The HollyShorts Film Festival is pulling out all the stops for its 21st edition, assembling a powerhouse lineup featuring global music icon Stormzy, the late Michael Madsen, Viola Davis, Stephen Fry, Idris Elba, Letitia Wright and a host of other A-list talent. Running Aug.
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From the Dolomites to the White Mountains, hiking holidays continue to surge in popularity. A quarter of travellers say walking and hiking routes are among their most significant priorities when booking a holiday [1], and with summer holidays fast approaching, where’s best to
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese leaves for China on Saturday, confident most Australians back the government’s handling of relations with the country’s most important economic partner and the leading strategic power in Asia. Albanese’s domestic critics have lambasted him for
The economy shrank by 0.1%, the second month in a row it has contracted.
As the Ukraine Recovery Conference opens in Rome, Ukrainian climate campaign group Razom We Stand is calling on European leaders to make clean, decentralised renewable energy the heart of Ukraine’s reconstruction. This would transform the country into the first post-war nation
[Oxfam] In response to the investigation by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) revealing how World Bank-backed healthcare investments are deepening poverty and denying care in Africa, Oxfam International's Health Policy Manager Anna Marriott said:
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez recently said that his country was responsible for creating half of all new jobs in the eurozone, but is this true?
Canadian singer Justin Bieber has surprised fans by releasing his first new album in four years.
One-fifth of the EU’s exports are heading to the US. Tariffs on the carmaking sector hit the German economy the most, but potential tariffs on the pharmaceutical one could cost substantially to the Irish economy.
The Committee’s intervention comes after the two men, Ali Lakzaeian Teimour and Jafari Sajjad, were detained by Turkish authorities and faced imminent deportation for distributing religious leaflets. The pair, who had fled Iran to escape state-led persecution, were arrested and
The US military’s turn to containerized missile launchers reflects a push for stealthy, mobile firepower that complicates targeting and enables rapid deployment but comes with operational, legal, and political concerns – especially regarding their use on allied soil and
The 18-day journey coincided with a heatwave that brought temperatures of nearly 40°C to Switzerland and Italy.
Faced with soaring temperatures and faulty AC units, cabbies are adapting with customised vehicles.
The disarmament process will start under tight security in Iraqi Kurdistan and is expected to take all summer.
The levy injects fresh turmoil into a strained bilateral relationship and is a setback as Prime Minister Mark Carney negotiates a new economic partnership with the U.S.
[Vanguard] The United States has announced a new $250 Visa Integrity Fee that will apply to most non-immigrant visa categories beginning in fiscal year 2025.
Zelenskyy's appeal came after at least 10 people were injured overnight into Thursday after Russia attacked Kyiv with another mass missile and drone strike.
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The UK and France have agreed a "one in, one out" deal for migrants crossing the Channel.
Mice experienced far fewer hay fever symptoms when a pollen-blocking antibody was applied within their nose
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for “A Beating Heart…,” the series premiere of “Dexter: Resurrection,” now streaming on Paramount+. When “Dexter: Resurrection” was announced during last year’s San Diego Comic-Con, we sat down with Michael C. Hall to ask one main
New data reveals AI child sexual abuse continues to spread online as criminals create more realistic, and more extreme, imagery. Europe’s biggest hotline confirms 400% more reports of webpages showing AI-generated child sexual abuse imagery than this time last year. AI videos
[New Dawn] MONROVIA, July 11, 2025 - The World Bank's annual Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) report for Sub-Saharan Africa, released Thursday, reveals that despite a stable average CPIA score for the region, there is an urgent need for governments in Africa
The pact would pave the way for the restart of Japanese beef shipments to China for the first time in 24 years.
[IPS] United Nations -- UNAIDS called the funding crisis a ticking time bomb, saying the impact of the US cuts to the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) could result in 4 million unnecessary AIDS-related deaths by 2029.
[UN News] Devastating funding cuts from international donors are hitting countries hardest affected by HIV -- but many are showing remarkable resilience and determination to keep progress alive.
[Graça Machel Trust] Recently, the Graça Machel Trust, through its Afrishela Fund, joined forces with 2X Global to co-host an Investor Meetup in Nairobi. This brought together impact investors, venture capitalists, and fund managers to explore the evolving landscape of
[The Conversation Africa] The African Plant Database lists 65,000 species of flowering plants, ferns and conifers found on the African continent and Madagascar. Since 2006, every plant species ever documented in Africa and Madagascar has been included in the massive online
[Graça Machel Trust] Insights from the World Bank GROW Expo
[Graça Machel Trust] "Networking is more than meeting people - it's about showing up, standing out, and seizing the moment." These words set the tone for the Women Creating Wealth session held on 25 April 2025, themed Mastering Self-Advocacy and Closing a Sale. The session
The European Commission survived the motion of censure voted on Thursday in the Parliament, but the EU Parliament will be no bed of roses for Ursula von der Leyen and her team in the aftermath of the vote.
The study found that not all forms of exercise are equally beneficial when it comes to reducing the risk of dying from various health conditions.
The cost of romantic dates varies widely across European cities. When income levels are taken into account, these disparities become even more evident.
U.S. President Donald Trump announced a 35% tariff on Canadian imports, starting Aug. 1, over the country's alleged role in fentanyl flows and its retaliatory tariffs.
"Suing a multi-billion dollar company in a painful, public and possibly protracted way was certainly not on my bucket list."
A Cambodian soldier was killed in May during in an exchange of gunfire near the border, raising tensions.
The South African star shared a steamy video along with the new track
The new law permits private entities to participate in the management of conservation zones. Critics say it will facilitate land grabs and lead to greater environmental degradation.
The singer cryptically announced the record — his first in four years — just hours before its release
Justin Bieber sent the internet into a tizzy today when the news broke that he was dropping a surprise album. Is it possible his antics — such as the recent, instant-classic meme “ It’s not clocking to you that I’m standing on business, is it? ” — were all a publicity stunt? If
Justin Bieber has released his seventh album “Swag” just hours after announcing both the project and its tracklist. The album clocks in at 21 tracks, featuring guest appearances from a slew of artists including Gunna, Sexyy Red, Druski, Dijon, Lil B, Cash Cobain, Eddie Benjamin
Artificial intelligence is now designing custom proteins in seconds—a process that once took years—paving the way for cures to diseases like cancer and antibiotic-resistant infections. Australian scientists have joined this biomedical frontier by creating bacteria-killing
PKK fighters were to begin laying down their weapons at a ceremony in Iraqi Kurdistan Friday, two months after the Kurdish rebels ended their decades-long armed struggle against the Turkish state. The disarmament ceremony marks a turning point in the transition of the Kurdistan
Colossal Bioscience is adding the extinct animal to its revival wishlist, joining the woolly mammoth, dodo and thylacine. But scepticism is growing Standing more than three metres (10ft) high, the giant moa is the tallest bird known to have walked on Earth. For thousands of
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has instructed the military to prepare to build a “humanitarian city” in Gaza that critics describe as a “concentration camp.”
Calling all “Dexter,” “Dexter: New Blood” and “Dexter: Original Sin” fans! While fans can pick up new Funko Pop! releases ahead of the new series release, Showtime is set to drop a new sequel series called “Dexter: Resurrection.” The first two episodes of the premiere season
It was the first time this year that a US B-52H strategic bomber was deployed to the Korean Peninsula for a drill.