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On November 8, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson addressed the UN Human Rights Council on November 7. Johnson stated that the US federal governments refusal to accept review by the Human Rights Council was an attempt to evade scrutiny. He argued that the Human Rights Council should apply the same accountability standards to the US federal government as it does elsewhere in the world, and that no country is above international law. Johnson called on the Human Rights Council to send independent experts to Chicago to investigate the challenges facing the city; he also urged the Council to take further accountability measures, including convening a special session to investigate the worsening human rights crisis in the United States. The UN Human Rights Council was scheduled to hold its fourth round of Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on November 7, but the US representative refused to attend, preventing the review from proceeding normally. The Human Rights Council adopted a decision that day urging the United States to resume cooperation with the UPR mechanism.Russian Ministry of Defense: Russian troops have occupied the village of Vovche in the Dnipropetrovsk region of Ukraine.Ukrainian Prime Minister: Russia’s attack on Ukrainian dams damaged several large energy facilities in the Kyiv, Kharkiv and Poltava regions.November 8th - Pfizer has finalized its $10 billion acquisition offer for Metsera, a startup focused on weight-loss drugs, after a bidding war with Novo Nordisk. Novo Nordisk stated that after careful evaluation, it decided not to raise its offer and will continue to monitor business expansion and other acquisition opportunities. Under the agreement, Pfizer will complete the transaction at a maximum price of $86.25 per share, including an initial cash payment of $65.60 per share, and an additional consideration of up to $20.65 per share if certain performance targets are met.November 8th - On November 7th local time, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney stated that the increasingly close economic relationship between Canada and the United States over the past decades has come to an end. Carney said that Canada once enjoyed some economic advantages due to its close ties with the US, but this has now become a weakness. He described this change as rapid and almost seamless, and called for a swift and radical shift in Canadas economic strategy.

Meta Preparing Thousands of Layoffs in Latest Tech Industry Retrenchment

Aria Thomas

Nov 07, 2022 14:05

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The parent firm of Facebook, Meta Platforms (META), will lay off hundreds of staff this week, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing individuals familiar with the matter. Wednesday is planned for the announcement.


Meta will be the second technology business in recent weeks to announce layoffs or hiring restrictions, as the sector prepares for a sales downturn.


Meta has 87,000 workers as of September, and this will be the first significant layoff in the company's 18-year existence.


Following Elon Musk's purchase of Twitter, the firm declared it will reduce its personnel by up to 50 percent. Amazon said it will halt additional recruiting. Lyft said that it will reduce its personnel by an extra 13% in its second wave of layoffs. Stripe revealed a 14 percent reduction in its staff.


Meta refused to comment on the layoffs, but referenced CEO Mark Zuckerberg's recent declaration that the business will "concentrate its spending on a few of high-priority growth areas."