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Merck and Moderna released detailed results on an experimental vaccine to treat the skin cancer.

<p>The government on Thursday decreased the price of petrol by Rs1.60 per litre, but raised that of high-speed diesel (HSD) by Rs1.64.</p> <p>Following the revision, petrol will retail at Rs377.71 per litre while HSD will cost Rs391.75 per litre. The government continues to levy Rs114 per litre in taxes and duties on petrol and Rs100 per litre on diesel.</p>

The Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement cuts R13-billion from social grants, including child support and SRD grants. These reductions will worsen poverty, malnutrition and vulnerability to gender-based violence. Restrictive verification processes exclude eligible recipients, while claims of fraud are used to justify cuts despite available public resources.

Tesla says it increased its cash flow in the third quarter after investing far less in its AI and robotics ambitions than Wall Street had expected.

When “The Gilded Age” premiered in 2022, the reception was warm enough. The HBO costume drama marked creator Julian Fellowes’ highly anticipated follow-up to “Downton Abbey,” bringing his eye for aristocratic quirks across the Atlantic and delivering the requisite dose of upstairs-downstairs intrigue. But the low-stakes pleasures of selecting silverware and

Sen. Elizabeth Warren is urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture to reverse cuts to the food-stamp program as consumers shoulder $22 billion in additional food costs.

Group’s president Jonathan Gray says rising market volatility stalled a quick return of cash to investors through IPOs

There is an extensive track record of men and women somehow cheating their way to the finish line

Canal+ has “made progress” in opposing a controversial proposal in France that would double the VAT rate on TV subscriptions from 10% to 20%. Delivering a Q3 trading update, the French major said it has support from “cinema organisations, federations and leagues” and will continue fighting the rate increase tooth and nail. “The Group has […]

Barclays has revealed it expects to have cut around 5,000 staff by the end of 2026 after turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to make the bank more efficient.

After going private in August, Electronic Arts (EA) is cutting about 3% of its staff and shutting down video game developer BioWare. On Wednesday, EA reportedly notified employees in an email that the company would be laying off around 400 people, including about 50 at BioWare, as the company focuses on more lucrative projects, according […]

Les Éditions du Boréal said in a press release that analysis of some documents' metadata indicated AI was used while writing the book.

NAB workers say the writing was on the wall regarding mass redundancies as the major bank pushes towards an offshore workforce and the uptake of AI.

Southwest Airlines became the third major U.S. airline this month to cut its 2026 profit forecast due to higher fuel prices.

Political reactions to Minister Enoch Godongwana’s Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement range from cautious GNU endorsement to fierce opposition dismissals of fuel levy cuts as electioneering.

After about five hours and chants of "let them speak," the board put off a decision until the end of the month. District officials say they're losing nearly $5 million because of lower enrollment.

EBay will lay off 9% of its workforce, or about 1,000 employees, as it works to focus on its "top strategic priorities."

Romanian MEP and vice chair of the European People's Party group Siegfried Mureșan has said the European Union needs to be able to raise its own revenue to protect against budget cuts.

The restructure will cut more than 11 percent of the workforce.

ABC News' Ian Pannell reports on the state of the agency, which says it's been providing food to around 1.6 million people every month since last year's ceasefire announcement.