The Elzarka family has owned Beninni, a men's formal wear store in Hayward, California, for 30 years. The shop was forced to shut down in the coronavirus lockdown, and has tried and failed to get government assistance loans through the coronavirus relief package.Shady Elzarka, whose dad founded the store, struggled to access either the Economic Injury Disaster Loan Emergency Advance (EIDL) and relief from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).Elzarka for weeks heard nothing from the Small Business Administration, through which he applied for an EIDL, or from Bank of America, where he applied for the PPP loan.Meanwhile much larger companies did not struggle to access government funding, some of which public pressure forced them to hand back.After Business Insider contacted Bank of America for

Christina Stembel founded her floral company, Farmgirl Flowers, in her dining room in 2010, using her personal savings and a cash-back credit card to cover business expenses.The company has since blossomed into a thriving startup that employed almost 200 staff members prior to the coronavirus.However, as the pandemic causes economic fallout worldwide, Stembel told Business Insider that the future of her company is uncertain.She said the process of applying for the first round of the Paycheck Protection Program, a government fund meant to help small businesses through the coronavirus pandemic, was frustrating and fruitless."I know that the intention of this program is to help small businesses, so let's change it to make sure this money does fall into the hands of small businesses," she said.Visit

Some Georgia restaurants are pushing back against the state's loosened restrictions, saying it's still not safe to reopen.120 Atlanta-area restaurants joined forced to form the "#GAHospitalityTogether" initiative and released a statement committing to not reopening their dining rooms until it's safe to do so."We agree that it's in the best interests of our employees, our guests, our community and our industry to keep our dining rooms closed at this time," the statement reads.Still, some chain restaurants have already reopened their dining rooms this week.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.Georgia allowed restaurants to reopen dining rooms on Monday, but some restaurants are pushing back against the idea that it's safe to do so.Over 120 Atlanta-area restaurants banded together

The Opera house has been lit up in galactic-inspired designs (pictured), surreal snakeskin and multi-coloured digital patterns, with one stage of the sequence looking as though Jackson Pollock has taken to the landmark with his famous abstract paintbrush.

They were pictured enjoying a night out together in Sydney last week.

Actor Samuel Johnson was spotted cutting a dapper figure on Monday night at the Sensis X Vivid Sydney event in Sydney.

Samba Widhyastuti, 59, was arrested at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris last month - three years after her 25-year-old boyfriend Florent Gregoire, from Nantes, disappeared.

Mako Vunipola was 'gutted' at missing out on a 60th Test cap due to England's decision to stand him down over the coronavirus scare. He played for Saracens on Saturday instead.

The Six Nations title race is set to reach a delayed climax in October after France's clash with Ireland on Saturday became the third championship match to be postponed because of the coronavirus.

Maro Itoje has had a one-year loan move to French side Racing 92 blocked by Premiership Rugby clubs after Saracens relegation from the English topflight.

Gallagher Premiership club Leicester Tigers are no longer up for sale. The Tigers issued a statement on Wednesday confirming an end to the formal sale process.

EXCLUSIVE: Saracens might be saved from Premiership relegation in a doomsday scenario where a clutch of clubs go bust due to a lack of income during the coronavirus chaos.

Marland Yarde is set to be offered a new contract by Sale after his rehabilitation work with Danny Welbeck paid off. The England winger was out of action for a year with an horrific knee injury.

England international Billy Vunipola insists he is 'definitely staying' at Saracens and hopes to help the crisis-hit club secure an immediate return to the Gallagher Premiership.

Eddie Jones has agreed to a pay cut 'in excess of 25 per cent' as part of the RFU's attempts to off-set the financial impact of the coronavirus outbreak, which has led to a shut-down of the rugby season.

Billly Vunipola has ended speculation about his future by confirming that he will stay at Saracens next season, despite their demotion to the Championship.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY WILL KELLEHER: For players like Richard Wigglesworth nearing the end of their contracts, lockdown life has left them in limbo over what happens next.

EXCLUSIVE BY CHRIS FOY: Vunipola is glad Jones will continue to provoke trepidation and inspiration among players because he believes the Australian can lead them to World Cup glory.

The Scottish Rugby Union this week proposed reductions ranging from 10 to 25 per cent over a five-month period for all players earning more than £50,000 in response to the coronavirus outbreak.

The English league champions confirmed last night they had taken advantage of the government's furlough scheme - meaning all their players' wages are now part-funded by the state.

EXCLUSIVE BY WILL KELLEHER AND NIK SIMON: The Premiership' s £7million salary cap could be reduced to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus.

SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: I wonder if all those voting for the chairmanship of World Rugby on Sunday realise the great gift and opportunity they have - or what a pivotal moment for the game this is.

COMMENT BY MARTIN SAMUEL: It's known as the Brawn Drain. The depressingly predictable exit of the best rugby talent from the Pacific Islands to the biggest, richest nations.

CHRIS FOY - WORLD OF RUGBY: English rugby needs to adopt a central contract system as the game addresses the financial problems which have been exposed by this lockdown.

England fly-half Katy Daley-Mclean believes the introduction of Sale Sharks to the Tyrrell's Premier 15s can help elevate the women's game to the next level.

SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: When Bill Beaumont clocks back on Monday morning, it would be worth remembering that, although the official tally says 28-23, he actually won by only one vote.

After Mike Brown and Joe Marchant told the Mail on Sunday last week that the game was boring, and in need of serious surgery we canvassed opinion from top figures in the game.

Izolarea poate fi prelungită inutil de insistența guvernului britanic de a se raporta la o modalitate „irelevantă” de a măsura rata infecțiilor cu noul coronavirus, spun oameni de știință și politicieni englezi, citați de The Telegraph.

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Grupele de pregătire ale elevilor nu trebuie să fie mai mari de 10 elevi, hotelurile vor fi deschise, restaurantele vor rămâne închise, iar accesul în mijloacele de transport va fi controlat, sunt câteva dintre regulile propuse de Institutul Național de Sănătate Publică (INSP).

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Sadie Frost, 54, was enjoying a night out on Tuesday, attending the 'adidas LDN presents the Future of Sport' event in central London.

Rita Ora and her fellow Albanian-born singer Bebe Rexha have pledged their support to the families hit by Tuesday's deadly earthquake in Albania.

The rising actor, 23, took a brief break from the set as he enjoyed some quality time with his famous mother Sadie Frost near their family home in the Cotswolds on Monday.

The songstress, 29, cut a chic figure in a racy black satin camisole and faded blue denim jeans as she stepped out of The Miami Beach Hotel in Florida for the evening on Saturday.

The Milkshake star, 40, was unmasked as the character of Daisy on Saturday's episode of the ITV series after she lost out to Monster in the bottom two.

The pair looked in good spirits as they attended the private dinner, held at the private residence of the CEO of Absolut Elyx Jonas Tahlin, on Tuesday.

She was seen storming the runways of the French capital as she walked for Miu Miu during the recently-concluded Paris Fashion Week.

The singer, 29, looked incredible in a white satin corset top as she performed her new single How To Be Lonely to open Sport Relief on Friday.

Filmed in London prior to the nationwide lockdown amid the coronavirus crisis, the singer, 29, looked sensational in a white co-ord ensemble.

The Anywhere singer, 29, took to Instagram to share a collection of snaps of herself posing in the idyllic location as she encouraged her fans to stay healthy both 'mentally and physically'.

The airline will operate two flights a week from London Gatwick to the beach resort of Enfidha, starting on May 2, 2020. UK airlines stopped flying to Tunisia in 2015 following Foreign Office advice.

Just a few months after Vogue model Hanaa Ben Abdesslem wed London-based tycoon Amerpal Lamba at a lavish party in Tunisia, her new husband was spared jail in court for attacking a man at a party.

Equal rights group Shams (pictured, founder Mounir Baatour) says a 26-year-old Tunisian man was allowed to register a marriage which had taken place in France on his birth certificate.

Tunisia has denied becoming the first Arab government to honour same-sex marriage after the civil union of two gay men in the country was celebrated by an LGBTQ organisation.

Tom Felton shared a screenshot on Instagram on Wednesday, which revealed that he's a Hufflepuff after taking the official Wizarding World quiz online. But the actor, who played Slytherin member Draco Malfoy, previously tweeted that he's a Gryffindor and "HP" author J.K. Rowling agreed with the assessment. Visit Insider's homepage for more stories."Harry Potter" star Tom Felton, known for playing Slytherin house member Draco Malfoy in the movies, said that he just found out he's a Hufflepuff. "a sad day....on so many levels #harrypotterathome," the 32-year-old actor captioned a series of screenshots he shared on Instagram. The first image revealed that Felton's display name on his Wizarding World passport is the same as the character he portrayed on-screen, rather than his real name. The second

Beginning this weekend, a new online service called Movie Night is launching.It live-streams a movie followed by a director Q&A. You can also give proceeds of the "ticket" you bought to a movie theater of your choice.The first movie will be Neon's Spaceship Earth" on Sunday at 6 p.m. ET."We're proud to introduce this live stream online screening experience that has the excitement and communal atmosphere of a theatrical event," Filmbot founder Max Friend told Insider exclusively.Filmbot is a point-of-sale platform for independent cinemas and film festivals that created Movie Night.Visit Insider's homepage for more stories.Going to the movies has been put on hold as the country remains on lockdown. Now, movie studios and theaters are coming up with ways to show titles online.Universal has gone

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Part of rugby's glory days, would-be Rugby Australia chief executive Matt Carroll says he's "sad" for the ailing state of the game.One of Australia's most...

TOKYO, May 9 (Reuters) - Japan's ruthless animated hitman has become the latest victim of the coronavirus, as the nation's longest-running manga comic...

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