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The German airline Lufthansa on Thursday announced a record loss of €6.7 billion ($8 billion) in the COVID-19-stricken year of 2020. That compared with a profit of €1.2 billion for 2019. CEO Carsten Spohr described the pandemic year as "the most challenging in the history of our company." Thousands of flight cancellations and travel restrictions because of the coronavirus crisis meant the airline reported a loss of nearly €5.6 billion for the first nine months of the year . The German, Belgian, Austrian and Swiss governments propped up the company with some €9 billion in 2020 . Since then, the German government has been the largest individual shareholder in the airline. Watch video 01:50 Share Breakthrough: Shareholders greenlight Lufthansa bailout Send Facebook Twitter reddit EMail Facebook Messenger Web Whatsapp Web Telegram linkedin Permalink https://p.dw.com/p/3eLJg From June 2020: Shareholders … [Read more...] about Germany’s Lufthansa announces record losses for 2020

Alec Baldwin has quit Twitter after being ridiculed by fans for joking about Gillian Anderson 'switching accents' just weeks after his wife Hilaria was accused of faking her Spanish heritage . The 62-year-old actor released a 10-minute video after pulling the plug on his social media profile again, as he blamed 'a**holes' for making him quit. The row kicked off when Alec first tweeted a link to a CNN article about The Crown's Gillian where he wrote: "Switching accents ? That sounds...fascinating." His wife Hilaria was recently accused of faking a Spanish accent when she was born and raised in Boston. Gilian picked up a Golden Globe on Sunday night for her portrayal of former prime minister Margaret Thatcher in the Netflix drama. The actress, who typically speaks in an English accent, raised eyebrows by adopting an American twang during her acceptance speech. Many fans took to Twitter to comment on the observation with many admitting they did not realise she was born … [Read more...] about Alec Baldwin deletes Twitter after mocking Gillian Anderson for ‘switching accents’

PRINCE Harry and Meghan Markle are embroiled in a legal dispute with a small Filipino business owner over his Archewell deodorant name, which he says he's willing to “fight to the death” for, The Sun can report. The royals, who set up their foundation -- named after their young son Archie -- after relocating to LA from Britain last year, are disputing the use of the term 'Archewell Harvatera' with a man named Victor Martin Soriano. Cobblestone Lane LLC, which represents Harry and Meghan and is based in Beverly Hills, is pursuing legal action over the name of his brand of natural deodorants, first reported by World Trademark Review . Soriano filed in July 2020 in the Philippines, months after the royals launched their foundation in April, and has since shared his company's official theme song and choreography online. The Sun has reached out to Archewell for comment, but has not receive a response. Victor Soriano told The Sun exclusively: "If the Queen asks me to … [Read more...] about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in copyright battle against small Filipino business owner over Archewell deodorant name