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The delayed release of Indian feature film The Sabarmati Report has placed new scrutiny on Bollywood’s relationship with the country’s political machine, as elections in the world’s largest democracy enter their second week. The political movie about the disputed 2002 Gujurat riots was due to be released early next month, right …

There were many memorable cinematic performances that came from actresses in 1999 (Annette Bening in American Beauty, Samantha Morton in Sweet and Lowdown, Julianne Moore in Magnolia). And then there was a truly iconic turn from Reese Witherspoon as Tracy Flick, the terrifying antagonist in Alexander Payne’s sharp political satire, …

In the ever-evolving landscape of financial innovation, the recent approval of Bitcoin ETFs stands as a watershed moment, not just for digital asset enthusiasts, but for the broader financial markets and the political arena. As we edge closer to the 2024 elections, it’s becoming increasingly clear that bitcoin is set …

With the mass adoption of digital assets in the United States, notable presidential candidates have shown support for the blockchain and crypto asset industries. The crypto market has faced immense regulatory scrutiny from the current US government led by President Joe Biden. The lack of a clear crypto regulatory framework …

The recent outcome of the 1st round in the elections in Argentina, will send Sergio Massa and Javier Milei into the 2nd runoff round. Javier Milei a Libertarian recently entering the political arena as an outsider, will compete for the presidency with Sergio Massa, the current Minister of Economics, running …

Bitcoin is helping secure the truthfulness of Guatemala’s election results. Thanks to OpenTimestamps, a tool created by bitcoin developer Peter Todd a few years ago, Guatemalan tech startup Simple Proof is able to safeguard key documents about the country’s presidential elections from fraud and tampering. Todd’s tool, which leverages hash …

Javier Milei – a 52-year-old Argentine politician, businessman, and economist – collected the most votes in the country’s primary presidential elections. The leader of the political coalition La Libertad Avanza (Freedom Advances) is a keen advocate of bitcoin and a fierce opponent of the central bank. He has also gained …

Less than a month after giving her uncensored opinions about Robert Redford in Cannes, Jane Fonda was at the Tribeca Festival on Saturday speaking her mind about the climate crisis, Joe Biden, and her father Henry Fonda. The two-time Oscar winner was at the New York-based fest to receive Tribeca’s …

Civilians search for survivors underneath the rubble of collapsed buildings in Kahramanmaras, near the quake’s epicentre, the day after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the nation’s southeast, on February 7, 2023. Adem Altan | AFP | Getty Photographs Life for hundreds of thousands throughout Turkey and Syria modified endlessly on Monday, …

Press play to hearken to this text Voiced by synthetic intelligence. The combat has turned vicious — and public.   Austria is brazenly accusing Hungary of permitting migrants to cross unregistered throughout its border. France has attacked Italy for redirecting migrant rescue ships from its ports. Bulgaria has been fuming after the Dutch prime minister …

Press play to hearken to this text Voiced by synthetic intelligence. When Ursula von der Leyen determined to pin her legacy on bringing Europe collectively to halt disastrous local weather warming and reinvent its economic system, she termed the hassle “Europe’s man-on-the-moon moment.” Then the world modified: Pandemic. Battle. Inflation. …

Nathalie Tocci is director of the Istituto Affari Internazionali, Europe’s futures fellow at IWM, Vienna, and a board member of ENI. Her new e-book, “A Green and Global Europe,” is now out with Polity. Turkey and Syria have been struck by two horrific earthquakes, the aftershocks of that are ongoing. …