March2023
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TikTok now has 150 million monthly active users in the United States
Mar 21, 2023TikTok said on Monday the short-video sharing app now has 150 million monthly active users in the United States, up from 100 million it said it had in 2020. The Chinese-owned app confirmed the figure ahead... -
Valmet Automotive to lay off 940 employees in its vehicle contract manufacturing business line
Mar 21, 2023Finland’s Valmet Automotive will lay off 940 employees in its vehicle contract manufacturing business line at the Uusikaupunki car plant, of which about half are dismissed while the rest are laid off until further notice, the... -
Amazon plans to cut another 9,000 jobs as it seeks to save costs
Mar 21, 2023Online retail giant Amazon plans to cut another 9,000 jobs as it seeks to save costs. The firm, which employs 1.5 million people worldwide, said the cuts would fall mainly in areas including cloud computing and... -
Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch, at the age of 92, announced his engagement to his partner Ann Lesley Smith
Mar 21, 2023Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch has announced his engagement to his partner Ann Lesley Smith, a former police chaplain. Mr Murdoch, 92, and Ms Smith, 66, met in September at an event at his vineyard in California.... -
More than 600 new Australian species discovered last year
Mar 21, 2023More than 600 new Australian species were discovered last year, government data has revealed. According to the latest Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS), which was published by the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and... -
Sri Lanka is seeking a 10-year moratorium on its foreign debt
Mar 21, 2023Cash-strapped Sri Lanka is seeking a 10- year moratorium on its foreign debt, President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s office said Monday on the eve of a desperately needed $2.9 billion IMF bailout. Wickremesinghe’s office quoted him as saying... -
New study finds that 43,000 “excess deaths” may have occurred in 2022 from the drought in Somalia
Mar 21, 2023A new report released today by the Federal Ministry of Health & Human Services, WHO and UNICEF suggests that an estimated 43,000 excess deaths might have occurred in 2022 in Somalia resulting from a deepening drought... -
In wake of Cyclone Freddy, amid disruption to critical services, cholera surges in Mozambique
Mar 21, 2023One week after Cyclone Freddy made landfall for a second time in Mozambique, creating severe disruption to critical services, the threat of cholera is growing rapidly for children and families. Thanks to preparation efforts by Government,...
