U.S.-led coalition blocks attacks at Conoco oil field in Syria -source

BEIRUT (Reuters) -Air defence systems operated by U.S.-led coalition troops based in eastern Syria halted six drone attacks targeting their base at the Conoco oil field on Saturday, a security source said. The source did not tell Reuters if there were casualties. Coalition troops and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), who together fight remnants…

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Exclusive-Cisco to cut thousands of jobs as it seeks to focus on high growth areas -sources

By Utkarsh Shetti and Supantha Mukherjee (Reuters) -Network giant Cisco is planning to restructure its business which will include laying off thousands of employees, as it seeks to focus on high-growth areas, according to three sources familiar with the matter. The San Jose, California-based company has a total employee count of 84,900 as of fiscal…

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