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LA shuts restaurants as virus surges, but Europe eases lockdowns
AFP, Published on 25/11/2020
» A restaurant dining ban in Los Angeles was due to come into force Wednesday as officials warned Americans to stay home for the Thanksgiving holiday, while parts of Europe eyed looser coronavirus lockdowns over the festive season.
G20 backslides on fossil fuel subsidies: report
AFP, Published on 10/11/2020
» PARIS: Rich nations are still providing more than half a trillion dollars annually to fossil fuel projects despite committing to slash greenhouse gas emissions in line with the Paris climate deal, research showed Tuesday.
China's young jobseekers struggle despite economic recovery
AFP, Published on 02/08/2020
» ZHENGZHOU (CHINA) - Biology student Ma Jingjing wandered the hall of a job fair in central China among other young Chinese hoping to find work in an economy crushed by the coronavirus pandemic.
Air Canada to rehire 16,500 workers laid off due to pandemic
AFP, Published on 09/04/2020
» MONTREAL: Some 16,500 Air Canada employees who were laid off because of the coronavirus pandemic will be rehired under a government relief package for businesses, the airline said Wednesday.
Berlin fest wraps up as Romania claims top prize
AFP, Published on 17/02/2013
» The 63rd Berlin film festival wrapped up Sunday after awarding its Golden Bear top prize to the Romanian melodrama "Child's Pose" in a banner year for cinema from post-communist eastern Europe.
Romanian drama 'Child's Pose' wins Berlin fest's top prize
AFP, Published on 17/02/2013
» "Child's Pose", a mother-son psychodrama set among post-communist Romania's new ruling class, won the Golden Bear top prize at the 63rd Berlin film festival Saturday.