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University having to make almost 500 redundancies as third-level institutions across North face reduced funding

Flight cancellations across Saudi Arabia continue as airlines extend suspensions amid ongoing regional tensions and attacks by Yemen's Houthis . Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport has partially reopened following its closure earlier this month, but international services remain disrupted. The airport is operating terminals 1 and 2 from October 25. Te

Jim Chalmers has used an interview to reject calls for him to set a spending cap as he worries over the economic fallout from the war against Iran.

The Correctional Service of Canada said in a statement that a warrant was issued for Jeffrey Ewert and his conditional release has been suspended.

Tim gabungan penanganan kebakaran hutan dan lahan (karhutla) memfokuskan pendinginan di tiga blok kawasan Taman ...

The Kaduna State Government has debunked a viral letter alleging Governor Uba Sani approved N2.3tn for an APC rally, calling the document fake and misleadi Read More: https://punchng.com/kaduna-debunks-n2-3tn-apc-rally-spending-claim-says-letter-fake/

Medicare open enrollment runs through Dec. 7, and for as many as 5 million seniors, it will be important to log on and pick a new plan.

Staffing rules introduced by HSE to tackle potential €1bn overrun as doctors, nurses warn of significant patient risk

Nine months into a new funding system, most health regions have autonomy on day-to-day spending revoked

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 24 — A post-mortem conducted on a 42-year-old man who died following detention by Cheras police...

Former prosecutor and retired judge, Rick Miller, told Global News that Ewart is "as bad as they come."

Geoffrey Gates blurs truth and fiction in a playful tale of an obsessive PhD student chasing the ghost of a forgotten Australian artist.

The more I hear about what BioWare had cooking, the more pissed off I am that we're never going to get it.

Bears tight end Cole Kmet will miss the remainder of the 2026 season after he suffered a serious right knee injury during Chicago's 30-24 win over New England.

President Donald Trump doubled down Friday on his support of a widely condemned attack ad against Democratic Ohio gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton

Just three months after resigning over a hotel spending scandal, Ontario’s previous tourism minister is back in a new role at Queens Park. Stan Cho is now parliamentary assistant to Education Minister Paul Calandra. This comes just months after he stepped down for expensing over $16,000 over three years in Toronto hotel stays despite living […]

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains major spoilers for “Slow Horses” Season 6, which had its season finale on Wednesday. “Slow Horses” Season 6 ended with lots of bangs and a whimper, as a key character appeared to take his last breath. First the body count: over the course of the season the Slough House team, […]

Irish education results are remarkable against a backdrop of low State investment by international standards

A remarkable $1.4 billion worth of political ads are scheduled to air over the final two weeks as the parties fight for control of Congress.

Presidenten i Asias fotballforbund (AFC) sier at det vil gi Gianni Infantino støtte til ytterligere en periode som Fifa-president.

Tech-heavy Nasdaq falls 2.6 percent as debate rages over whether AI is a bubble.

The federal government has made a formal offer to the European Space Agency to send Katherine Bennell-Pegg to space.

The Ferrari driver will be 42 in January and has a contract for 2027. Fernando Alonso, the oldest active F1 driver, is 45 and recently signed up for another season.

Members of the CBN’s Monetary Policy Committee warn that increased government spending ahead of the 2027 elections could fuel inflation and weaken fiscal d Read More: https://punchng.com/mpc-members-warn-of-election-spending-risks/

Much of the additional spending will go towards health pressures.

Plus, the DOJ is reviewing allegations against a former Homeland Security adviser, and Meta’s hunt to fund its AI build-out spooked investors.

A passenger’s death in June became the impetus for the City Council to ban the practice, but the bill will likely face a court challenge before being implemented in 2028.

Investors are fretting over the massive debt AI companies are relying on to finance data center and chip spending, Wall Street analysts say.

Comcast chairman and Co-CEO Brian Roberts said staffers are eagerly anticipating the forthcoming split of NBCUniversal from the company’s broadband, pay-TV and wireless division. “Really, there’s an energy and excitement with the proposed separation in both organizations,” Roberts told Wall Street analysts Thursday at the end of the company’s third-quarter e

The Bank of Industry has set a target to create three million jobs and increase its annual lending to N1.85 trillion by 2027 under a new corporate strategy Read More: https://punchng.com/boi-targets-3m-jobs-n1-85tn-lending-by-2027/

We now have a clearer picture of what happened in the decades following the asteroid impact that led to the extinction of almost all dinosaurs

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.

One of the film’s few positives is that some of the fantasy elements are seamlessly weaved into the story of a man aspiring to be a big-time gangster, that they almost seem believable

The filmmaker and Nike scion poured untold millions into his critically acclaimed "grand experiment." But he knows the real test is yet to come.

U.S. equity markets sold off sharply as fears that Israel and the U.S. would attack Iran sent oil prices higher, while stocks failed to hold on to recent gains.

The country’s audiovisual sector saw its first inwards investment drop since 2018, the 8th annual APA report revealed at the MIA Market in Rome.

Ontario’s finance minister says he will table his government’s fall economic statement next week, on Oct. 29. Peter Bethlenfalvy announced in a breakfast speech to the Canadian Club today that the document will provide an update on the province’s finances and outline the next phase of his plan. He did not divulge any details, but […]

The government is looking at whether spending on areas like AI, satellites and infrastructure could be classified as defense-related costs.

Social media group’s market value sinks by $124bn after it says it will raise ‘hundreds of billions of dollars’ in coming years

<p>Pakistan’s Noor Zaman stunned defending champion and world No. 4 Karim Abdel Gawad of Egypt 3-1 on Wednesday to reach the quarter-finals of the PSA Gold Silicon Valley Open at the Redwood City in California.</p> <p>The 22-year-old overcame the second seed 11-9, 11-7, 9-11, 11-6 in 52 minutes at Squash Zone, handing the Egyptian a shock defeat in the $143,

The Speaker is pointing his finger in the wrong direction over threats to MPs.

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Heavy spending is needed to help Tesla reorient operations around futuristic business lines, a shift seen as justifying a merger with SpaceX.

Healthcare providers in Nigeria are calling for urgent health insurance reforms to reduce high out-of-pocket spending, which accounts for over 71% of costs Read More: https://punchng.com/health-providers-seek-insurance-reforms-to-cut-out-of-pocket-spending/

Head of Compliance at FairMoney Microfinance Bank, James Edeh, has called on industry operators to prioritise responsible lending, customer data privacy and transparent operations to build sustainable consumer trust in digital banking. Edeh noted that although rapid digital innovation had broadened access to financial services, it must be supported by strong

The spending has hurt the Silicon Valley giant’s cash flow, which turned negative. Meta said it would issue a new class of stock to help it raise more money.

Filings show the party and its affiliated groups have amassed a big war chest but polling favours Democrats in many races

Constitutional challenge by Opposition TDs Pa Daly and Paul Murphy had been dismissed by High Court in December

J.K. Rowling has written a new essay about her political views, noting they have not changed despite the harassment and death threats she has received. “It’s been six years since I wrote my essay explaining why I chose to speak up on the issue of trans activism and the risk I believe it poses to […]

NDC governorship candidate, Abdulmumin Ajia, has called for an independent audit of Kwara social investment spending over alleged political use of funds. Read More: https://punchng.com/ndc-candidate-demands-audit-of-kwara-social-investment-spending/

Kementerian Perhubungan (Kemenhub) mengerahkan Kapal Negara (KN) Trisula P.111 membantu pendinginan KMP Batumandi ...

Woman says assault ‘particularly devastating’ as she had come to Ireland having fled Sudan, where she was ‘targeted as a doctor and a woman’