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NATO Responds To Exhibition Shutdown, While Defending Theatrical Window: “People Will Return To Theaters” NATO

NATO Responds To Exhibition Shutdown, While Defending Theatrical Window: “People Will Return To Theaters”

The National Association of Theaters has officially responded to the current shutdown of U.S. exhibition amid the coronavirus climate, and also had something to say about the window-busting that’s currently going on with titles, without mentioning Universal by name. In sum, NATO doesn’t expect other major studios to follow Uni’s…
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March 17, 2020
The UK has offered businesses £330 billion worth of loans to stop them from going bankrupt during the coronavirus outbreak Boris Johnson

The UK has offered businesses £330 billion worth of loans to stop them from going bankrupt during the coronavirus outbreak

The UK government will guarantee £330 billion of bank loans to firms to stop them from going bankrupt during the coronavirus outbreak, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has said.The amount is equivalent to 15% of the UK's GDP.'Any business who needs access to cash to pay their rent, their salaries, suppliers, or…
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March 17, 2020
U.N. refugee agency to suspend resettlements because of coronavirus Unwelcome Refugees

U.N. refugee agency to suspend resettlements because of coronavirus

By Emma Farge and Anna Mehler PapernyLAUSANNE, Switzerland/TORONTO (Reuters) - The U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR) and International Organization for Migration will temporarily suspend sending refugees on to resettle in new permanent homes abroad because of travel disruptions caused by the coronavirus, the agency said Tuesday.The agency said the suspension would…
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March 17, 2020
Factbox: UK unveils $400 billion loan guarantee plan as coronavirus bites Boris Johnson

Factbox: UK unveils $400 billion loan guarantee plan as coronavirus bites

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain on Tuesday unveiled 330 billion pounds ($399 billion) of loan guarantees, the biggest British rescue plan since the 2008 financial crisis, to give a lifeline to businesses constricted by the accelerating coronavirus outbreak. Finance minister Rishi Sunak said the world was facing an emergency but the…
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March 17, 2020
Thousands of migrants on north coast of France at high-risk from coronavirus, warns charity Yellow Vests

Thousands of migrants on north coast of France at high-risk from coronavirus, warns charity

Thousands of migrants living in desperate conditions on the French coastline while they wait to cross to the UK are at high risk from coronavirus, a charity has said. Up to 1,000 refugees are living in Calais alone, with many seeking to try the dangerous crossing despite repeated safety warnings.…
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March 17, 2020
Ex-Scottish leader begins defense against sex crimes claims Scottish National Party

Ex-Scottish leader begins defense against sex crimes claims

Alex Salmond, the former first minister of Scotland, has denounced some of the sexual charges against him as “deliberate fabrications for a political purpose.”March 17, 2020, 5:18 PM2 min readLONDON -- Former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond denounced some of the sex-crimes charges against him as “deliberate fabrications for a…
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March 17, 2020
EU border restrictions to hit transfers of child refugees: U.N. Refugees

EU border restrictions to hit transfers of child refugees: U.N.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) - European border restrictions imposed due to coronavirus will affect plans to transfer hundreds of children out of “dire and dangerous” refugee camps in Greece, a senior official for the United Nations children’s fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday. “The temporary shutdown of cross-border movement within the EU…
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March 17, 2020
Erdogan discusses migrant crisis, Idlib with Macron, Merkel and Johnson Unwelcome Refugees

Erdogan discusses migrant crisis, Idlib with Macron, Merkel and Johnson

Istanbul (AFP) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday discussed the migrant crisis and the situation in Syria's rebel enclave of Idlib, with the leaders of France, Germany and Britain.The four-party video conference that involved French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson…
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March 17, 2020
If You’re Buying Movies Online Make Sure You Sign Up for This Service to Watch Them Anywhere Star Wars

If You’re Buying Movies Online Make Sure You Sign Up for This Service to Watch Them Anywhere

Some movies I bought on a wide variety of services but now have access through one central service.Screenshot: Movies AnywhereIf you are like me you are, perhaps, averse to buying digital movies. We don’t own the things we acquire digitally and there’s no telling when a service will shutter, like…
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March 17, 2020