The revamped Istanbul Film Festival‘s Meetings on the Bridge co-production platform wrapped Thursday with a host of standout Turkish projects in various stages scoring prizes and drawing interest from international industry executives from 31 countries. Now at its 21st edition, the April 12-14 Istanbul industry event open to international co-productions in which Turkey participates as…
Bitcoin jumped to a two-month high on Friday after Iran declared that commercial traffic could flow freely through the Strait of Hormuz amid the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon. “In line with the ceasefire in Lebanon, the passage for all commercial vessels through Strait of Hormuz is declared completely open for the remaining period of…
Secondly, there is the issue over Hezbollah’s weapons, which has long divided this country. Disarmament is a demand of the US, Israel and many Lebanese, who accuse the group of defending the interests of its patron, Iran, and dragging the country into unnecessary wars. Source link
Paul Quinn, 52, is found guilty of the rape for which Andrew Malkinson was jailed for 17 years. Source link
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England Women Under-23s have collected silverware after a 3-0 victory over Sweden in the European Competition friendly finals. Goals from London City Lionesses striker Isobel Goodwin, Birmingham City defender Hannah Silcock and Leicester City’s Olivia McLoughlin put paid to their Scandinavian opponents as England secured a comfortable win. Only in its second campaign, the European…
A live-action TV series based on Lee Falk’s classic comic strip “The Phantom” is in the works from “Candy Cane Lane” and “Sidney” filmmaker Reginald Hudlin, Variety has learned. Hudlin will direct and produce the TV series, which is in the development stage at the Hearst-owned King Features. A predecessor to Batman and Iron Man, “The…
Bitcoin surged above $76,000 as oil futures fell 10% after Iran’s foreign minister declared the Strait of Hormuz open for the remainder of the ceasefire between the US, Israel and Iran. Iran’s foreign minister said Friday that the Strait of Hormuz is open to commercial vessel traffic for the remainder of the current ceasefire, prompting…
Bellarmine Mugabe was arrested in February following the shooting of a 23-year-old man at his home in Johannesburg. Source link