EconomyAmericans are leaving the labor market at one of the fastest rates seen in nearly eight decades, helping push the unemployment rate to 4.1% in July, its lowest level in more than a year. What is driving the decline in labor-force participation?
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EconomyUber is cutting about 3,300 jobs, or roughly 10% of its workforce, as investors worry autonomous rivals such as Waymo could erode its dominant share of the North American market.
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PoliticsNearly nine in ten Americans say corruption is widespread in government, the highest level in two decades and 10% above last year. Majorities across Republicans, Democrats and independents agree. Despite bipartisan outrage, companies linked to President Trump and his family are profiting from cryptocurrency, defense and early access to Trump's social media posts.
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SocietyWith hopes of finding survivors of Nepal’s deadly flash flood receding, relatives of the missing are turning to traditional practices. They are creating walls covered with photographs and providing DNA samples in hopes of identifying people swept away by the flood.
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ScienceOliver Farry welcomes Inger Andersen, the UN under-secretary-general and executive director of the UN Environment Programme. Andersen argues that decades of what she calls “carbon procrastination” have made global warming beyond 1.5°C unavoidable. The question is now how far temperatures will rise, how long the overshoot will last and what consequences vulnerable societies and ecosystems will face. Mitigation remains essential, alongside adaptation.
EconomyPayPal is laying off around 220 employees in India as part of a global overhaul and restructuring of its business. The company says the cuts affect about 4% of its workforce in the country, where it has operated for roughly two decades.
SocietyAs the new school year begins, teachers and their unions are renewing debate over stagnant wages and recurring staff shortages. The report compares teacher pay across EU countries.
SocietyA group of community members rescued an e-bike rider who was trapped beneath a car by lifting the vehicle.
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WorldMalaysia’s Sarawak has begun a three-day cloud seeding operation to mitigate transboundary haze before an expected dry spell next month. The state is among the hardest hit by smoke from fires in Indonesia. Pollution in Manila has eased modestly, but authorities say air quality remains unhealthy for vulnerable groups. Indonesia has cancelled in-person classes in badly affected West Kalimantan.
TechThe report examines efforts to bring artificial intelligence into the workplace, focusing on AI agents rather than standard generative AI chatbots. These autonomous programs can handle tasks through multiple steps without detailed instructions and are entering everyday life to help plan holidays, shop online and manage routine chores.
EconomyA document reviewed by Euronews says the European Commission intends to set out the circumstances and methods under which national authorities could rein in short-term lets in housing-stressed areas, as affordability worsens across Europe.
CultureDirector Werner Herzog and stars Kate Mara, Rooney Mara, Orlando Bloom and Domhnall Gleeson walked the Venice Film Festival red carpet for the world premiere of “Bucking Fastard.”
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WorldIrish Prime Minister Micheal Martin said Russia’s aggression is becoming an existential threat to the European Union’s eastern members. Condemning a drone attack in Germany blamed on Russia, he said Moscow appeared not only aggressive but also increasingly reckless, as seen in Leipzig.
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World6:26Nepali authorities are assessing the huge rebuilding task in areas devastated by floods. They estimate that about 20,000 homes need repairs, with some potentially having to be relocated to safer ground.
EconomyChevron is expanding its operations in Venezuela after reaching what Fox News describes as a historic deal, in a billion-dollar expansion reported by Cheryl Casone.
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SocietySuspects allegedly connected to a drug ring at Penn State appeared in court Wednesday as the case reached its latest stage.
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CultureGloria Steinem, who became one of the leading voices of second-wave feminism after rising to prominence in the 1960s and ’70s, has died at 92.
World48:00China has sent a third batch of aid to flood-hit Nepal, where authorities are still searching for thousands of missing people. Nepali officials estimate that about 20,000 homes will need to be rebuilt in safer locations.
World19:52An international arbitration court in The Hague has ruled that the 1960 treaty governing river-water sharing between India and Pakistan remains in force. India, which suspended the treaty after a brief conflict with Pakistan in 2025, rejected the ruling and said the tribunal lacked jurisdiction. Pakistan welcomed it.
EconomyCanadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has unveiled an investment for the country's manufacturing sector.
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CultureMillions visit the French city of Lille every year on the first weekend of September for the 34-hour Braderie de Lille, Europe's biggest flea market. The event is known for its history, French vocabulary for second-hand shopping, and the local tradition of eating mussels and fries.
PoliticsAs Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seeks reelection, his greatest threat may come from within his own political base rather than from his political rivals.
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WorldPowerful heatwaves are causing power cuts and water shortages in Tunisia. Years of structural water scarcity and recurring drought have been compounded by the current crisis, fuelling anger toward the government as authorities try to coordinate water distribution.
PoliticsFrench President Emmanuel Macron held official talks with Britain’s new Prime Minister Andy Burnham at 10 Downing Street. Macron is the first EU leader to meet Burnham, with discussions expected to include UK-EU relations, support for Ukraine and migrant crossings in the English Channel.