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Southwest Airlines cuts 1,750 corporate jobs in first-ever layoffs
Southwest Airlines slashes 15% corporate workforce, first in 15 years

DALLAS, Texas: Southwest Airlines is laying off 1,750 employees, or 15 percent of its corporate staff, in the company's first significant...

Australian central bank cuts interest rates for first time since 2020
Australian central bank cuts first benchmark interest rate since 2020

MELBOURNE, Australia: Australia's central bank has cut its benchmark interest rate for the first time in more than three years, signaling...

Brazil joins OPEC+ ahead of key UN climate summit
Brazil to join OPEC+, group of major oil-exporting nations

BRASILIA, Brazil: Brazil has officially approved joining OPEC+, aligning itself with the world's major oil-exporting nations just months...

U.S. stock markets in sharp retreat Thursday
Wall Street tumbles Thursday, Dow Jones dives 451 points

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks fell sharply Thursday as profit-takers moved in to take the cream off the substantial gains that have...

China’s Xi Jinping reassures private sector on policy stability
China's Xi assures businesses, including Jack Ma, of country's stability

BANGKOK, Thailand: China's President Xi Jinping met with private sector leaders this week and assured them that the government's policies...

Microsoft makes $700m investment in Poland’s cybersecurity
Microsoft to invest $700 million to boost Poland's cybersecurity

WARSAW, Poland: Microsoft has announced a major new investment of $700 million in Poland to strengthen the country's cybersecurity...

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CF Montreal captain Samuel Piette inks 3-year extension
CF Montreal captain Samuel Piette inks 3-year extension

(Photo credit: Jeff Swinger-Imagn Images) CF Montreal midfielder Samuel Piette signed a contract extension on Friday that spans through...

Union acquire M Indiana Vassilev from St. Louis City
Union acquire M Indiana Vassilev from St. Louis City

(Photo credit: Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images) The Philadelphia Union acquired midfielder Indiana Vassilev from St. Louis City SC...

Out of the cold, Inter Miami open at home vs. NYCFC
Out of the cold, Inter Miami open at home vs. NYCFC

(Photo credit: William Purnell-Imagn Images) After a strong start to their continental campaign, Lionel Messi and Inter Miami will...

Ex-Spanish football boss fined 10,000 for kissing player
Ex-Spanish football boss fined 10,000 for kissing player

Luis Rubiales was found guilty of sexually assaulting Jenni Hermoso during the 2023 Womens World Cup medal ceremony Former President...

Kissing World Cup winner costs ex-football boss 10,000
Kissing World Cup winner costs ex-football boss 10,000

Luis Rubiales was found guilty of sexually assaulting Jenni Hermoso during the 2023 medal ceremony Former President of the Spanish...

FC Cincinnati, Red Bulls boast high-priced additions
FC Cincinnati, Red Bulls boast high-priced additions

(Photo credit: Jeff Swinger-Imagn Images) For FC Cincinnati and the New York Red Bulls, their performances in 2024 seemed like a...

Movie Review

Movie Review
Youth of the Beast (Yaju no seishun) [DVD]