The US Department of Education intends to lay off nearly half of its workforce. The layoffs of 1,300 people were announced by the department on Tuesday and described by the education secretary, Linda McMahon, as a “significant step toward restoring the greatness of the United States education system”. In a post on X, McMahon said:…
Amensisa Ifa BBC News, Arda Jila Badhasa Amensisa Ifa / BBC Thousands of people have been gathering in southern Ethiopia for one of the country’s biggest cultural events. The week-long Gada ceremony, which ended on Sunday, sees the official transfer of power from one customary ruler to his successor – something that happens every eight…
Gan Kim Yong, Singapore’s deputy prime minister, during a panel session, at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. Stefan Wermuth | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia will remain a “beacon of growth opportunities” despite escalating global trade tensions, according to Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong. “Even…
Gan Kim Yong, Singapore’s deputy prime minister, during a panel session, at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. Stefan Wermuth | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia will remain a “beacon of growth opportunities” despite escalating global trade tensions, according to Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong. “Even…
Manish Pandey BBC Newsbeat Eddy Chen/Netflix The comedy covers a range of issues from food, identity, immigration, family and politics Reflecting back on the Netflix hit based on his own life, there are two things that come to mind for Palestinian comedian Mo Amer. Pride and hurt. “It’s very difficult to talk about without breaking…
Portugal’s minority government has lost a vote of confidence in parliament, forcing its resignation and bringing the EU country’s third general election in three years. The exact vote count wasn’t immediately available, but the speaker of parliament, José Pedro Aguiar-Branco, said the centre-right government was defeated. The government, a two-party alliance led by the Social…
Ron Baron, founder of Baron Capital. Anjali Sundaram | CNBC Billionaire investor Ron Baron is standing by Elon Musk’s Tesla even in the face of its dramatic sell-off. The stock plunged 15% on Monday, its biggest one-day loss since September 2020. “I can’t believe how cheap they are, things that we look at,” Baron said…
The Rashtrapati Bhavan is the official home of the president located at the Western end of Rajpath in New Delhi, India. Kriangkrai Thitimakorn | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets are set to plunge on Wednesday, after all three benchmarks in Wall Street whipsawed on uncertainty over U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff plans and fears…
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAX is pushed back from the gate at San Diego International Airport in San Diego, Aug. 24, 2024. Kevin Carter | Getty Images Southwest Airlines announced Tuesday what was once unthinkable: It will start charging customers to check their luggage. It’s a $300 million gamble. Last year, Southwest said its…
House Republicans pulled off a near party-line vote on Tuesday to pass their controversial funding bill to curb the looming government shutdown, shipping it off to the Senate, where it still will face an uphill battle to pass. The Trump-backed bill passed 217 to 213, with the Kentucky representative Thomas Massie casting the sole Republican…
