cubs -- the first to be born wild in the protected wetland in 70 years, the Rewilding Argentina conservation body said Thursday.
Facebook tweaks app with eye on rival TikTok
Facebook has split the news feed in two on its app, a signficant change that mimics the experience on its fiercest competitor, hugely-popular TikTok.
WHO discusses declaring emergency on monkeypox
Monkeypox experts discussed Thursday whether the World Health Organization should classify the outbreak as a global health emergency -- the highest alarm it can sound.
YouTube vows to remove abortion misinformation
YouTube on Thursday said it will start removing videos containing false or unsafe claims about abortion in a crackdown on misinformation about the medical procedure.
String theory: NASA Mars rover discovers mystery object
Is it tumbleweed? A piece of fishing line? Spaghetti?
Ukraine grain deal expected Friday as Russian gas flows resume
Ukraine and Russia are set to sign a deal Friday to unblock grain exports and relieve a global food crisis, as a critical Russian gas pipeline to Europe reopened.
Tribal candidate Droupadi Murmu wins Indian presidential election: partial results
A woman from India's tribal minority, Droupadi Murmu, was elected as the country's president Thursday with the backing of the ruling party, making her the first person from the marginalised community to occupy the top post.
Hamilton prepares for 300th race by hailing 'great' Alonso
Lewis Hamilton ranks Fernando Alonso as the toughest and fastest rival he has faced in his career, he said on Thursday ahead of his landmark 300th F1 race in Sunday's French Grand Prix.
'Best man won': Pogacar hails Vingegaard as Tour de France slips away
Defending Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar refused to blame his high-speed downhill fall for losing ground on Tour de France leader Jonas Vingegaard after stage 18 in the Pyrenees, insisting "the best man won".
Ukraine, Russia to sign elusive grain deal in Turkey
Ukraine and Russia were due Friday to sign an elusive deal designed to help relieve a global food crisis caused by blocked Black Sea grain exports.
Italy to hold September elections after PM Draghi resigns
Italy's President Sergio Mattarella dissolved parliament Thursday, triggering early elections which could bring the hard right to power after the country's warring parties toppled reformer Prime Minister Mario Draghi.
A Covid tale of two presidents
More than two years into the pandemic, a second US president has tested positive for Covid.
Verstappen admits Red Bull made 'wrong calls'
World champion Max Verstappen admitted on Thursday that his Red Bull team had learned from "a few wrong calls" at the recent Austrian Grand Prix and would face another fierce scrap for victory in Sunday's French race.
West Germany's 1966 captain and post-war football icon Uwe Seeler dies, aged 85
Uwe Seeler, one of the iconic figures of post-war German football and who skippered West Germany in the 1966 World Cup final, has died at the age of 85, officials said Thursday.
Vingegaard on verge of Tour de France triumph as Pogacar wilts
After 18 stages of intense struggle, Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard put one hand on the 2022 Tour de France title on Thursday as defending champion and closest rival Tadej Pogacar wilted in the Pyrenees.
Santa Anita named host of 2023 Breeders' Cup
Next year's 40th edition of the Breeders' Cup horse races will be staged at Southern California's Santa Anita Park, event organizers announced Thursday.
Amber Heard appealing verdict in Depp defamation trial
Actress Amber Heard is appealing the jury verdict in the multi-million dollar defamation case she lost to her former husband, "Pirates of the Caribbean" star Johnny Depp.
Trudeau rebukes Hockey Canada over alleged gang rape
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday blasted Hockey Canada over its handling of an alleged gang rape by eight players, saying it must do much more to regain the country's trust.
Storied Minneapolis venue scraps Dave Chappelle set
Minnesota's famed First Avenue venue canceled comedian Dave Chappelle's show mere hours before he was set to go on, responding to protests from staff and the community over jokes many people have deemed transphobic.
Pelosi faces pushback on potential trip to Taiwan
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi faced pushback Thursday on potential plans to visit Taiwan, with President Joe Biden saying that the military was opposed amid fears of inflaming tensions with China.
Lukashenko says Belarus is 'authoritarian'
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko admitted on Thursday that he ran an authoritarian state but claimed there were no political prisoners in his isolated country.
US, UK say 15,000 killed in Russia's Ukraine 'cannon fodder'
Some 15,000 Russians have died in the five-month-old invasion of Ukraine, the US and British spy chiefs said, as they assessed that President Vladimir Putin was suffering far greater losses than expected.