Copyright Getty Images Image by image Victoria has recorded more than 100 deaths in the past week Australia has recorded its deadliest day of the coronavirus pandemic amid a second wave of infections in Melbourne. Victoria State – of which Melbourne is the capital – reported 19 deaths on Monday. …
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Twitter ‘searches’ for a possible TikTok tie-up
Copyright Getty Images Twitter has approached Chinese owner TteTok of ByteDance to express interest in buying its US operations, according to reports. Video sharing platform TikTok has been the center of heated debate and takeover talks in recent weeks. Last week, US President Donald Trump ordered companies to stop using …
Read More »How did New Zealand go 100 days with no community coronavirus transmission
As of Monday, the country had reported 1,219 confirmed cases, including only 21 active infections, all in managed isolation facilities. There were no cases in 100 days via community transmission, authorities announced Sunday, with all new infections coming from abroad. In total, the island nation of 5 million people has …
Read More »San Quentin jailer dies of COVID-19 amid widespread outbreak
SAN JOSE – Doctors had told Sgt. Family of Gilbert Polanco that it could happen at any moment. And on Sunday, the San Quentin correctional agent who carried coronavirus died inside the prison walls of the nation’s worst outbreak. ‘He was my best friend. He was my mother’s true love, …
Read More »Teen actors and producers, including Robert Pattinson, talked about how difficult it was to make the film
Tenet has become, through the COVID-19 pandemic, the most important film of 2020 – and whether Christopher Nolan’s new film can hit the international office when its release begins on August 26 will likely be an indicator of whether or not other studio films will be showing cinemas this year. …
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