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Anna Bissell took over her family’s carpet-sweeper business in 1889 after her husband’s death, becoming America’s first female CEO and leading the company for 42 years | World News

Anna Bissell took charge of the family business in 1889 and became the first female chief executive in the United States. The business had begun several years earlier, when Anna and Melville R. Bissell ran a crockery shop in Grand Rapids, Michigan. A problem with sawdust in the shop led Melville to invent an improved…

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‘Too early for him’: Sachin Tendulkar’s blunt verdict on Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s leadership role at 15 | Cricket News

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Sachin Tendulkar At just 15, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has already achieved milestones that remain a distant dream for many cricketers throughout their careers. From finishing as the leading run-scorer in an Indian Premier League (IPL) season to smashing a match-winning century in the U-19 World Cup final to clinch the title, the teenager…

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Canva Layoffs: ‘So I got laid off from Canva today.. but it has been the best organisation to work with’: Laid off by Canva, woman says company was the ‘best’ she’s worked with – ‘Nothing but supportive’

Getting laid off completely sucks. But when you genuinely loved the place you worked at, having to pack up your digital desk hits ten times harder.That’s the exact emotional roller coaster former Canva employee Shraddha found herself on after getting caught up in the company’s recent wave of job cuts. Yet, despite having every right…

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Mojtaba Khamenei: Iran security chief meets Putin with Khamenei’s letter specifying 7 conditions for US talks

No US talks until 7 demands met: Iran’s security chief tells Putin Russian President Vladimir Putin met Iran’s security chief Mohsen Rezaei in Moscow on Thursday as diplomatic efforts to end the US-Israel war on Iran gather pace, with Tehran seeking Moscow’s support on regional security and post-war arrangements.During the meeting, Khamenei aide Rezaei also…

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For years, floods swallowed streets and threatened homes, then a Philippine fishing village used bamboo, oyster shells and coconut waste to make a natural coastal defence that has prevented flooding for two years

For years, residents of Pamarawan, a small fishing village on the edge of Manila Bay in the Philippines, watched floodwaters enter their streets and threaten homes whenever strong monsoon winds or typhoons sent waves crashing towards the coast. Even a concrete breakwater, standing up to four metres high, was not enough to keep the water…

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Wendy’s rejects a $1.4 billion takeover offer from billionaire Nelson Peltz’s investor group and adopts a one-year poison pill defence, even as the struggling US burger chain closes hundreds of restaurants

Wendy’s has rejected a $1.4 billion takeover proposal from a group led by billionaire investor Nelson Peltz, arguing that the offer significantly undervalues the struggling burger chain and its long-term growth prospects. The US fast-food company has also adopted a one-year shareholder defence plan, commonly known as a ‘poison pill’, to make it harder for…

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Two Iowa families donated adjoining properties worth 21 acres in the US, turning privately owned land into a public recreation area while giving local wildlife a protected natural space | World News

In Pocahontas County, Iowa, two neighbouring parcels of land have found a new purpose through a donation that will keep them available for wildlife and public recreation. The properties, given by two families, cover a combined 21 acres of mixed habitat and natural space south of Pocahontas. Rather than remaining under private ownership, the land…

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