Yahoo to lay off 20% of its workforce
Yahoo said Thursday that it will cut 20% of its total workforce by the end of this year as it restructures its advertising unit, just the latest example of the layoffs spreading throughout the tech and media industries.
Rent for a Manhattan apartment remains mind-bogglingly high
Even as rents are cooling in some parts of the country, it has never cost more to rent a Manhattan apartment during the month of January as it did last month.
Iranian drones appear to contain modified explosives designed for maximum damage to Ukrainian infrastructure, report finds
Iran appears to be modifying the attack drones it's providing to Russia so that the explosive warheads can inflict maximum damage on infrastructure targets inside Ukraine, according to a new investigative report obtained exclusively by CNN.
Nigeria gets Africa's first entry at Prince Harry's Invictus Games for wounded veterans
Nigeria will compete in the biennial Paralympic-style Invictus Games founded by Britain's Prince Harry for military personnel injured in service, the foundation said Thursday.
Eritrea persecuted relatives of military draft dodgers, rights group says
Eritrea has punished the family members of thousands of alleged draft evaders during a conscription drive intended to bolster its military campaign in neighboring Ethiopia, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday.
Europe is Ukraine's 'home,' Zelensky tells EU lawmakers in emotional address
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made a heartfelt appeal to lawmakers in Brussels on Thursday to allow his country to become part of the European Union, insisting that Europe is Ukraine's "home."
Russia may have lost up to half of its operational tank fleet in Ukraine, monitoring group says
Russia has potentially lost up to half of all its operational tank fleet since the start of the Ukraine war, according to information collected by a monitoring group, as its military struggles to meet the goals of Vladimir Putin's invasion.
'The most mysterious and beloved artist of all time': New blockbuster show makes history
"The most mysterious and beloved artist of all time." Without a hint of apology, this is how the general director of Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum, Taco Dibbits, describes Vermeer. And it's hard to disagree. Of course, we have other more recognizable names — Leonardo, Rembrandt, Picasso, Van Gogh — but has any other great artist been so intensely studied and revisited in recent years as the Dutchman Johannes Vermeer of Delft?
More US firms in Taiwan say they're seeing 'significant disruption' due to rising tension with China
The number of companies in Taiwan saying they're experiencing business disruptions due to rising tensions between Taipei and Beijing has almost doubled, according to the American Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan.
North Korea showcases nuclear attack capability in largest ever ICBM parade
North Korea showcased almost a dozen advanced intercontinental ballistic missiles at a nighttime military parade on Wednesday, in the biggest display yet of what its state-run media described as Pyongyang's "nuclear attack capability."