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Multiplex Association, Filmmakers Request Centre to Open Cinema Halls
Several Bollywood producers, actors along with the Multiplex Association of India (MAI) on Sunday urged the Centre to open the cinema halls, which have remained shut amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Asia Today: Australia Records Its Deadliest Day Of Pandemic
Australia recorded its deadliest day of the pandemic Monday as the government urged hot spot Victoria state to announce its plans to lift a lockdown on the country's secondlargest city.
US Nears 6 Million Covid-19 Cases, Death Toll Crosses 1,83,000
Global coronavirus infections soared past 25 million, as countries tightened restrictions to halt the health crisis that has upended life for most of humanity.
U.S. Coronavirus Cases Top 6 Million As Midwest, Schools Face Outbreaks
U.S. cases of the novel coronavirus surpassed 6 million on Sunday as many states in the Midwest reported increasing infections, according to a Reuters tally.
Asian Stocks Reach 29-month Top, China Services Surprisingly Strong
Asian shares notched a 29month high on Monday as investors wagered monetary and fiscal policies globally would stay super stimulatory, while an upbeat reading on China's service sector augured well for continued recovery there.
As Fintech Upends Banking, Japan Regulator Expects More Cross-boundary Tie-ups
Japan will likely see more financial tieups that extend beyond traditional boundaries similar to those signed between internet banking giant SBI Holdings Inc and regional banks, the country's senior financial regulator said.
FAA: Airplane With 4 On Board Crashes In Bryan, Texas
Three people were killed and a fourth critically injured when a plane crashed Sunday afternoon in Bryan, Texas, according to city spokesperson Kristen Waggener.
Govt Should Not Be Running Airports, Airlines; Hopeful of Privatising Air India in 2020: Hardeep Singh Puri
His remarks come at a time when the Kerala government has opposed the Union Cabinet''s approval on August 19 to lease out the Thiruvananthapuram airport to Adani Enterprises under the public-private partnership (PPP) model for a period of 50 years.
Kolkata: BJP MP Shown Black Flags During Ambulance Launch Event, TMC Workers Say Covid-19 Norms Violated
While BJP MP Arjun Singh did not comment on the issue and left the venue, local BJP leaders claimed that the TMC activists disrupted a peaceful programme without any provocation.
Wildfires Again Threaten Business In California Wine Country
With an early harvest already underway, a wildfire a few miles west of John Bucher's ranch added new urgency to getting his pinot noir grapes off the vine. If flames didn't do any damage to the delicate fruit, ash and smoke certainly could.
Germany's Scholz Condemns Far-right Flags Outside Parliament
Olaf Scholz, a candidate to succeed Angela Merkel as chancellor, on Sunday condemned protestors who stormed the steps of Germany's Reichstag parliament building, some of them holding farright flags.
Blind Dolphins, 78 Fish Species at Risk: As Mauritius Battles Oil Spill, Experts Say Full Impact Yet to Unfold
Fishermen battled on Sunday to save dozens of injured dolphins washed ashore in Mauritius where in recent days at least 40 of the animals were found dead in a lagoon near the site of an oil spill from a Japanese bulk carrier which struck a coral reef.
Voting Groups Scramble To Reach College Students In Pandemic
Chase Gaines wishes he could get more young people in North Carolina to answer their front doors and take his GOP flyer.
Covid-19: Nestle Says Consumer Behaviour Changing, Essentials 'Taking Precedence' Over Luxury
"With the economic pandemic that has followed Covid-19, a re-calibration of the consumer wallets is taking place where ‘essentials' are taking precedence over luxuries, however affordable they are,” said Narayanan.
UK's Sunak Considers Sweeping Tax Hikes To Plug COVID-19 Hole, Newspapers Say
British finance minister Rishi Sunak is considering a sweeping set of tax increases to help fix the huge hole in the public finances left by the coronavirus pandemic, two newspapers said.
Madhuri Dixit 'Instantly Decided' to be Part of 'Saajan'
'Saajan' tells the tale of two best friends Amar and Akash who fall in love with the same girl named Pooja. The movie completes 29 years since release today.