Google pays $118 mn to settle gender discrimination suit
Google said on Sunday that it was "very pleased" to be settling, without admission of wrongdoing, a class-action lawsuit that argued it underpaid female employees and assigned them lower-ranking positions.
Read moreAsian markets follow Wall St plunge on inflation woes
Markets tumbled in Asia on Monday and the dollar rallied as part of a global rout fuelled by a forecast-beating US inflation print that ramped up bets on a more aggressive campaign of Federal Reserve interest rate hikes.
Read moreHope fades as belongings of two men missing in Amazon found
Brazilian authorities say they have found a backpack and personal effects of a British journalist and an Indigenous expert who disappeared in the Amazon last week, with the Briton's mother-in-law saying she has lost hope that they will emerge alive.
Read moreActor Rebel Wilson responds to newspaper 'outing' controversy
Actor Rebel Wilson said an Australian newspaper had put her in a "very hard situation" after fans accused the publication of pressuring her to reveal her relationship with a woman.
Read moreThaksin's daughter takes Shinawatra brand to new Thai generation
She has half a million followers on Instagram, leads a glamorous lifestyle and describes herself as the "little girl" of former premier Thaksin Shinawatra -- one of the most influential and controversial figures in modern Thai history.
Read more'My apartment vibrates': New Yorkers fight noisy helicopter rides
After a period of blissful silence overhead due to the Covid-19 pandemic, New Yorkers are dealing again with a familiar problem: noisy helicopters.
Read moreTexas death row inmate 'optimistic' after 27 years
Hank Skinner, who has been on death row in Texas for nearly three decades, says he still remains hopeful.
Read moreSix uncapped players in All Blacks squad for Ireland Test series
Former rugby league international Roger Tuivasa-Sheck was named Monday among six uncapped players in the New Zealand squad to prepare for next month's three-Test series against Ireland.
Read moreNorth Korea fires suspected artillery: Seoul
North Korea fired a series of artillery shots over the weekend, Seoul's military said, days after leader Kim Jong Un vowed to use "power for power" to defend the country's sovereignty.
Read moreCurry genius echoes Federer, says Warriors coach
Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr says Stephen Curry's approach to basketball reminds him of tennis great Roger Federer.
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