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Facebook owner Meta announces plans to cut 10,000 jobs

Facebook owner Meta reveals plans to cut 10,000 staff.

Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, is cutting 10,000 jobs. The tech giant, which laid off 11,000 employees last November.

China is to start issuing tourist visas to travellers for the first time in three years. The last cross-border control measure was imposed to guard against Covid-19 and comes after authorities last month declared victory over the virus.

It's a month after a devastating earthquake killed nearly 50,000 people in southern Turkey. Plans to rebuild the economy from the Syrian side of the border are underway. We hear the story of one child worker called Abdullah and how he is dealing with the aftermath of the quake.

(Picture: The Meta sign outside the headquarters of Facebook parent company Meta Platforms Inc in Mountain View, California Source: Reuters)

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Tue 14 Mar 2023 22:32GMT

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