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Is it safe to fly to Bali? Flights cancelled and delayed after Indonesian volcano erupts again
A volcanic eruption in Indonesia caused widespread flight cancellations to and from Bali and other local airports on Wednesday.
Paris-Based B-Rated International Boards Mladenovic’s Locarno Player ‘Sorella di Clausura’ (EXCLUSIVE)
New Paris-based sales and co-production outfit B-Rated International has acquired sales rights to “Sorella di Clausura,” Ivana Mladenovic’s parody of romantic melodrama, ahead of the film’s world premiere in competition at the Locarno Film Festival. Jim marks the second feature
Square Eyes Picks Up Sales Rights For Maureen Fazendeiro’s Locarno Competition Entry ‘The Seasons’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Vienna-based sales company Square Eyes picked up rights for Maureen Fazendeiro’s solo directorial feature debut “The Seasons” ahead of its world premiere at the Locarno Film Festival, where it will compete for the coveted Golden Leopard. The documentary is a journey via the
Africa: How to Stabilize Africa's Debt
[IMF] Successful debt stabilization requires measures to strengthen public finances and institutions, alongside pro-growth structural reforms and a sound macroeconomic environment
Watch: Rapid floodwaters sweep through Texas camp region
Footage shared from Center Point, Texas shows water surging under a bridge in minutes on Friday, ripping trees from the ground and leaving devastation behind.
Locarno Entry ‘Phantoms of July,’ From Rising German Director Julian Radlmaier, Picked-Up by Bendita Film Sales (EXCLUSIVE)
Locarno main competition title “Phantoms of July,” the latest from fast-rising German director Julian Radlmaier, has been picked up for international by Bendita Film Sales. The full Locarno lineup was announced Tuesday by the Swiss Festival, the biggest mid-Summer film event in
Acropolis closes as heatwave grips Greece
The popular Athens attraction is shutting temporarily as highs of 42C are forecast for parts of the country.
Ben Rivers’ Locarno Entry ‘Mare’s Nest’ Produced by ‘Sirât’’s Andrea Queralt Swooped on by Rediance (EXCLUSIVE)
Hot on the heels of Oliver Laxe’s Cannes Jury Prize win with “Sirât,” producer Andrea Queralt of Paris-based 4A4 Productions will be launching at Locarno’s International Competition “Mare’s Nest,” directed by Laxe’s long-time friend, veteran experimental U.K. filmmaker and
China says US is in ‘no position’ to point fingers over Tibet issues
Beijing urged Washington to fully recognise the "sensitivity" of the matter.
Chef's food 'decoration' at Chinese pre-school poisons 233 children
The kindergarten students are being treated in hospital after eating food with inedible paint.
Deadly floods could be new normal as Trump guts federal agencies, experts warn
Cuts and chaos instigated by Trump come as threat from extreme weather grows due to human-caused climate crisis The deadly Texas floods could signal a new norm in the US, as Donald Trump and his allies dismantle crucial federal agencies that help states prepare and respond to
Israel-Hamas ceasefire negotiations resume as Trump pushes for deal
Indirect negotiations on a Gaza ceasefire between Israel and Hamas resumed in Qatar on Tuesday, as US President Donald Trump pressed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a deal to end the war. "Indirect negotiations are continuing this morning in Doha, with a fourth
Paradise Lost Explained: How John Milton Wrote His Epic Religious Poem from Satan’s Perspective
“Paradise Lost is one of the books which the reader admires and lays down, and forgets to take up again,” Samuel Johnson wrote in the late eighteenth century. “None ever wished it longer than it is. Its perusal is a duty rather than a pleasure. We read Milton for instruction,
Radu Jude, Abdellatif Kechiche Head to Locarno as Swiss Fest Announces Lineup, An ‘Ambitious and Exciting Edition’
Switzerland’s Locarno Film Festival has announced its full lineup, which will see Radu Jude, Abdellatif Kechiche and Ben Rivers competing for its prestigious Golden Leopard. Jude, who won the Special Jury Prize only two years ago – for “Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of
How a slight change in weather could have made Germany's deadly floods even worse
The devastating floods that killed nearly 200 people in Germany four years ago could have been even more damaging, new research suggests. The floods in July 2021 were among the worst disasters in German history. At least 196 people died in Germany, 43 people died in Belgium and
Study traces evolutionary origins of essential PRPS enzyme complex
University of Cincinnati Cancer Center researchers looked billions of years into the past to learn more about the potential future of precision medicine.
New quantum record: Transmon qubit coherence reaches millisecond threshold
On July 8, 2025, physicists from Aalto University in Finland published a transmon qubit coherence measurement in Nature Communications that dramatically surpasses previous scientifically published records. The millisecond coherence measurement marks a quantum leap in
‘Dracula’ by Radu Jude, David Lynch-Exec Produced ‘Happy Worker’ Set for Locarno Lineup
New movies from Abdelletif Kechiche, Vincent Grashaw, and Ben Rivers will also premiere at the Swiss fest, with artistic director Giona A. Nazzaro saying: "Let's regain the world one film at a time."
Dan Osborn launches independent Senate bid against Ricketts in Nebraska
Dan Osborn, an industrial mechanic who lost a Senate bid as an independent against Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) by single digits last year, is launching another bid for the upper chamber – this time for Sen. Pete Ricketts' (R-Neb.) seat. In his launch video, Osborn contrasts his
From ‘fantastic’ to ‘spoiled’: How Japan’s trade effort to woo Trump backfired
Japan is the largest foreign investor in the United States and one of its biggest trade partners.
German exports drop as US shipments decline ahead of tariff deadline
Exports had jumped in February and March as German manufacturers sought to get ahead of tariffs threatened by the US. Shipments then dropped dramatically in the following two months, pointing to a short-lived surge.
