Meta Platforms is set to sack an additional 10,000 jobs across its operations, Meta’s Chief Executive and Founder Mark Zuckerberg announced on Tuesday. Zuckerberg said in his statement the job cuts would be “tough” amid the company’s “year of efficiency” plans. Zuckerberg added that he believed the company had suffered a “humbling wake-up call” due to poor revenues in 2022. The firm reported a 4 percent year-on-year drop in earnings, despite profiting over $23 billion USD that year. Layoffs.fyi, a website for monitoring redundancies across the tech sector, reported over 128,000 job cuts in 2023 alone.

Seventeen migrants rescued after the latest deadly shipwreck in the Mediterranean were brought ashore by the Italian authorities on Monday as Italy faced criticism for its response to the crisis. Thirty people were feared drowned after the boat they were traveling in from Libya capsized in bad weather on Sunday, Italy's coastguard said. The tragedy follows a Feb. 26 shipwreck near the southern region of Calabria, in which at least 79 people died. Rome requested merchant ships in the area to join the rescue efforts, the Italian coastguard said. But the migrant vessel capsized during an attempt to transfer the passengers to the FROLAND merchant ship on Sunday morning, it added.

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ROME, March 13: About 30 migrants were missing and presumed drowned after the overcrowded boat they were on capsized during a rescue attempt by a cargo ship off Libya, Italy's coastguard said on Sunday. Seventeen migrants were saved and a search was underway for the missing after the early-morning attempted rescue in Libya's search-and-rescue zone, the coastguard said. "During the rescue operations... the boat capsized during the transfer of the migrants: 17 people were rescued and recovered by the (cargo) vessel while approximately 30 migrants were missing," said the coastguard. First to be alerted to the boat in distress some 100 miles (160 kilometres) northwest of Benghazi was Alarm Phone, a charity that monitors migrant boats. The rescue operation began early Sunday morning after the cargo vessel "Froland" reached the site, during which the migrant boat overturned, the coastguard said.

EventMuscular dystrophy patients plan to protest outside the Prime Minister's Office in Tripoli from 09:00 March 14 to demand access to medical treatment. Increased security is likely near the Prime Minister's Office the morning of March 14. Localized transport disruptions are possible if large numbers of protesters turn up. Clashes between police and protesters cannot be ruled out, particularly if demonstrators are overly disruptive or if they ignore police orders to disperse. Allow additional time if traveling through the affected area March 14.

Aerial view shows a packed migrant boat en route from Libya in the central Mediterranean Sea March 11, 2023 in this handout image. PHOTO: REUTERSThirty people are missing and 17 were rescued in the central Mediterranean on Sunday after the boat in which they were travelling from Libya capsized in bad weather, Italy's coastguard said. The tragedy comes just weeks after a Feb. 26 shipwreck near the southern region of Calabria, in which at least 79 died. Rome's ability to rescue migrants at sea has come under scrutiny following last month's shipwreck and the issue is piling pressure on the rightwing government which took office last October promising to curb the influx of migrants. On Saturday, the coastguard said that more than 1,300 migrants had been rescued in three operations off the southern tip of Italy, with a further 200 saved off Sicily.

Land mines still being plantedLand mines remain a serious problem in many parts of Libya. More land mines and improvised explosive devices, or IEDs, were allegedly planted by forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar, who continues to control much of the east of the country. In 2022, Human Rights Watch reported that the Russian mercenary group Wagner, which was supporting Haftar, had planted land mines and booby traps near Tripoli as recently as 2020. "This job is like a direct confrontation with death," explained Aseel al-Ferjani, 28, another of Libya's new female deminers. Today there are female deminers working in 25 different countries, including in Iraq, Lebanon, Sudan, Myanmar, Cambodia and Jordan, Jones said.

Seventeen survivors were rescued in an operation about 100 miles off the Libyan coast Sunday partially coordinated by the Italian Coast Guard. The incident comes two weeks after another shipwreck off the coast of southern Italy left at least 79 people dead. Italian authorities brought more than 1,000 rescued migrants to Italian shores over the weekend. Regarding Sunday’s shipwreck, the Italian Coast Guard said it asked three merchant vessels to respond to the emergency after Libyan authorities notified them that they were not able to. Commercial ships are continuing the search for the missing migrants, assisted by aerial surveillance flights operated by the European border control, Frontex, the Italian Coast Guard said.

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Two asylum seekers who were onboard an unseaworthy boat will be brought to Malta after they were rescued by a merchant vessel. At all times, the Maltese and Libyan authorities had been kept informed. Some of the individuals were transferred to one of the merchant vessels by early dawn, the Italian coastguard said, adding that the boat capsized whilst the asylum seekers were being rescued. The merchant vessel will first stop in Malta to disembark two individuals who require medical assistance while the rest will be brought to Italy. It was also highlighted by the Italian authorities that the rescue took place outside its SAR area, adding that the Libyan coastguard had been inactive.

STORY: Those rescued were taken to the Sicilian town of Pozzallo, Italian newswire ANSA reported, and said they were all originally from Bangladesh. Thirty people were feared drowned after the boat they were traveling in from Libya capsized in bad weather on Sunday, Italy's coastguard said. The tragedy follows a Feb. 26 shipwreck near the southern region of Calabria, in which at least 79 people died. Alarm Phone, a charity that picks up calls from migrant vessels in distress, blamed Italy for not sending its coastguard earlier despite being repeatedly alerted on Saturday that the boat was in trouble. Italy's coastguard said the capsizing occurred outside the Italian Search and Rescue area (SAR), and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said Rome was doing all it could to avoid shipwrecks.

Home Affairs Minister Byron Camilleri has insisted “prevention” is the best way to preventing the death of migrants at sea. Around 30 migrants were missing and presumed drowned after the overcrowded boat they were on capsized during a rescue attempt by a cargo ship off Libya, Italy's coastguard said on Sunday. The minister said government and other Mediterranean countries expect EU border agency FRONTEX to fight against human trafficking. “How many people have to die before we decide to take a stand against human trafficking. “We as a government feel that asylum status should be granted to those who deserve it.

30 Migrants Missing in Shipwreck Off LibyaAerial view shows a packed migrant boat en route from Libya in the central Mediterranean Sea in this handout image on March 11, 2023. The tragedy comes just weeks after a Feb. 26 shipwreck near the southern region of Calabria, in which at least 79 died. Alarm Phone, a charity that picks up calls from migrant vessels in distress, assumed the 30 people were dead. Rome then requested merchant ships in the area to join the rescue efforts. However, the migrant vessel capsized during an attempt to transfer the people on to the “FROLAND” merchant ship on Sunday morning, it said.

At a Tripoli ceremony yesterday, Libyan authorities handed over the Third Ring Road project site to the Egyptian Orascom/ Hassan Allam / Rowad / NRD (O.H.R.N) JV company, with U.S. firm Hill International acting as project managers. Egyptian consortium chosen for their experienceIn his speech, the Prime Minister, confirmed that the stage of clearing the project site has been completed, despite the difficulties faced its implementation. He said today another stage is being inaugurated, which is the handing over of the project site and preparing to start implementation. Ajdabia-Jalo and Ubari-Ghat roadsThe Director of the Transportation Projects Implementation Agency, Sami Al-Abash, then presented the 250 km Ajdabiya – Jalo road project, and the road 360 km Ubari – Ghat road project. In his detailed presentation of the project plan, he explaining the materials included in the project and the 18-month implementation period for the Ajdabiya-Jalo project and 16 months for the Ubari-Ghat project.

Seventeen survivors were rescued in an operation about 100 miles off the Libyan coast Sunday partially coordinated by the Italian Coast Guard. The incident comes two weeks after another shipwreck off the coast of southern Italy left at least 79 people dead. Italian authorities brought more than 1,000 rescued migrants to Italian shores over the weekend. Regarding Sunday's shipwreck, the Italian Coast Guard said it asked three merchant vessels to respond to the emergency after Libyan authorities notified them that they were not able to. Commercial ships are continuing the search for the missing migrants, assisted by aerial surveillance flights operated by the European border control, Frontex, the Italian Coast Guard said.