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Cannes 2023: Wes Anderson Says Pandemic Lockdown Helped Inspire Asteroid City
Asteroid City writer-director Wes Anderson claims that the COVID-19 pandemic had an impact on its filmmaking process. "Writing it during this pandemic, in the middle of the most locked-down lockdown, we were not sure we would ever go out again — so I think that's sorta in it,” he said at Cannes Film Festival. Asteroid City is set in a remote de...
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Foxconn Said to Expect iPhone Production at COVID-Hit China Plant to Fully Resume by Early January
Foxconn is said to expect to resume full production at its COVID-hit plant in China by late December to early January. The company's largest iPhone production plant was rocked by worker protests last month, impacting the production of the handsets ahead of the Christmas and Lunar New Year holidays in December and January, respectively.
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Over 2.60 Lakh Overseas Students Arrived In Australia Till July 22: Official
Over 2.60 lakh students have arrived in Australia to take up higher education soon after the country opened its borders following the impact caused by COVID-19 enforced lockdown, an official said on Saturday.
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Oil Settles Up As Supply Risks Outweigh Economic Worries
Oil prices settled slightly higher as a planned European Union ban on Russian oil and easing of COVID-19 lockdowns in China countered concerns that slowing economic growth will hurt demand.
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Symbol Of China's Lockdown Headaches: A KFC Children's Meals Character
A headache-prone Pokemon character given away in KFC children's meals has become China's most wanted toy, selling for up to $200, as people seek ways to express their frustrations over COVID-19 lockdowns.
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Alibaba Beats Revenue Estimates Amid COVID-19 Lockdown in China
Alibaba Thursday beat expectations for fourth-quarter revenue due to growing demand for some of its niche online shopping services in China as the country faces COVID-19 lockdown. The company, however, said it would not issue a forecast for the new fiscal year, citing pandemic-related risks and uncertainties.
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Apple Urges Chinese Suppliers to Speed Up iPhone Development as COVID-19 Lockdown Hampers Schedule: Report
Apple has reportedly told its suppliers to speed up iPhone development after China's strict COVID-19 lockdowns has hampered schedule for at least one of the new phones. Meanwhile, Shanghai remains largely paralysed by a city-wide lockdown, which is now in its seventh week.
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Oil Settles Up As Supply Risks Outweigh Economic Worries
Oil prices settled slightly higher as a planned European Union ban on Russian oil and easing of COVID-19 lockdowns in China countered concerns that slowing economic growth will hurt demand.
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Apple Supplier Quanta in Shanghai Faces Chaos Due to COVID-19 Lockdown: Report
As per a report, videos posted online showed more than a hundred Quanta workers physically overwhelming security guards in hazmat suits and vaulting over factory gates to escape being trapped inside the Shanghai factory amid rumours that workers on the floor that day tested positive for COVID.
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Toyota Needs To Build 1 Million Cars In March To Reach Annual Target
Toyota has been trying to increase production in the final months of the business year to make up for output lost earlier because of a shortage of components from plants in Southeast Asia hit by COVID-19 lockdown restrictions.
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Beijing Extends Covid Curbs As Lockdown Anger In Shanghai Grows
China's capital Beijing closed more gyms, malls, cinemas and apartment blocks on Friday, with authorities ramping up contact tracing to contain a COVID-19 outbreak.
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Covid-Hit Beijing Keeps Guard Up To Avert Shanghai-Like Lockdown Misery
China's capital Beijing closed some public spaces and stepped up checks at others on Thursday, as most of the city's 22 million residents embarked on more COVID-19 mass testing aimed at averting a Shanghai-like lockdown.
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Shanghai Reports 12 New Covid Deaths As Frustrations Boil Over
The major financial hub of Shanghai reported 12 new COVID-19 related deaths on April 22, up from 11 the previous day, as frustrations among residents continued to boil over amid a harsh lockdown and strict censorship online.
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Shanghai People 'Not Free To Fly' Out Of Homes As Covid Cases Tick Back Up
Shanghai authorities said on Thursday tough restrictions would remain in place for now even in districts which managed to cut COVID-19 transmission to zero, as the number of cases outside quarantined areas across the city rose again.
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Shanghai Bars All From Leaving Homes, Even Walking Pets As Cases Jump
Shanghai cranked up lockdown restrictions for people residing in the eastern half of the city, barring everyone from leaving their homes even to walk their dogs as local daily Covid-19 infections jumped to a record 4,477 on Tuesday.
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Cannes 2023: Wes Anderson Says Pandemic Lockdown Helped Inspire Asteroid City
Asteroid City writer-director Wes Anderson claims that the COVID-19 pandemic had an impact on its filmmaking process. "Writing it during this pandemic, in the middle of the most locked-down lockdown, we were not sure we would ever go out again — so I think that's sorta in it,” he said at Cannes Film Festival. Asteroid City is set in a remote de...
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Foxconn Said to Expect iPhone Production at COVID-Hit China Plant to Fully Resume by Early January
Foxconn is said to expect to resume full production at its COVID-hit plant in China by late December to early January. The company's largest iPhone production plant was rocked by worker protests last month, impacting the production of the handsets ahead of the Christmas and Lunar New Year holidays in December and January, respectively.
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Over 2.60 Lakh Overseas Students Arrived In Australia Till July 22: Official
Over 2.60 lakh students have arrived in Australia to take up higher education soon after the country opened its borders following the impact caused by COVID-19 enforced lockdown, an official said on Saturday.
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Oil Settles Up As Supply Risks Outweigh Economic Worries
Oil prices settled slightly higher as a planned European Union ban on Russian oil and easing of COVID-19 lockdowns in China countered concerns that slowing economic growth will hurt demand.
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Symbol Of China's Lockdown Headaches: A KFC Children's Meals Character
A headache-prone Pokemon character given away in KFC children's meals has become China's most wanted toy, selling for up to $200, as people seek ways to express their frustrations over COVID-19 lockdowns.
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Alibaba Beats Revenue Estimates Amid COVID-19 Lockdown in China
Alibaba Thursday beat expectations for fourth-quarter revenue due to growing demand for some of its niche online shopping services in China as the country faces COVID-19 lockdown. The company, however, said it would not issue a forecast for the new fiscal year, citing pandemic-related risks and uncertainties.
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Apple Urges Chinese Suppliers to Speed Up iPhone Development as COVID-19 Lockdown Hampers Schedule: Report
Apple has reportedly told its suppliers to speed up iPhone development after China's strict COVID-19 lockdowns has hampered schedule for at least one of the new phones. Meanwhile, Shanghai remains largely paralysed by a city-wide lockdown, which is now in its seventh week.
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Oil Settles Up As Supply Risks Outweigh Economic Worries
Oil prices settled slightly higher as a planned European Union ban on Russian oil and easing of COVID-19 lockdowns in China countered concerns that slowing economic growth will hurt demand.
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Apple Supplier Quanta in Shanghai Faces Chaos Due to COVID-19 Lockdown: Report
As per a report, videos posted online showed more than a hundred Quanta workers physically overwhelming security guards in hazmat suits and vaulting over factory gates to escape being trapped inside the Shanghai factory amid rumours that workers on the floor that day tested positive for COVID.
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Toyota Needs To Build 1 Million Cars In March To Reach Annual Target
Toyota has been trying to increase production in the final months of the business year to make up for output lost earlier because of a shortage of components from plants in Southeast Asia hit by COVID-19 lockdown restrictions.
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Beijing Extends Covid Curbs As Lockdown Anger In Shanghai Grows
China's capital Beijing closed more gyms, malls, cinemas and apartment blocks on Friday, with authorities ramping up contact tracing to contain a COVID-19 outbreak.
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Covid-Hit Beijing Keeps Guard Up To Avert Shanghai-Like Lockdown Misery
China's capital Beijing closed some public spaces and stepped up checks at others on Thursday, as most of the city's 22 million residents embarked on more COVID-19 mass testing aimed at averting a Shanghai-like lockdown.
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Shanghai Reports 12 New Covid Deaths As Frustrations Boil Over
The major financial hub of Shanghai reported 12 new COVID-19 related deaths on April 22, up from 11 the previous day, as frustrations among residents continued to boil over amid a harsh lockdown and strict censorship online.
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Shanghai People 'Not Free To Fly' Out Of Homes As Covid Cases Tick Back Up
Shanghai authorities said on Thursday tough restrictions would remain in place for now even in districts which managed to cut COVID-19 transmission to zero, as the number of cases outside quarantined areas across the city rose again.
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Shanghai Bars All From Leaving Homes, Even Walking Pets As Cases Jump
Shanghai cranked up lockdown restrictions for people residing in the eastern half of the city, barring everyone from leaving their homes even to walk their dogs as local daily Covid-19 infections jumped to a record 4,477 on Tuesday.
