Heineken to slash up to 6,000 jobs in AI ‘productivity savings’

Heineken to slash up to 6,000 jobs in AI ‘productivity savings’

Dutch brewer Heineken is planning to lay off up to up to 7% of its workforce, as it looks to boost efficiency through productivity savings from AI, following weak beer sales last year. The world’s second-largest brewer reported lackluster earnings on Wednesday, with total beer volumes declining 2.4% over the course of 2025, while adjusted…

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Nikkei 225, Kospi, Hang Seng Index

Nikkei 225, Kospi, Hang Seng Index

Low angle view of tall buildings in Tokyo, Japan, showcasing diverse architectural styles George Pachantouris | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened mostly higher on Thursday, shrugging of stronger-than-expected U.S. payrolls data that dampened expectations for Federal Reserve rate cuts and sent U.S. stocks lower overnight. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 was up 0.42% in early trade….

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Stock market today: Live updates

Stock market today: Live updates

Futures-options traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange’s NYSE American (AMEX) in New York City, U.S., February 11, 2026. Brendan McDermid | Reuters U.S. stock futures were little changed Wednesday night after the Dow Jones Industrial Average’s three-day win streak came to an end. Dow futures rose by 5 points, or…

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These funds protect against market drops. Demand is booming

These funds protect against market drops. Demand is booming

Investors seeking protection from market losses have piled into buffer exchange-traded funds — and that demand is expected to continue. The products, also known as defined-outcome ETFs, use options contracts to provide some buffer against market losses. However, they come at a cost: The average fee in 2025 was 75 basis points annually, according to…

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Netanyahu joins Board of Peace initiative before Trump White House meeting

Netanyahu joins Board of Peace initiative before Trump White House meeting

Trump, Netanyahu meet at White House amid Iran talks Fox News’ Peter Doocy reports the latest on President Donald Trump’s meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Discussions cover Iran nuclear negotiations and the future ‘Board of Peace’ for Gaza. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Iran dominated the agenda in Wednesday’s White…

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UN social policy commission closes with calls to turn pledges into action

UN social policy commission closes with calls to turn pledges into action

Meeting at UN Headquarters, in New York, from 2 to 10 February, the Commission for Social Development marked its first session since the Second World Summit for Social Development, held in Doha last year. The gathering brought together ministers, senior UN officials, civil society groups and youth representatives to examine how global pledges can be…

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Measles cases drop in 2025 across Europe and Central Asia, but outbreak risks remain

Measles cases drop in 2025 across Europe and Central Asia, but outbreak risks remain

“While cases have reduced, the conditions that led to the resurgence of this deadly disease in recent years remain and must be addressed,” said Regina De Dominicis, the UN Children Fund (UNICEF) regional director for Europe and Central Asia. Fifty-three countries in Europe and Central Asia reported 33,998 measles cases in 2025, down from 127,412…

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Women and girls in science: Dismantling barriers, closing gender gaps

Women and girls in science: Dismantling barriers, closing gender gaps

Across the world, a significant gender gap persists at all levels of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines due to lack of research funding, gender stereotypes, and discriminatory workplace practices.  UN Secretary-General António Guterres said the gap is particularly pronounced in technology, where women represent just 26 per cent of the workforce in data and artificial intelligence, and 12 per cent in cloud computing.   “Excluding women…

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UN warns civilians remain at risk as airstrikes continue across Gaza

UN warns civilians remain at risk as airstrikes continue across Gaza

UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told journalists at the regular news briefing in New York that the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, had received additional reports of airstrikes, bombing, shelling – including from at sea – and shootings in residential areas. The violence, he said, “puts civilians in danger and adds to the immense hardship they…

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‘Directly above her’: Saskatchewan man recalls fight with moose to save mother

‘Directly above her’: Saskatchewan man recalls fight with moose to save mother

Shawn Tuffnell says he punched a moose multiple times, gripping its neck, before shooting it to death to save his 70-year-old mother. The 37-year-old Saskatchewan man says his fight with the animal took place in late January after hearing his mother, Angie Tuffnell, cry for help on her acreage near Bienfait, 220 kilometres southeast of…

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