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The friendship and collaboration between director and actor endured for decades, and she was a steppingstone in his transition from India to Hollywood.
Experts say that for the first time since 1998, global poverty will increase. At least a half billion people could slip into destitution by the end of the year.
Systems that were devised to treat each case as potentially fraudulent are now rushing to deal with millions of newly unemployed people.
Rolling dice, dealing cards and moving game pieces: Our writer and her family are playing board games as a survival strategy. Why are these games so soothing right now?
Some analysts are worried that the pressure from senior officials could distort assessments about the coronavirus and be used as a weapon in an escalating battle with China.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 29, 2020, covering April 30, 2020.
DaBaby
The Weeknd
Lil Uzi Vert
Fiona Apple
Lil Baby
2020Tony Allen, Nigerian drummer and composer (born 1940)[†]
Tony Oladipo Allen was a Nigerian-Ghanaian drummer, composer, and songwriter who lived and worked in Paris, France. Allen was the drummer and musical director of Fela Kuti's band Africa '70 from 1968 to 1979, and was one of the founders of the Afrobeat genre. Fela once stated that "without Tony Allen, there would be no Afrobeat". He was described by Brian Eno as "perhaps the greatest drummer who has ever lived". Later in life, Allen collaborated with Damon Albarn on several projects, including Gorillaz, the Good, the Bad & the Queen and Rocket Juice & the Moon.
2020Rishi Kapoor, Indian actor, film director and producer (born 1952)[†]
Rishi Kapoor was an Indian actor, film director, and producer who worked in Hindi films. In a career spanning 50 years, he is regarded as one of the most successful and accomplished actors in Hindi cinema. Kapoor was the recipient of several accolades, including a National Film Award and four Filmfare Awards.
In 2020, the world population was approximately 7,887,001,292 people[†]