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New York, Aug 5 (EFE) .- Workers in the restaurant sector in New York, epicentre of COVID-19, demanded Wednesday that the US Government extend the unemployment aid that expired Friday without a replacement and invited people to protest to defend their rights in the face of precariousness.In the iconic Times Square, empty of tourists in the middle of August, several dozen people gathered to expose the "risky" situation they are going through having lost a weekly unemployment benefit of $ 600 while legislators debate a new package of stimulus that does not arrive and could even lower the figure to 200.(Camera: ALBA VIGARAY)FOOTAGE SHOWS WORKERS IN THE RESTAURANT SECTOR PROTESTING IN NEW YORK, US.SOUNDBITES: HOTEL WORKER KEITH JAMES (IN ENGLISH) AND DSA ACTIVIST NATALIA TYLIM (IN ENGLISH)
The relationship between two friends gets complicated when they decide to get romantic. Dylan (Justin Timberlake) and Jamie (Mila Kunis) think it's going to be easy to add the simple act of sex to their friendship, despite what Hollywood romantic comedies would have them believe. They soon discover however that getting physical really does lead to complications. Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/SonyPicturesUK Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FriendsWithBenefitsUKIRE
The EU hits Apple, Google parent firm Alphabet and Meta with the first ever probes under a mammoth digital law, which could lead to big fines against the US tech giants. Announcing the move, EU Commission executive vice-president Margrethe Vestager says that "DMA (Digital Markets Act) compliance is something that we take really seriously". Since March 7, the world's biggest tech firms have had to comply with the DMA, which aims to curb their behaviour and ensure that they give users more choice. SOUNDBITE
Reddit's Snoo rings the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). The Reddit social network debutes the New York Stock Exchange after pricing robustly in an initial public offering that suggested greater investor enthusiasm for new stock issuers. IMAGES
Catherine, Princess of Wales, apologises over an altered official photo that saw news agencies, including AFP, pull the image from their systems. "Like many amateur photographers, I do occasionally experiment with editing. I wanted to express my apologies for any confusion the family photograph we shared yesterday caused. I hope everyone celebrating had a very happy Mother’s Day. C" a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, says. IMAGES