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"What does an artist owe to his people?" Amazon Prime Video has released the full trailer for an acclaimed documentary called The Boy from Medellín, one of the latest films from filmmaker Matthew Heineman ( Cartel Land, City of Ghosts, Tiger, The First Wave). This premiered at the Toronto Film Festival last year and launches on Prime Video worldwide starting in May for anyone to watch. The Boy from Medellín is a profile of the beloved Colombian reggaeton musician called J Balvin, whose ful...

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami. File   The Chief Minister reasoned that there was a need to ensure adequate oxygen availability in Tamil Nadu due to the active caseload crossing over a lakh. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking immediate cancellation of the diversion of 80 KL of liquid oxygen from Sriperumbudur to Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. He reasoned that there was a need to ensure adequate oxygen availa...

Image for representational purpose only.   | Photo Credit: PTI Based on a complaint lodged by health officials, the Ghatanji police have registered an FIR against the 20 patients under relevant sections, local health officer Dr. Sanjay Puram said Twenty COVID-19 patients have escaped from a care centre in Maharashtra’s Yavatmal district, officials said on April 25. The incident took place on April 24 at the COVID-19 care centre set up at a students’ hostel in Ghatanji taluka, local healt...

Updated: April 25, 2021 16:25 IST The decision came in the wake of oxygen shortages at hospitals in the country amidst a surge of COVID-19 cases Share Article AAA A man waits to refill a medical oxygen cylinder at a charging station on the outskirts of Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh on April 23, 2021.   | Photo Credit: AP The decision came in the wake of oxygen shortages at hospitals in the country amidst a surge of COVID-19 cases The PM CARES Fund has approved allocation of funds for setting up 551...

“In this crisis, the country needs responsible citizens,” said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on April 25 alleged that the “system has failed” and it is the duty of the party to provide help to fellow citizens suffering due to sudden spurt in COVID-19 cases in the country. His comments came on a day when Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his ‘Mann ki Baat’ radio programme, said the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic has shaken the country and assured peo...

How do I find out about concerts? How do I get more details about something I heard over the air? How do I submit events to WORT’s Music Calendars? Who do I contact with changes or cancellations? WORT’s Music Calendars are a great resource to find out about concerts in all genres and places. Usually you’ll find details in the online listing or links to get more information. There’s a link to to submit your event at the top of the calendar page. You can also submit events, changes and ...

The Globe and Mail Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account Getting audio file ... This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy. Full Disclaimer In the confusion that swept through Manoir Liverpool after the Quebec retirement home was hit by COVID-19 last year, much of the personnel went missing, residents weren’t properly fed and medications no longer were properly disp...

NEW DELHI: India reported more than one lakh daily coronavirus cases for the first time on Monday with cases surging during the second wave of the pandemic. According to Dr Subash Rao, Consultant Pediatrician at Reliance Hospital and Fortis Hospital, Navi Mumbai, the Covid-19 virus has undergone a double mutation (changes in genetic structure), and the current strain is highly infectious infecting many people, especially children. Answering the most frequent queries of parents about the imp...

Madeleine van Wyk, left, was the first person to die of Covid-19 in SA. Image: Supplied Under normal circumstances, the national government would not have publicly announced the death of a 48-year-old Cape Town woman. But within hours of taking her last breath on March 27 last year, almost every South African knew Madeleine van Wyks name, and a photograph of her, with the wind in her hair and a huge smile, made its way onto social media. Van Wyk, a financial manager, was the f...

Coronavirus: Hong Kong trio jailed over bizarre toilet roll theft committed as Covid-19 panic buying swept city Three men stole 600 rolls of toilet paper from supermarket delivery man outside Wellcome store in Mong Kok Judge sentences trio to 40 months each for armed robbery at start of Covid-19 outbreak in city