Jun 10, 2022

Are we back in a world of summer blockbusters?

With "Jurassic World: Dominion" opening this weekend and the success of "Top Gun: Maverick" reigniting box office numbers, we look into whether the season of the summer blockbuster has returned after years of pandemic-induced inconsistency. The BBC reports on Japan's reopening to tourists. A recycling company in France is transforming discarded face masks into different kinds of items.

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French company is recycling used face masks into useful objects

by John Laurenson

Jun 10, 2022

The company takes used and discarded symbols of the pandemic and turns them into items such as coat hangers and classroom rulers.

Plaxtil co-founder Jean-Marc Neveu with used face masks in the factory where they are transformed.

John Laurenson

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Will Hollywood blockbuster season come roaring back with "Jurassic World Dominion"?

by Meghan McCarty Carino

Jun 10, 2022

"Top Gun: Maverick" got things going with it broke box office records on Memorial Day weekend.

A general view of atmosphere at the Universal Pictures' "Jurassic World" premiere at Dolby Theatre on June 9, 2015 in Hollywood, California.

Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images

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David Brancaccio Host

Victoria Craig Host, BBC

Stephen Ryan Producer, BBC

Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC

Jay Siebold Technical Director

Jesson Duller Media Producer

Meredith Garretson Producer

Erika Soderstrom Producer

Rose Conlon Producer

Alex Schroeder Producer

Redmond Carolipio Digital Producer

Ariana Rosas Producer/Director

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