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UK's lockdown-hit arts venues to get $2B rescue package
The British government has announced more than 1.5 billion pounds (almost $2 billion) to help the country's renowned arts and cultural institutions recover from the coronavirus pandemic, after some theaters and music venues warned that without support they might never open again.
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Tomas Kapler knew nothing about ventilators — he's an online business consultant, not an engineer or a medical technician. But when he saw that shortages of the vital machines had imperiled critically ill COVID-19 patients in northern Italy, he was moved to action.
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Correction: India-China story
In a July 1, 2020 story about India's ban on dozens of Chinese phone apps The Associated Press erroneously reported that TikTok users in India received a notice that their data was being transferred to an Irish subsidiary, citing a copy of the notice Indian users shared with The AP. The company says it sent Indian users a notice that the company was working to comply with the Indian government's directive.
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Mona Lisa back at work, visitors limited, as Louvre reopens
The Mona Lisa is back in business.
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Spaghetti Western movie composer Ennio Morricone dead at 91
Italian composer Ennio Morricone, who created the coyote-howl theme for the iconic Spaghetti Western "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" and the soundtracks such classic Hollywood gangster movies as "The Untouchables," has died. He was 91.
