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It’s unclear if Hungarian filmmaker Ildikó Enyedi was inspired by the seminal 1979 Stevie Wonder album, Journey Through the Secret Life of Plants, for her latest enigmatic feature, Silent Friend. But she not only could have used its title as an alternative to her own — she manages to capture the music’s trippy and soothing spirit, as well as its sense of experimentation, in a movie that gradually washes over you like a warm natural fragrance. That doesn’t mean this two-and-a-half-hour arthouse triptych about man, nature, botany and brainwaves is easy to sit through, especially if you’re looking for a…

Published On 6 Sep 20256 Sep 2025An Italian teenager called “God’s Influencer” is to become the first millennial Catholic saint at a ceremony led by Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican.Tens of thousands of worshippers are expected to attend Sunday’s canonisation in St Peter’s Square of Carlo Acutis, who died of leukaemia in 2006 at the age of 15.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listBorn in London, England, in 1991 to Italian parents, Carlo grew up in the northern Italian city of Milan, where he taught himself basic coding and used his computing talents to document miracles and other…

Nigeria has been selected as the host country for the 2027 Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF), with Lagos serving as the host city. Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Chairman of IATF2025 Advisory Council, and Former President of Nigeria who made the announcement at the opening of the fourth edition of the Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2025) currently ongoing in Algiers, Algeria yesterday said “the IATF is not just a trade fair, it is a journey across our continent and global Africa, carried forward by nations that share in the vision of intra-African trade and regional integration. ” Organised by African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), African…

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this feature75 min: Rogers is playing to the local gallery, sprinting to block two Andorra clearances in quick succession and put the ball out for a throw-in. He’s about to be joined on the pitch by his Villa teammate Ezri Konsa, who is coming on for Marc Guehi.Share73 min: “Many thanks for ‘publishing’ my thoughts in full, but I think you’ve missed the point I was trying to make,” writes Andy Toner of Pointless fame. “I’m actually Irish and not an Ingerlander. I just wanted to say that international football…

The European Commission announced this week that it’s fining Google €2.95 billion (just under $3.5 billion). The commission found that Google had violated European Union antitrust rules by favoring its own advertising services. Specifically, the commission said Google “abused” its “dominant positions” by favoring its ad exchange AdX in both its publisher ad server and in its ad-buying tools. The commission also said Google has 60 days to “bring these self-preferencing practices to an end” and “to implement measures to cease its inherent conflicts of interest along the adtech supply chain.” “Google must now come forward with a serious remedy…

With the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) that has anchored U.S-Africa relations since 2000 set to expire on September 30, prospects for extension or renewal grow increasingly slim. Among foundational principles that have anchored AGOA, the key one is the duty-free entry of specific African products into the American market. “AGOA has helped bolster economic growth, promoted economic and political reform, and improved U.S. economic relations in the region, according to the White House. Office of the U.S. Trade Representative Office. In return, the United States gets leverage over African countries on matters such as respect for the rule of law and…

At Thursday night’s 25th anniversary celebration of Eric Eisner’s scholarship program YES for disadvantaged and underserved youth, Chuck Lorre made a surprise $1 million donation. The event raised more than $6 million for the non-profit organization. Hosted by Will Arnett, the event took place at a private club in Los Angeles. Power couple Nicole Avant and Ted Sarandos were honored for their long-standing commitment to education and uplifting Los Angeles’ youth and beyond. Event chairs Brian and Veronica Grazer presented the duo with the award onstage. During Avant’s acceptance speech, she spoke on the power of saying “yes” and how…

The Trump administration has told Kilmar Ábrego García, a Salvadoran man at the centre of a long-running immigration row, he could be deported to the southern African kingdom of Eswatini.In an email to his lawyers seen by the BBC’s US partner CBS, an immigration officer said they were changing last month’s decision to send him to Uganda, after Mr Ábrego García raised fears of persecution there.The officer said the claims were “hard to take seriously” but the US would “nonetheless” agree not to send him there.It is at least the fourth country floated as a potential destination for the 30-year-old.…

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has donated more than 5,300 cartons of nutrition supplements to support 15,000 children in Jos and Bauchi State. UNICEF Representative in Nigeria, Wafaa Saeed, announced during her recent visit to the two states. In a statement signed by UNICEF’s Communication and Advocacy Specialist, Susan Akila, Saeed praised the commitment of Plateau and Bauchi governments to tackling malnutrition. Follow us on WhatsApp | LinkedIn for the latest headlines “Plateau and Bauchi have shown what is possible when leadership, communities, and partners come together for children,” Saeed said. She urged authorities to release pledged funds for…

Tehran, Iran – By now, a celebrated Iranian singer was supposed to have performed a mega-concert at Tehran’s iconic Azadi Tower in a state-organised demonstration of national unity after the 12-day war with Israel.But the much-hyped late Friday public concert by 50-year-old Homayoun Shajarian, a traditional vocalist and son of legendary Mohammad Reza Shajarian, was cancelled by the authorities after days of speculation.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listTwo days before the event, Shajarian announced online that instruments and equipment for the 30-member orchestra that was to accompany him on stage were not permitted onto the site. He also…