Spaniards buy homes outside cities, young to get vaccine first in Indonesia & other Covid news
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New Delhi: The novel coronavirus pandemic continues to devastate countries across the world the latest count being over 7.3 crore cases and more than 16 lakh deaths.
Sale of single-family homes are at “record-high levels” in Spain as many look to settle outside cities. Indonesia decides to inoculate the young people first. And Nigerian doctors express concerns over Covid-19 vaccine.
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French theatre, cinema workers protest against virus closure
by The Associated Press
Last Updated Dec 15, 2020 at 11:28 am EDT
Workers from the cultural sector gather during a protest, in Paris, Tuesday, Dec.15, 2020. Representatives of the performing arts sector protested against the ongoing closure of theaters and cinemas in the country as France on Tuesday is lifting a lockdown imposed on 30 October, but strict measures are still in place as infections are still high. The board reads: I m non essential. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
PARIS Thousands of people working in the French theatre and cinema industries demonstrated in Paris on Tuesday against the prolonged closure of entertainment facilities amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Workers from the cultural sector gather during a protest, in Paris, Tuesday, Dec.15, 2020. Representatives of the performing arts sector protested against the ongoing closure of theaters and cinemas in the country as France on Tuesday is lifting a lockdown imposed on 30 October, but strict measures are still in place as infections are still high. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
PARIS (AP) Thousands of people working in the French theater and cinema industries demonstrated in Paris on Tuesday against the prolonged closure of entertainment facilities amid the coronavirus pandemic.
France earlier Tuesday lifted a partial lockdown imposed on Oct. 30, but will still maintain strict measures at least until Jan. 7, including a curfew from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m., as numbers of infections remain high.
French theater, cinema workers protest against virus closure
December 15, 2020 GMT
PARIS (AP) Thousands of people working in the French theater and cinema industries demonstrated in Paris on Tuesday against the prolonged closure of entertainment facilities amid the coronavirus pandemic.
France earlier Tuesday lifted a partial lockdown imposed on Oct. 30, but will still maintain strict measures at least until Jan. 7, including a curfew from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m., as numbers of infections remain high.
Theatres, cinemas and other performance halls, together with bars and restaurants, will remain shut over the holidays.
Workers in the cultural sector gathered at Place de La Bastille, in front of the modern opera house that has been closed for weeks.