Globetrotting filmmaker Werner Herzog, an eclectic risk-taker whose monumental works often explore humankind's conflict with nature, will receive a special award Wednesday at the Venice Film Festival.
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The Venice Film Festival kicks off on Wednesday with the return of Hollywood royalty to Italy's swanky movie showcase, where 21 films from around the globe will vie for the prestigious Golden Lion award.
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Politics
Bosnia's national museum has defended a decision to donate funds from the display of a precious Jewish manuscript to the people of Gaza.
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An elderly Chinese war veteran's shin still bears the mark of a bullet wound he suffered when fighting the Japanese as a teenager, a year before the end of World War II.
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Floodwaters gushing through mountain villages, cities rendered swamps, mourners gathered at fresh graves -- as Pakistan's monsoon season once again delivers scenes of calamity, it also lays bare woeful preparedness.
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SpaceX's Starship megarocket roared into the skies Tuesday on its tenth test flight, turning in a strong performance after a series of fiery failures had begun to cast doubt on its future.
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The sweat-and-salsa-infused nightlife that was once the beating heart of Ecuador's largest city, Guayaquil, has fallen silent, with bars, restaurants, and nightclubs pulling down the shutters to avoid cartel-linked violence.
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Technology
For years, a man's giant intestine was anonymously on display at a US medical museum in Philadelphia, identified only by his initials JW.
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France on Tuesday returned three colonial-era skulls to Madagascar, including one believed to be that of a Malagasy king decapitated by French troops during a 19th-century massacre.
SpaceX's Starship megarocket roared into the skies Tuesday on its 10th test flight, following a string of explosive failures that cast doubt about its ability to realize Elon Musk's vision of colonizing Mars.
"What a great moment for the U.S. Air Force and for GA-ASI," said GA-ASI President David R. Alexander. "It's been our collaboration that enabled us to build and fly the YFQ-42A in just over a year. It's an incredible achievement and I salute the Air Force for its vision and I salute our development team for delivering yet another historic first for our company."
Unified ingest strategy spans live, camera card, and file-based workflows with hybrid-cloud scalability and system-aware metadata: See it in action at IBC2025
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Agreement combines advanced TPU portfolio with Formerra's expert compliance know-how and agile service.
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New members Accenture, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, EQTY Lab, FossID, Hitachi, Tetrate and Tokenovate reflect the growing demand for truly open, industry-wide, broadly supported software and standards across financial services.
US restaurant chain Cracker Barrel announced Tuesday it was reverting to its old logo after its rebrand sparked a furious, culture war-fueled backlash, including criticism from President Donald Trump.
A Brazilian judge on Tuesday declared far right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro, who is under house arrest while awaiting the verdict in his coup-plotting trial, a "flight risk" and placed him under round-the-clock watch.
It's official: America's most famous couple are tying the knot.
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