A top spiritual leader has predicted a world-ending event in 2026, sparking anxiety. The religious figure mentioned something that would hit Earth.
The Nigerian government has opened the portal for Youth Economic Intervention and De-Radicalization Programme (YEIDEP) after several postponements.
Thousands of UK claimants have filed legal action against US pharmaceutical and cosmetics giant Johnson & Johnson alleging people diagnosed with cancers were exposed to asbestos in its talcum powder, lawyers said Thursday.
After a short interlude of pushing "body inclusivity" and plus-sized models to the fore, the fashion industry has returned to promoting thinness as a beauty ideal.
A top contender to run the US Federal Reserve threw his support Thursday behind a quarter-point rate cut later this month, claiming he believed inflation would soon cool. Cooling growth would support another cut, while doing so if the labor market strengthens could would risk reigniting inflation.
The Armani Group on Thursday named a senior manager who worked alongside Giorgio Armani to take over as chief executive of the luxury empire following the designer's death. For the past six years he had been reporting directly to Armani as deputy general manager and global chief commercial officer of the group.
Nigeria's inflation dropped in September 2025 at 18.02%. However, about 10 Nigerian states recorded the highest inflation in the review period due to high food cost.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that his country was still among the world's top oil producers, despite what he called "unfair" anti-competitive practices used against it. "Russia maintains its position as one of the leading oil producers, despite the use of unfair competition mechanisms against us," Putin said.
The Nigerian currency, the naira, has fallen for the third consective days as demand for the US dollar spiral the official foreign exchange market.
Greece's parliament on Thursday approved a government-backed bill allowing people to work 13-hour days, despite fierce objections from trade unions and opposition parties. The government insists that the 13-hour workday is optional, only affects the private sector and can only be applied up to 37 days a year.
Nestle, the Swiss food giant whose brands include Nespresso coffee and Perrier water, announced Thursday plans to cut 16,000 jobs worldwide over the next two years, sending its share price soaring. The layoffs include 12,000 white-collar jobs over the next two years, saving the company one billion Swiss francs -- which it said was double what had been previously planned.
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