Gorillaz Drop New Song ‘Strange Timez’ With The Cure’s Robert Smith
Gorillaz have shared the latest track from their Song Machine project, ‘Strange Timez’, featuring The Cure frontman Robert Smith. It’s the sixth “episode” the virtual band have released in the collaborative series this year, following team-ups with ScHoolboy Q, Octavian, Tony Allen and Skepta, Peter Hook, Fatoumata Diawara, slowthai and Slaves. The video for ‘Strange Timez’ […]
UN: COVID-19 could fuel more conflict, poverty, starvation
AFP PHOTO / Saleh Al-OBEIDI UNITED NATIONS — Top U.N. officials warned Wednesday that the COVID-19 pandemic has aggravated discrimination and other human rights violations that can fuel conflict, and its indirect consequences are dwarfing the impact of the virus itself in the world’s most fragile countries. U.N. political chief Rosemary DiCarlo and U.N. humanitarian […]
Think 2020’s disasters are wild? Experts see worse in future
FILE – In this Sept. 7, 2020, file photo, a firefighter battles the Creek Fire as it threatens homes in the Cascadel Woods neighborhood of Madera County, Calif. Climate-connected disasters seem everywhere in the crazy year 2020. But scientists Wednesday, Sept. 9, say it’ll get worse. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File) A record amount of California […]
Texas Chicken™ Hosts International Virtual Summit
“Stronger Together” Theme Unites Franchisees, Regional Managers, and Brand Leadership Across 16 Time Zones ATLANTA, Sept. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Normally on stage in a room filled with hundreds of energized franchisees and regional managers, this year’s annual event looked quite different— but equally exciting for a brand showcasing their resilience in a post-pandemic reality. With […]
Reporting delays may reflect ‘irregularly high’ number of COVID-19 cases – DOH
MANILA, Philippines — Days after new infections appeared to have started tapering off, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Wednesday the country might see an “irregularly high number of cases” in the coming days due to the reporting delays brought about by efforts to further improve data management. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said […]
‘Anonymouse‘: Tiny mouse-size art a big street hit in Sweden
SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL A man gets down on all fours to take a picture of a miniature restaurant and deli shop for mice that has been installed in central Malmo, Sweden, by a Swedish art collective calling itself “Anonymouse.’’ —AFP LUND, Sweden—They’re drawing crowds in Sweden: cute and quirky shopfronts, delis and restaurants created by […]
Puerto Princesa’s top tourist drawer loses P80 million to COVID-19 crisis
HIDDEN WONDER Beyond the narrow entrance to the Puerto Princesa Underground River is a jaw-dropping sight of stalagmites and stalactites, rock formations, caves, river channels and a colony of bats and marine creatures protected by communities in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan. —ROBERT JAWORSKI L. ABAÑO PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan, Philippines — The Puerto Princesa Subterranean […]
‘Plant, plant, plant’ takes root in Baguio
PLANT BEAUTY Reigning Miss Earth Philippines Roxanne Baeyens gets her hands dirty during a Sept. 3 tour of the Baguio Dairy Farm. —REDJIE CAWIS/PIA BAGUIO CITY, Benguet, Philippines —Describing herself as having turned into a “certified ‘plantita’” during the coronavirus pandemic, reigning Miss Earth Philippines Roxanne Baeyens threw her “salakot” (native hat) behind the government’s […]
JYSK Taps Kӧrber for Supply Chain Megaproject in Hungary
Kӧrber’s Depth and Vision Turns Supply Chain Complexity into a Strategic Differentiator for JYSK HAMBURG, Germany, Sept. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Kӧrber, the global supply chain technology leader from software to materials handling automation, announces its selection by international Scandinavian home furnishings retailer JYSK. JYSK will grow and optimize operations in South Eastern Europe through a […]
Takisada-Nagoya Co. Ltd has officially signed a supplier agreement with Polygiene AB
STOCKHOLM, Sept. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Takisada-Nagoya is a leading textile company in Japan. Founded in 1864 the annual turnover is approximately USD 590 Million. They will sell treated fabrics with all the Polygiene brands from ViralOff to Biostatic stays fresh, both domestically and internationally, starting in October 2020, in preparation for the Fall-Winter collections […]