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FILE PHOTO: A waiter sets up tables in front of a restaurant on a street on the first day of the phase two re-opening of businesses following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., June 22, 2020.

01:35 GMT 08 May 2021 / updated: 01:51 GMT Business

New York City Restaurants See Drop in Employment Rates After Unemployment Benefits Increase

Palestinians react as Israeli police fire stun grenades during clashes at the compound that houses Al-Aqsa Mosque, known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount, amid tension over the possible eviction of several Palestinian families from homes on land claimed by Jewish settlers in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood, in Jerusalem's Old City, May 7, 2021

Video: At Least 205 Reportedly Injured as Clashes Between Palestinians, Israeli Police Continue in Jerusalem

SpaceX founder Elon Musk arrives ahead of the launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon capsule, before launch of their NASA commercial crew mission at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., April 23, 2021

Elon Musk Says Cryptocurrency Is 'Promising', Warns to 'Invest With Caution' Ahead of SNL Appearance

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi administers the oath of office to members of the 117th Congress at the US Capitol in Washington, 3 January 2021.

Is Pelosi Ready to Raise the White Flag? Why Dems are Likely to Surrender the House to GOP in 2023

Screenshot from a video allegedly showing the massive fire in the Iranian city of Bushehr

Video: Huge Fire Ravages in Iranian Coastal City of Bushehr

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