(Reuters) – Meta Platforms will trim about 5% of its “lowest performers” and plans to hire for the impacted roles this year, a company spokesperson said on Tuesday. CEO Mark Zuckerberg has also warned employees about more such job cuts this year to “raise the bar” on performance management, the spokesperson said. The Facebook parent …

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By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -Procter & Gamble and Colgate-Palmolive are among the defendants in six new lawsuits targeting the sale of toothpaste and mouth rinse for young children because the products contain fluoride, which can be harmful if swallowed in large quantities. Parents filed complaints on Monday in federal courts in Illinois and California over …

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By Pietro Lombardi MADRID (Reuters) – Jose Maria Cofreces is the owner of a guesthouse in northwestern Galicia, one of Spain’s most picturesque regions and a major tourist draw. It is also one of the windiest parts of the country, and that has made it a magnet for developers of giant wind turbines that can …

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By Elvira Pollina and Emilio Parodi MILAN (Reuters) – An Italian court said on Tuesday it had rejected a request by Telecom Italia’s top investor Vivendi to annul the former phone monopoly’s decision to sell its landline grid to a consortium led by KKR. France’s Vivendi, which holds 24% of TIM, turned to a Milan …

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