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Tech layoffs: Booking.com prepares for major restructuring efforts

Tech layoffs: Booking.com prepares for major restructuring efforts

Booking Holidays, the parent company of Booking.com, is apparently looking for potential job reductions. Reuters has reported that these potential cuts are part of a comprehensive effort aimed at restructuring the organisation. In an email

Over 1,700 Migrants Attempt Channel Crossing in Small Boats Last Week

Over 1,700 Migrants Attempt Channel Crossing in Small Boats Last Week

The English Channel has documented the number of attempts in a week by unauthorized small boats. The data reveal that 1,752 migrants tried to cross the perilous route from 4 November - 10 November. The

COP29 Baku: High time global leaders found a proper climate finance solution for the ones most affected

COP29 Baku: High time global leaders found a proper climate finance solution for the ones most affected

UN climate chief Simon Stiell addressed the audience at COP29 Summit in Baku on Monday. The UN climate conference is coming after another year of record-breaking global heat and extreme natural disasters. It's being touted

Intel reintroduces free tea and coffee to boost employees morale After cost-cutting and 15,000 layoffs

Intel reintroduces free tea and coffee to boost employees morale After cost-cutting and 15,000 layoffs

Intel said it will reintroduce free coffee and tea for staff members after eliminating a number of workplace benefits earlier this year as part of significant cost-cutting measures. After a difficult year that included layoffs

New Study Reveals How Missing Deadlines Impacts Work Quality Perceptions and Professional Reputation

New Study Reveals How Missing Deadlines Impacts Work Quality Perceptions and Professional Reputation

Should you be reading this instead of working on a project, you might wish to reconsider allowing that assignment to linger. Studies on procrastination recently show that turning in work late has effects beyond only

Boeing Announces Compensation Plan for Furloughed Employees and Proceeds with Job Cuts

Boeing Announces Compensation Plan for Furloughed Employees and Proceeds with Job Cuts

Kelly Ortberg, the CEO of Boeing declared last week that the company would compensate workers who were dismissed from their jobs during the strike for the money they lost. The CEO did however state that

Canada on High Alert as US Election Sparks Migration Concerns

Canada on High Alert as US Election Sparks Migration Concerns

The Canadian authorities have escalated their measures along the border since the US election results with an expectation that there would be an influx of immigrants in the United States. They are due to Donald

Issue of Life and Death: Cyberattacks on healthcare infrastructure increase

Issue of Life and Death: Cyberattacks on healthcare infrastructure increase

There has been an alarming rise in cyberattacks on the global healthcare infrastructure. The surge is endangering patient safety and destabilising health systems. On Friday, the UN Security Council discussed strategies to counter the problem.

International students could be impacted as Canada ends Student Direct Stream program

International students could be impacted as Canada ends Student Direct Stream program

Canada has abruptly ended its Student Direct Stream (SDS) program, terminating a fast-track study permit process that expedited the application procedure for thousands of international students. The cancellation has begun from Friday. The Immigration, Refugees

Germany Accelerates EU Asylum Procedures with New Rules for Airport Asylum Processing

Germany Accelerates EU Asylum Procedures with New Rules for Airport Asylum Processing

Aiming to create a quick and simplified asylum process far ahead of the EU's mid-2026 deadline, Germany is aggressively moving toward implementing new European Union Asylum Procedures. The German federal cabinet approved a draft bill