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Liberia: World Bank Reports: Liberia’s Economy Strengthens in 2024 Amid Fiscal Discipline, Lower Inflation, But Job Crisis Persists
The report maintains that real GDP growth eased to 4.0 percent in 2024 from 4.7 percent in 2023, reflecting a slowdown in industrial output that offset gains in agriculture and services. Monrovia — The World Bank has released the sixth edition of...
Scavenger AI lands €2.5M to bring company data to every employee
Frankfurt-based Scavenger AI has raised €2.5 million in seed funding to make company data as easy to access as asking a question. The round was led by BMH Beteiligungs-Managementgesellschaft Hessen (BMH), with participation from xdeck, and...
Wood BOE considering safety and security director job
(Photo by Douglass Huxley) Jason Hughes, director of the Wood County Technical Center and the Caperton Center for Applied Technology, speaks to the Wood County Board of Education Tuesday about the continued growth and future visions for career...
Australia: New Queensland Programme Builds Tech Skills
The Queensland Government has announced a AU$7.7 million investment to enhance smart school-to-industry pathways and address workforce shortages through a new Automotive Gateway to Industry Schools Programme. The initiative aims to prepare...
Higgins bags London Lewisham all-affordable homes job
Aaron Morby 4 hours ago London’s Lewisham Council has named Higgins as main contractor for its 102-home Ladywell Park Gardens scheme. The 100% affordable development on the site of the former Ladywell Leisure Centre will deliver 47 social rent...
Kalen DeBoer on embracing the Alabama job: ‘I’m not gonna let myself get comfortable’
Kalen DeBoer has Alabama playing as good as any team in the country through nine weeks this season. The Crimson Tide’s 7-1 start is a complete turnaround from what this season could have been after Week 1. As DeBoer hits his stride as the Alabama...
Tourism among world’s largest job-creating sectors: Saudi Minister
Tourism is one of the key pillars of Saudi Vision 2030, highlighting its pivotal role in diversifying the national economy and creating jobs, affirmed Ahmed Al-Khateeb, Saudi Arabia's Minister of Tourism. He noted the emergence of several new...
The Lenskart story: After five failures and a Seattle job, Peyush Bansal finally saw it clearly
As eyewear retailer Lenskart prepares for a Rs 7,278 crore public issue, the company enters a new phase that will test whether a business built on convenience, design and data can sustain investor confidence in a public market that prizes profit...
Typhoon Leaves Flooded Alaska Villages Facing a Storm Recovery Far Tougher Than Most Americans Will Ever Experience
Remnants of a powerful typhoon swept into Western Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta on Oct. 12, 2025, producing a storm surge that flooded villages as far as 60 miles up the river. The water pushed homes off their foundations and set some afloat with...
Amid job cuts and AI shake-up, Indian engineer who joined Meta after OpenAI reveals his winning formula to get hired in big tech
Landing a dream job at global tech giants like Apple, OpenAI, or Meta may sound like an impossible task for many, but for Indian engineer Prakhar Agarwal, it was a journey of consistent learning, skill-building, and practical experience. A...
North Main Street bridge open: Village gives thanks to all for a job well done
“It’s open!” – Those two words rang triumphant throughout the Chagrin Falls community Saturday afternoon. The roughly $8 million North Main Street bridge project, a once-in-a-century undertaking that began in March, 2024, wrapped up five months...
Former Canva employees raise $8.5 million for patient care startup Human Health
Patient care platform Human Health has raised $8.5 million as it looks to expand its global reach. Human Health co-founders Georgia Vidler and Kate Lambridis. Source: Supplied Patient care platform Human Health has raised $8.5 million as it looks...
As Amazon lays off 14,000 employees, here's the email it sent to staff: 'Your employment will end after...'
Amazon has begun notifying corporate employees affected by its latest round of layoffs, after announcing plans to eliminate about 14,000 roles across the company as part of a restructuring effort. Amazon HR chief Beth Galetti linked the...
Career Center welcomes job seekers at Trunk-or-Treat for Talent
On Tuesday night, the Indiana State University Career Center hosted Trunk-Or-Treat for Talent, a career fair with a Halloween theme. The event aimed to allow students to network with companies and employers with the low pressure of the Halloween...
General : TVET Training Gives Inmates Second Chance To Rebuild Lives
By Ahmad Aidil Syukri Hamzah KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 (Bernama) -- The process of rehabilitation behind bars is no longer focused solely on discipline and character building, but has now been strengthened with skills training to ensure inmates can...
Guwahati Gateway Terminal to offer whole new experience to travellers, tourists: Assam CM Sarma
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma inspected the Guwahati Gateway Terminal, calling it “one of a kind” in India. It will offer a whole new experience to travellers and tourists, CM Sarma wrote on X. Chief Minister had earlier said that...
Wood County BOE considering safety and security director job
Kaleb Lawrence, assistant superintendent of operations, addresses the Wood County Board of Education Tuesday about creating a director of safety and security position to help address the growing responsibilities faced by current staff. (Photo by...
Malaysia sets stringent criteria on foreign employment for Nepali manpower agencies
KATHMANDU, October 30: The Malaysian government has fixed criteria for Nepali manpower companies that have been engaged to supply workers from Nepal to various companies in Malaysia. Sending an official letter to the Government of Nepal (GoN) on...
Baldwin Prep's Blaze Bistro serves up career-ready chefs with hands-on culinary experience
BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. -- Baldwin Preparatory Academy is a comprehensive career tech school that has been up and running for about two years. The school offers unique programs like cosmetology, welding, aviation, logistics and more, getting hands on...