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The animal's skin and body parts were intended to be sold to dealers almost certainly aiming to smuggle them to China as a trophy and for traditional medicinal cures, reports say. … [Read more...] about ‘Evil poacher’ killed one of the world’s rarest tigers to sell skin and body parts

It was also unclear on Wednesday whether the disaster will alter Lebanon's difficult negotiations with the International Monetary Fund. Since May, the IMF and Lebanon have been trying to work out a broader bailout package aimed at stemming a financial crisis that is seen as the biggest threat to the country's stability since the 1975-90 civil war. … [Read more...] about World Bank says ready to mobilise financing for Lebanon blast recovery

North Carolina is extending Safer at Home Phase 2 for another five weeks to reduce the number of people congregating and spreading the virus as schools reopen, Gov. Roy Cooper announced Wednesday. And Mississippi, with the fifth-highest recorded case count in the country, has gone from mandating masks in only the counties with the worst numbers to requiring them at public gatherings statewide. … [Read more...] about The world may never eradicate coronavirus, but it can get it under control, Fauci says

Brendan Hines (Lie to Me Amazon’s The Tick), Kevin Daniels (Council of Dads, Modern Family) and Tatjana Marjanovic (Monsters of Man, Universal’s upcoming thriller Great White) are set to star in Do Not Disturb, an indie thriller set during a global pandemic written and directed by Christopher Beyrooty and Connor Martin. Shooting is currently underway in Hollywood. In the film, a global pandemic limits the possibility of travel causing a honeymooning couple to get stranded at the historic Hollywood Hotel where a skeleton staff of two employees tend to them. When tensions escalate amidst a forced lockdown, it becomes apparent there is more to fear at the storied hotel than just cabin fever. Jey Reynolds and Ola Kaminska also co-star. The Komack Company’s Jonathon Komack Martin is producing the project with executive producers by Jason Chang, Brendan Hines, Blake Goza, and Hana Dahl. … [Read more...] about Vinessa Shaw Joins Dermot Mulroney In ‘The Blazing World’; Brendan Hines, Kevin Daniels Cast In Pandemic Thriller ‘Do Not Disturb’ – Film Briefs

There have been great Brazil teams since. The South American nation has won another two World Cups, no less, but for many Brazilians that side of 1970 continues to hold a place in the heart higher than the rest. … [Read more...] about 50 years on, 1970 World Cup-winning team remains Brazil’s greatest ever