Written by Sara SparyOscar Holland, CNN British street artist Banksy has funded and decorated a pink lifeboat to help save the lives of migrants and refugees crossing the Mediterranean from North Africa to Europe. The ship, named “Louise Michel” after a French anarchist, is a former French naval vessel that …
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Global dividend payments have fallen to their lowest level in more than a decade, as companies moved to protect their balance sheets amid the pandemic, and dealt a massive blow to investors who rely on payouts to grow them wealth. Total shareholder payments fell from $ 108 billion to $ …
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Medications for high blood pressure could improve survival rates for people suffering from COVID-19 and reduce the severity of infection, according to new research from a team of scientists at the University of East Anglia in the UK and published Monday in the Journal Current Atherosclerosis Reports, a bilingual peer-reviewed …
Read More »After 5 months, AMC theaters open doors cautiously
WEST HOMESTEAD, Pa. – The doors to the AMC Waterfront 22 were locked. They had been five months, along with most indoor theaters in the US due to COVID-19. But in 20 minutes it was about to change and four people in masks were already gathered outside the theater 8 …
Read More »Largest painting in the world known for charity
Written by Oscar Holland, CNN A British artist has taken over the ballroom of a luxury hotel in Dubai to create the largest painting ever made on canvas. Following completion next month, the 1,980-square-foot (more than 21,000-square-foot) artwork will be cut in separate panels, leaving painter Sacha Jafri up for …
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