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Seoul to ban ‘Parasite’-type basement homes after storm deaths
Bloomberg News, Published on 11/08/2022
» After at least four people drowned in basement homes during the worst storm to lash Seoul in more than a century, South Korea’s capital city is planning to phase out such dwellings that came to symbolise yawning inequality in the Oscar-winning film "Parasite".
Chris Rock ticket sales surge after Will Smith’s Oscar slap
Bloomberg News, Published on 29/03/2022
» Chris Rock’s comedy tour sales surged, according to ticket reseller TickPick, after the comedian’s slapping by Will Smith on the Oscars stage drew global attention.
Netflix, Disney win big at Golden Globes
Bloomberg News, Published on 01/03/2021
» Netflix and Walt Disney emerged as the big winners at the Golden Globe awards, taking home most of the evening’s prizes for their films and television shows, in an awards show tailor-made for the unusual pandemic-affected times.
Virus update: China deaths top 3,000; California declares emergency
Bloomberg News, Published on 05/03/2020
» Deaths from the coronavirus surpassed 3,000 in China, although the first country hit by the disease also announced progress on discharging people after treatment. California called a state of emergency, underscoring the global spread of the disease.
Duterte says police chief to maintain post while under probe
Bloomberg News, Published on 06/10/2019
» MANILA: President Rodrigo Duterte said Philippine National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde will be given due process in an investigation over allegations he protected officers who recycled illegal drugs.
Weinstein Co to file for bankruptcy after sex scandal
Bloomberg News, Published on 26/02/2018
» LOS ANGELES: Weinstein Co, dragged down by the sexual misconduct scandal of its co-founder Harvey Weinstein, is set to file for court protection from creditors after sale talks collapsed.
United shares take hit as social-media firestorm spreads
Bloomberg News, Published on 11/04/2017
» DALLAS/LONDON - Shares of United Continental Holdings Inc fell as outrage on social media over a passenger’s forcible removal from a flight spread across the globe.
'Moonlight' wins best picture in Oscars milestone
Bloomberg News, Published on 27/02/2017
» LOS ANGELES -- In an upset made all the more shocking by a wrong announcement, “Moonlight” won the Oscar for best picture on Sunday night, a crowning achievement for African-American filmmakers after two years of controversy over institutional racism in Hollywood.
US retailers keep their fingers crossed during 'Black Week'
Business, Bloomberg News, Published on 25/11/2016
» New York: Now that Election Tuesday is over, retailers are counting on Americans turning their attention to Black Friday.
Obama calls for noble politics in final State of the Union
Bloomberg News, Published on 13/01/2016
» WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama implored Americans to turn away from cynicism and fear, in a final State of the Union address that at times represented a rebuke of the bitter campaign to succeed him.