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As the restaurant industry continues to struggle, the pandemic has claimed Friendly's as its latest victim. Business Insider reports Friendly's filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy on Sunday. Friendly's CEO George Michel said the pandemic has had a 'catastrophic impact' on the restaurant chain. Unfortunately, like many restaurant businesses, our progress was suddenly interrupted by the catastrophic impact of COVID-19. Friendly's CEO George Michel The chain simultaneously announced it had reached an agreement to be acquired for nearly $2 million by the parent company of Red Mango and Smoothie Factory.
A protester gets on stage at the annual conference of the UK's Labour Party just as leader Keir Starmer arrives to give his keynote speech, sprinkling him with glitter. "If he thinks that bothers me, he doesn't know me," commented Starmer after the protester was taken away by security staff. The demonstrator said "True democracy is citizen led... We demand a people's house." IMAGES
Few tourists can be seen at Beijing's Temple of Heaven for the annual Labour Day holiday as Covid restrictions are tightened. Restaurants across the Chinese capital are temporarily banning dining-in and residents need to clear Covid tests to visit public spaces. The five-day break is typically one of China's busiest travel periods, but the country's worst Covid resurgence since early in the pandemic is keeping people home. IMAGES
Rio de Janeiro mayor Eduardo Paes hands over the keys of the Brazilian city to the Rei Momo - king of the carnival - marking the start of the first carnival since Covid-19 hit Brazil, promising a giant, glittering spectacle of pandemic catharsis. IMAGES
Images of people walking in protective gear in a quiet street of Shanghai as the city reports that three people had died from Covid-19. This is the first official announcement of deaths from the latest outbreak that plunged the megacity into a weeks-long lockdown, sparking widespread anger and rare protests. IMAGES
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