The world population has reached 8 billion people, and Amazon plans to lay off about 10,000 employees to save costs – these and other important news for Tuesday morning, November 15, in our daily review.

The population of the Earth has exceeded the mark of 8 billion people, the UN press service reported, citing the world organization’s calculations. The increase in the population of the planet by 1 billion occurred over 12 years. The mark of 8.5 billion humanity, according to forecasts, will reach by 2030, and the peak – 10.4 billion – by 2080.

Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) will lay off about 10,000 employees, abandoning the company’s most unprofitable or least efficient divisions. The exact number of those to be laid off has not yet been determined and is subject to change, the Financial Times writes, citing sources familiar with Amazon’s plans.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged the leaders of the G20 countries to implement Kiev’s plan to resolve the conflict with Russia. Zelensky said this in a video message on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Indonesia. Zelensky emphasized that there is a “Ukrainian formula for peace” and a set of solutions that can guarantee peace. If Russia says it wants to end this conflict, “let it prove it with actions,” Zelensky said. “Having taken part in the G20 summit, I presented proposals for such solutions – concrete and honest. Ukraine offers the leading nations of the world to be co-creators of peace with us,” Zelensky said.

Billionaire CEO and owner of Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA), SpaceX and Twitter (NYSE:TWTR) Ilon Musk will testify in Delaware Chancery Court on Wednesday, November 16. Tesla shareholder Richard Tornetta asked the court to overturn a $56 billion compensation package in favor of Musk that was decided in 2018. The case is being heard by Judge Kathleen McCormick, who oversaw the legal dispute between Twitter and Musk, Reuters reports.

The German government has nationalized Gazprom’s ex-Gazprom subsidiary in Germany, the Financial Times reports, citing a statement from Germany’s Ministry of Economic Affairs. Gazprom Germania, which changed its name to Securing Energy for Europe (SEFE) in June, “has been transferred to federal ownership,” it said.