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Video review of Audi RS Q8

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WATCH: Global National – March 20

Watch the full broadcast of Global National with Dawna Friesen for Friday, March 20, 2020.

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UK government plans to buy into airlines – FT

March 21 (Reuters) – The British government is planning to buy equity stakes in airlines and other companies affected by the impact of coronavirus, the Financial Times reported on.ft.com/2QypHcc on Saturday.

The government plans to invest billions of pounds in companies including British Airways in return for shares that would eventually be sold back to private investors, the newspaper reported, citing people familiar with the matter. (Reporting by Rebekah Mathew in Bengaluru; Editing by Raju Gopalakrishnan)

Software AG Postpones AGM; Decides Dividend Rise To EUR 0.76

Germany-based Software AG (STWRY.PK) announced to postpone its annual shareholders’ meeting that was originally planned for May 20, 2020, due to COVID-19 pandemic.

The shareholders’ meeting will be rescheduled as soon as the hazard situation has eased and will inform its shareholders and the public of the next steps in due course.

Further, the Management Board decided to propose a dividend increase of EUR 0.76 per share for fiscal 2019 to the postponed Annual General Meeting. As measured by the free cash flow, the payout ratio would be more than 38 percent.

“We are strongly committed to deliver value to our shareholders and the target of our strategy realignment “HELIX” is to lay the foundation for future profitable growth. We are proud that our strong cash flow allows to again increase the dividend for our shareholders and equally invest in future growth” says Sanjay Brahmawar, CEO of Software AG.

Burkina Faso Mines Minister Tests Positive for Coronavirus

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A senior member of Burkina Faso’s government tested positive for the coronavirus, just days after another lawmaker became the West African country’s first casualty of the pandemic.

Minister of Mines and Quarries Oumarou Idani developed symptoms after returning from a conference in Toronto, his communications’ team said in a statement on its Facebook page on Friday. Foreign Affairs Minister Alpha Barry, Minister for Territorial Administration Simeon Sawadogo and Minister of Education Stanislas Ouaro have also contracted the disease, known as Covid-19.

Burkina Faso, one of Africa’s biggest gold producers, is among the worst affected by the virus in the region with 64 cases and three deaths. President Roch Marc Christian Kabore on Friday closed airports, land borders and imposed a nationwide curfew to curb the spread of the pandemic.

Burkina Faso is also struggling to contain a wave of jihadist violence that has left scores dead and displaced 800,000 people.

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United Airlines To Reduce International Schedule By 95% For April

United Airlines Holdings Inc (UAL) announced Friday that it would reduce its international schedule by 95% for April due to government restrictions prohibiting travel in an effort to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

The company specified that it will temporarily suspend all flights to Canada effective April 1 and drawing down its remaining trans-Atlantic, trans-Pacific operations. The company also noted that it will reduce its Mexico operation over the next five days.

On March 17, United Airlines announced a 60 percent schedule reduction in April – this includes a 42 percent reduction across the U.S. and Canada and an 85 percent decrease in international flights.

Hong Kong Sent Two Infected Travelers Home in Test Mishandling

Hong Kong sent two travelers infected with the novel coronavirus to their homes, instead of transferring them to a hospital for isolation and treatment, after their samples were probably mixed up during testing.

The mistake was discovered in repeat testing early Saturday and the two people were then moved to a hospital, where they are in stable condition, according to a press release published on the government website on Saturday.

Two other people, who were waiting at a temporary test center where travelers with symptoms are being examined upon entering, were allowed to return home after the repeat test showed they weren’t infected.

Hong Kong on Friday suffered its biggest daily increase in new coronavirus cases since the pandemic first reached the city in January, underscoring the mounting challenge to contain the spread after residents rushed back from abroad.

Hungary’s Orban Seeks Indefinite Emergency Powers in Virus Bill

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Hungary’s government asked lawmakers to extend a state of emergency indefinitely amid the coronavirus crisis and introduce prison sentences for those deemed to be spreading false information.

Prime Minister Viktor Orban would be allowed to announce steps to contain the pandemic via decrees until the government no longer sees it as necessary, according to the draft legislation published on the parliament website late Friday. Promoting false information that hinders authorities’ efforts would carry a prison term of as long as five years.

Parliament is scheduled to vote on the bill next week, with the ruling parties requiring opposition support to pass it with an 80% majority. Hungary is subject to several European Union probes for violating democratic norms.

The move to curb the flow of some information follows criticism from independent media and opposition groups that the cabinet is withholding details and showing inconsistencies in its crisis management. A person has also been detained for allegedly spreading false claims the nation’s capital faces a lockdown.