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World Service,04 Dec 2023,26 mins

Spotify announces 1,500 job cuts

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The Swedish music streaming platform will axe 17% of its workforce to reduce costs blaming rising borrowing prices. We get the latest. A referendum in Venezuela has given overwhelming backing to the Caracas government's bid for the Essequibo territory, which is currently under the control of neighbouring country Guyana. We look into how the discovery of vast oil reserves has fuelled the dispute. And the United Nation's Special Envoy on Climate Action and Finance, Mark Carney, reflects on the goals of the COP28 summit. (Picture: Small figurines are seen in front of displayed Spotify logo in this illustration. Picture credit: Reuters)

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