UNITED STATES

Chipmaker Intel to cut 15,000 jobs

Chipmaker Intel says it is cutting 15 percent of its huge workforce — about 15,000 jobs — as it tries to turn its business around to compete with more successful rivals like Nvidia and AMD. In a memo to staff, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger said on Thursday the company plans to save $10 billion in 2025. The job cuts come close on the heels of a disappointing quarter and forecast for the iconic chipmaker founded in 1968 at the start of the PC revolution.

INDIA

21 dead, 50 missing as rains wreak havoc

At least 21 people were killed and over 50 others went missing as torrential rains triggering cloudbursts, landslides, flooding and waterlogging wreaked havoc in north India, officials said on Thursday. Heavy rains battered the Indian capital territory and its outskirts on Wednesday evening and left most parts of the city waterlogged. The rains and inundation of roads severely affected traffic, leaving commuters stranded for hours.

AFRICA

Mpox cases spike by 160% in continent

African health officials said Mpox cases have spiked by 160 percent so far this year, warning the risk of further spread is high given the lack of effective treatments or vaccines on the continent. The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a report released on Wednesday that Mpox, also known as monkeypox, has now been detected in 10 African countries this year, including Congo, which has more than 96 percent of all cases and deaths. Officials said nearly 70 percent of cases in Congo are in children younger than 15, who also accounted for 85 percent of deaths.