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Harvey Weinstein is believed to have reached a "tentative" deal with his sexual abuse accusers to pay $44 million in compensation.
Prague, May 18 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Martin Divisek) The Bohemian Symphony Orchestra Prague — one of Czechia’s most prominent musical ensembles — has had to hone its business acumen by delving into the home delivery market to survive the pandemic, which shut concert halls’ doors and left Prague’s tourist sites deserted.Founded by director Martin Sanda in 2000, the 70-strong orchestra undertakes roughly 250 concerts a year — many abroad — and has toured with the likes of Michael Bublé, José Carreras and Deep Purple. FOOTAGE OF THE ORCHESTRA AND FOOD DELIVERY AND SOUNDBITES OF MARTIN SANDA, DIRECTOR OF THE ORCHESTRA. Translation:1.- “The covid had an absolute impact. All concerts and events were canceled. The last one was on March 19 last year in Prague. In the summer we had a couple of things when the measures were eased, but nothing since then ”.2.- “There has been a good reception. We have tried to create job opportunities for those who do not have it, especially for artists in our environment. And not only for artists, but also for related professions, such as sound technicians or illuminators ”.3.- “In the long term it will be an activity compatible with music. We want to maintain this, because we see the effect of the covid in the agencies, in the promoters, in the producers. Many of them have gone bankrupt, declared insolvency. There will not be so much work and it will be necessary to have a source of income along with artistic work ”.
On Wednesday, Pfizer and BioNTech announced having reached a deal with the U.S. government with an additional 100 million doses by July 31. That's up from the initial 100 million doses ordered already. The deal follows a similar extension of doses reached by the U.S. with Moderna for their vaccine. Both vaccines require two doses to be administered. The $2 billion deal calls for at least an additional 70 million doses to be provided to the U.S. by June 30. The remaining 30 million doses needing to be delivered by July 31. It also allows for the U.S. to obtain up to an additional 400 million doses in the future.
EU Council President Charles Michel says he is "convinced" an agreement on a massive post-coronavirus recovery package is "possible", hoping to end four days of deadlock at a summit in Brussels. SOUNDBITE
Murcia (Spain), Apr 21 (EFE) .- A Murcia cosmetic company, Alma Secret, which for a few weeks has only been manufacturing natural hydroalcoholic gel to help alleviate the spread of COVID-19, is donating 50% of all its production to Hospitals, senior centres and others.FOOTAGE OF ALMA SECRET.
Sophie Turner has revealed she was drawn to the role of Jane in Quibi's 'Survive' because of how well it depicts mental illness and she hopes it will make people suffering feel "less alone".