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Meta's quarterly profit more than halved to $4.4 bn
Meta's quarterly profit more than halved to $4.4 bn

Facebook-parent Meta reported Wednesday that its profit more than halved to $4.4 billion in the third quarter from $9.2 billion a year earlier, and said it plans "significant changes" to bolster efficiency in a tough economic environment. "We are making significant changes across the board to operate more efficiently," Meta said in the release.

12 women foreign ministers condemn Iran's crackdown
12 women foreign ministers condemn Iran's crackdown

Women foreign ministers from a dozen nations led by Canada's Melanie Joly on Wednesday jointly condemned Iran's violent crackdown on women's rights, as protesters in the Islamic republic marked 40 days of unrest.

Painter Pierre Soulages, French master of black, dies at 102
Painter Pierre Soulages, French master of black, dies at 102

French abstract artist Pierre Soulages, who has died aged 102, was the Henry Ford of painting: for him there was just one colour, black, and he spent a lifetime exploring the light within it. When he was around 60, Soulages shifted from black to the reflection of light from black -- a technique he called "outrenoir" or "beyond black" in English.

US urges 'forceful' Myanmar stance as Southeast Asia ministers meet
US urges 'forceful' Myanmar stance as Southeast Asia ministers meet

The United States urged strong action on Myanmar as Southeast Asian ministers prepared to meet Thursday on how to deal with the military-run country ahead of an upcoming summit. Foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are holding emergency talks Thursday in Jakarta on Myanmar in advance of the November 10-13 ASEAN and East Asia summits in Cambodia.

'Chief Twit' Elon Musk visits Twitter HQ as takeover deadline looms
'Chief Twit' Elon Musk visits Twitter HQ as takeover deadline looms

Elon Musk changed his Twitter profile to "Chief Twit" and posted video of himself walking into the social network's California headquarters carrying a sink Wednesday, days before his contentious takeover of the company must be finalized. The billionaire Tesla chief captioned the video "Entering Twitter HQ - let that sink in!"