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German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday extended Germany's current lockdown to March 28, while also unveiling plans to relax certain Covid restrictions. Under a five-step process, cinemas may be able to reopen beginning March 22 at the earliest (this would be part of Stage 4). All will depend on the infection…

After recently extending a partial coronavirus lockdown until at least December 20, German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced today that restrictions will remain in place for a further three weeks, to January 10. That means cinemas will be closed until that date — thus kiboshing the planed local release of Warner…

Germany has extended its partial coronavirus lockdown until at least December 20, meaning cinemas in the European major will not resume operations before that date. It is also possible, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said, that restrictions could continue into January. A re-evaluation is due to take place on December…

SUNDAY UPDATE, writethru after Saturday 10:39AM PT post, with more reactions: The Saturday call that Joe Biden has been elected the 46th President of the United States elicited a swarm of congratulations as is the custom after an election. Reactions from world leaders and U.S. allies including Germany’s chancellor Ange…

German chancellor Angela Merkel is expected to unveil increased lockdown measures as the country struggles to contain its rapidly growing COVID-19 numbers, and the nation’s cinema owners are fearful of what this could mean for their businesses. Countries across Europe are racing to contain growing infection rates and…

UPDATED with video: On the eve of this year’s Emmy nominations unveiling, Stephen Colbert noted his agent does not work as hard for him as President Donald Trump works for Russia. Hours before Colbert’s Late Show taped, Trump kicked off his latest scorched-earth visit with NATO, accusing German Chancellor Angela Merkel…

“Our President – the orange guy Trump- is in Belgium right now – at the NATO Summit, fighting over how many ways they will split the check,” Jimmy Kimmel told his late night viewers about POTUS’s latest. “Things got off to a rocky start at a breakfast meeting with the NATO Secretary General, where Trump complained…

UPDATED with video: If you’re one of those people who value Western alliances that have safeguarded democracy for 70 years, it was a tough weekend for you, Stephen Colbert acknowledged tonight. Canada hosted the G7 meeting over the weekend, and it did not go well. G7 members are this country’s trading partners, and…

UDPATE with video: John Oliver spent the bulk of Sunday night's Last Week Tonight explaining how President Donald Trump's "skinny budget" is, as at least one Republican has described, though other Republicans and all Dems have agreed, "draconian, careless, and counterproductive." And, Oliver noted, it hurts many of…

Saturday Night Live‘s Weekend Update last night boasted the episode’s single best joke when Colin Jost said Rudy Giuliani’s removing himself from Secretary of State consideration is “like Dirty Grandpa taking itself out of Oscar contention” — maybe you had to be there — while the Update guest spots were solid if far…

Updated with video: Conan O'Brien is a rare late-night host who seems to eschew politics yet inserts himself into some significant political stories. The TBS star made headlines in February 2015 when he and a small crew became the first American late-night show to film in Cuba since the U.S. embargo on that country…

World media reacted largely with astonishment and awe to the news of Donald Trump's win in the U.S. presidential election on Wednesday morning. Many world politicans, however, were slow to respond — apart from those seen as allies of the president-elect including Vladimir Putin and France’s Marine Le Pen. The UK…