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Cash for Clunkers 2.0? Car industry will need incentives to help recovery, analysts tell Boom Bust Many auto majors are reopening their facilities after long shutdowns triggered by the coronavirus pandemic, but the demand for cars might not pick up as quickly as they hope amid a dire economic situation. “Believe me, they want to sell cars and there's gonna be incentives to get these cars sold because people are gonna be getting check stimulus around the world. And they're hoping and praying that they are going to use that to purchase a vehicle,” auto industry expert Lauren Fix told RT's Boom Bust. However, the $1,200 checks the US government provided as part of its massive program to keep the economy afloat are unlikely to be spent on a purchase like ...

High-octane STREET CHASE in St. Petersburg ends with drunk driver’s overturned car HANGING over river (VIDEO) If God watches over drunks and fools, as they say, this man is a living testament. After failing to shake the police in a car chase, he found his car flipping through the air – and balancing on the edge of a river. The outcome of the entire escapade, which would be more at home in an action film rather than on the streets of Russia’s second-largest city, was filmed by a CCTV camera. It shows a speeding Hyundai Solaris darting towards a tiny bridge across the Moyka River, cutting thought St. Petersburg’s historic downtown. The bridge proved to be a false escape for the reckless driver, however, since it’s only suitable for pedestrians. He tried...

Lockdown effect? Twitter hit by outages across parts of US & Europe, as users report issues with posting Twitter has not been functioning properly for thousands of users across Europe and Americas in what appears to be yet another major outage, with many reporting troubles with accessing the platform’s website, DETAILS TO FOLLOW Lockdown effect? Twitter hit by outages across parts of US & Europe, as users report issues with posting

Public backlash as star journo Ross Kemp allowed into Covid-19 ward, but visits remain off limits for mortals Relatives and friends of Covid-19 patients aren’t allowed to visit their loved ones in hospital. But celebrity journalist Ross Kemp and his camera crew are. Commenters on twitter are furious. More than 78,000 cases of the Covid-19 coronavirus have been recorded in the UK, with more than 1,500 of these critical. Owing to the risk of transmission, the National Health Service (NHS) last week suspended all hospital visits “with immediate effect and until further notice.” However, former ‘EastEnders’ star and TV journalist Ross Kemp has been granted access to film his new series, ‘Ross Kemp: On the NHS Frontline.’ In a video posted to Twitter on Fr...

‘I’m sorry you feel that way’ – UK Home Secretary Patel savaged for non-apology to NHS workers As Britain’s beleaguered healthcare workers fall ill with Covid-19, Home Secretary Priti Patel has said she’s sorry they feel angry, but not for her government’s role in equipment shortages. Her remark only fuelled further anger. As the coronavirus death toll in the UK climbed to just under 10,000 on Saturday, Health Secretary Matt Hancock revealed that 19 health workers have died after contracting the deadly virus. The workers themselves have blamed the government for failing to provide enough Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), and have become increasingly angry since Hancock insisted on Friday that “there’s enough PPE to go around,” and that workers shou...