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UK 'jobs miracle' turns into employers' nightmare
UK 'jobs miracle' turns into employers' nightmare
World
by  AFP

Job vacancies seem to come ten-a-penny in Keswick, a tourist town in England's picturesque Lake District, as the hospitality sector cries out for staff -- shortages which are a direct result, critics say, of the coronavirus pandemic and of Brexit.

Netflix partners with Microsoft to offer cheaper streaming plan
Netflix partners with Microsoft to offer cheaper streaming plan
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Netflix will work with Microsoft to launch a cheaper subscription plan that includes advertisements, the firms said Wednesday, as the streaming giant fights to attract customers. The streaming giant reacted by announcing the arrival of advertising on the service, with the aim to finance the investments necessary to maintain its position as leader in the industry that it launched.

Gambian ex-spies sentenced to death for Jammeh-era murder
Gambian ex-spies sentenced to death for Jammeh-era murder
Africa
by  AFP

A Gambian court on Wednesday sentenced five former members of the intelligence service to death for the murder of a political activist during the rule of ex-dictator Yahya Jammeh. His death galvanised a political movement that eventually ousted Jammeh, who had ruled the tiny West African nation for 22 years.