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Facebook parent company Meta to cut around 10,000 jobs globally. Comes just four months after it laid off 11,000 workers in the UK. Since December, Meta has trimmed 24 percent of its original 86,000 staff.
Harvey Weinstein
personHarvey Weinstein will not be re-tried in Los Angeles for the rape and sexual assault charges jurors failed to reach a verdict on. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Lisa Lench granted a request by the disgraced movie producer's attorneys to dismiss those charges.
Imran Khan
personPolice fired tear gas and used water cannons to disperse supporters of Imran Khan. Clashes erupted between police and PTI workers when the former approached Khan's residence. Officers arrived to serve a warrant for the 71-year-old opposition leader to appear in court later this week.
Erling Haaland
personErling Haaland scored a hat-trick in Man City's 8-1 win over RB Leipzig. The 22-year-old also became the youngest player to ever score 30 Champions League goals. He has now scored 39 goals in his first 36 appearances for the club. The victory equalled City's biggest European win and sent them into the quarter-finals.
Joe Biden
personPresident Biden on Monday approved the Willow oil drilling project on Alaska’s North Slope. 25,000 Ukrainians who sought refuge in the United States via Mexico in early 2022 can now extend their stay beyond the one-year permit they were initially granted. Popular stablecoin USDC regained its peg to the US Dollar early Monday.
Kartiki Gonsalves
personIndian documentary The Elephant Whisperers has won the Oscar for Best Documentary Short Film. Kartiki Gonsalves dedicated the award to her "motherland India" The plot of producer Guneet Monga's documentary revolves around a family who adopts two orphan baby elephants in Tamil Nadu.
Brendan Fraser
personEverything Everywhere All at Once dominates night, taking home all major prizes. Michelle Yeoh becomes first Asian woman and only second woman of colour to win trophy. Brendan Fraser cemented his comeback with a Best Actor win for The Whale.
Rihanna
personRihanna is set to perform her nominated hit "Lift Me Up" The song was written in tribute to "Black Panther" star Chadwick Boseman, who died in 2020.
Gary Lineker
personSports presenter Gary Lineker will return on air after BBC agrees to review social media guidelines. BBC forced to scrap much of its weekend sports programming after commentators, analysts and Premier League players refused to appear in support of Lineker. Director General Tim Davie said he recognized it had been a “difficult period for staff’
Ruth E. Carter
personAmerican costume designer Ruth E. Carter has made history by becoming the first Black woman to win two Oscars. Carter also won in 2018 for ‘Black Panther,’ which made her the first African American to win in the category.
First Republic Bank
organizationFirst Republic Bank, the nation's 14th largest bank, saw its shares plummet 78% in the first hour of trading. Shares of big U.S. banks including JPMorgan Chase & Co, Morgan Stanley and Bank of America fell between 1% and 5%.
Michelle Yeoh
personMichelle Yeoh, 60, is the first Asian woman to win in the “lead actress’ category. Yeoh is also only the second woman of colour to win the award. Brendan Fraser cemented his comeback with a Best Actor win for The Whale. Jamie Lee Curtis and Ke Huy Quan picked up Best Supporting Actress and Best Supporting Actor.
The Silicon Valley Bank
organizationUS-based Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) failed suddenly on Friday. Popular among tech companies and start-ups, the bank was the 16th largest in the USA at the time of its collapse. US financial authorities also shut down another financial institution, New York-based Signature Bank.
Silicon Valley Bank
organizationHSBC has scooped up the UK arm of Silicon Valley Bank for £1 ($1.2) Europe's biggest bank announced the acquisition early Monday morning. Bank's closure had followed interest rate hikes that hurt its startup customers.
Casemiro
personManchester United will not appeal the red card shown to Casemiro. The Brazil international was initially booked for a tackle on Charly Alcarez but the yellow card was upgraded to red after a VAR review. He now faces a four match ban, ruling him out of Sunday's FA Cup quarter-final against Fulham and Premier League fixtures against Newcastle, Brentford and Everton.
Guneet Monga
personGuneet Monga and Kartiki Gonsalves' documentary movie The Elephant Whisperers has bagged the Oscars in the Short Film category. Song 'Naatu Naatu' from SS Rajamouli directed movie 'RRR', won the best original song.
HSBC
organizationDeal ensures security of 6.7 billion pounds ($8.1 billion) of deposits. HSBC told tech investors it will pump £2billion of liquidity into Silicon Valley Bank’s UK unit.
Lady Gaga
personLady Gaga, 36, rushed to help a paparazzi member who experienced a fall. The pop icon wore a casual T-shirt, ripped jeans and minimal makeup.
BBC
organizationGary Lineker will front the BBC's FA Cup coverage next Saturday. Alan Shearer and Ian Wright will also return to the programme. Director General Tim Davie said he recognized it had been a “difficult period for staff’
RRR
organization'Naatu Naatu' from RRR and the film The Elephant Whisperers created history by winning in their respective categories. This is the second consecutive year where an Indian documentary has secured its place in the category. The electrifying song was also performed by singers Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava.