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Spotify to cut some 600 staff as tech woes spread
Spotify to cut some 600 staff as tech woes spread

Swedish music streaming giant Spotify said Monday it was cutting six percent of its roughly 10,000 employees in the latest cost-cutting announcement among technology companies.

January 23, 2023

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Poland ups pressure to send German-made tanks to Ukraine
Poland ups pressure to send German-made tanks to Ukraine

Poland said Monday it would seek Berlin's permission to send German-made Leopard tanks to Ukraine, but was prepared to do so without approval as Kyiv presses its allies for heavy weaponry.

January 23, 2023

France 'still deeply sexist', report finds
France 'still deeply sexist', report finds

Sexism remains at an "alarming" level in France with many young men judging discriminatory or violent behaviour against women to be acceptable, a report published Monday found.

January 23, 2023

Pakistan nationwide power outage continues into night
Pakistan nationwide power outage continues into night

A massive power breakdown across Pakistan continued after night fell on Monday, affecting most of the country's 220 million residents, including in the mega cities of Karachi and Lahore.

January 23, 2023

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Cyprus issues first-ever fines for poisoning wild birds
Cyprus issues first-ever fines for poisoning wild birds

Cypriot authorities have for the first time issued fines for the killing of rare wild birds using poison baits, conservationists on the Mediterranean island said Monday.

January 23, 2023

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England's Lawes doubtful for Six Nations
England's Lawes doubtful for Six Nations

England forward Courtney Lawes' involvement in the Six Nations has been threatened by a calf injury he suffered playing for club side Northampton at the weekend.

January 23, 2023