February2023
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Walmart reported better profits than expected
Feb 22, 2023Walmart reported better profits than expected for the critical holiday-season quarter Tuesday, but offered a cautious outlook on the year ahead as inflation squeezes consumers. The world’s biggest retailer benefited from robust sales in groceries that... -
McKinsey plans to let go 2,000 of its employees
Feb 22, 2023Global consulting giant McKinsey plans to let go 2,000 of its employees, Bloomberg News reported Tuesday. The round of layoffs would be one of the company’s biggest ever, according to Bloomberg, which said the firm had... -
Bangladesh ambassador in Moscow summoned
Feb 22, 2023According to diplomatic sources in Dhaka and Moscow, Kamrul Ahsan, the ambassador for Bangladesh in Moscow, was called to the Russian foreign ministry. The ambassador was called because Russian ships subject to US sanctions were prohibited... -
US returns 77 stolen antiquities back to Yemen
Feb 22, 2023According to a deal with the government of the war-torn nation, the United States has returned 77 looted artifacts to Yemen, US authorities announced on Tuesday. The artifacts will be kept “temporary” in a museum in... -
Biden continues to fight, and Biden swears Russia will never win the Ukraine
Feb 22, 2023After Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that his nation would continue its nearly one-year military offensive, US President Joe Biden made a huge address in Warsaw in which he vowed that Russia would never win the... -
Italy’s prime minister arrives inprime minister
Feb 21, 2023According to her spokeswoman, AFP, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni arrived in Kyiv on Tuesday. She will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky there. During Russia’s incursion nearly precisely one year ago, Meloni, who into office... -
Injured Warner ruled out of India tour as Australia problems grow
Feb 21, 2023After suffering an elbow fracture and concussion in India, Australia’s opening batsman David Warner will return home and miss the next two Test matches, according to Cricket Australia on Tuesday. Australia, which is trailing in the... -
Rescuers climb Philippine volcano to reach plane crash site
Feb 21, 2023In a “extremely difficult operation,” Filipino rescue teams started climbing an active volcano on Tuesday to reach the wreckage of a tiny plane that crashed over the weekend, according to officials. The Cessna 340, which was... -
Daniel Lee makes his mark as Burberry returns to London
Feb 21, 2023Daniel Lee, a British designer, unveiled his debut line for Burberry in front of a packed audience late on Monday in London, drawing inspiration from the heritage of the prestigious company. In light of the resignation... -
Putin suspends US nuclear treaty, vows to keep fighting in Ukraine
Feb 21, 2023At a speech on Tuesday, President Vladimir Putin accused the West of intensifying the conflict in Ukraine and announced that Moscow will withdraw from a deal that would have reduced nuclear weapons between Moscow and the...