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Guillermo del Toro’s lifelong passion project Frankenstein jolted to life on Saturday night in Italy where the Netflix film received a splashy world premiere during the Venice Film Festival. When it was over, and as the credits rolled, the fest audience responded with a 14-minute standing ovation that brought the filmmaker and his title star Jacob Elordi to tears. The veteran auteur and horror maestro joined his cast Elordi, Oscar Isaac, Mia Goth, Christoph Waltz, Felix Kammerer and composer Alexandre Desplat for the red carpet affair, held inside Sala Grande on the Lido. The streamer’s top executives including Ted Sarandos…

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this feature73 min: Maher strays offside from a USA clearing kick so Halse drills this penalty into the corner. She’s been so good kicking out of hand. Now the Aussies have a line-out about six out. They have to score.ShareTRY! USA 31-26 Australia (Jarrell-Searcy, 72)THE USA TAKE THE LEAD! The towering lock has had an immense game and she gets a deserving try with a pick and go from bang in front. It was wave after wave of women in blue crashing over tacklers in green. Rogers – twice –…

It is well known that heat causes exhaustion in the body due to dehydration. But aging?A recent study concluded that extreme heat accelerates the aging of the human body, a worrying fact given the increasing frequency of heat waves due to climate change.The researchers are not talking about the effects of solar radiation on the skin, but biological aging. Unlike chronological age—that answer that you give when asked how old you are—your biological age reflects how well your cells, tissues, and organs are functioning. Biological age can be calculated by looking at physiological and molecular markers in the body as…

Let’s not bury the lede: “After the Hunt” gives Julia Roberts her best film role in at least 20 years. That’s both a big statement — two decades is a long time by any standard, an eternity in movie-star years — and fainter praise than it should be for a star of Roberts’ stature. In Luca Guadagnino‘s charged, sure-to-be-debate-stirring moral drama, she gets to be, by turns, anguished and aloof, guarded and unhinged, intellectual and sensual, sexy and closed-off, a victim, a villain and an unreadable sphinx. In a film scene still tilted against substantial parts for older female actors,…

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117 There has been growing concern and confusion worldwide after the hashtag #TrumpIsDead trended on social media platforms on Friday evening. The speculation surrounding the health and whereabouts of former U.S. President Donald J. Trump started after a brief disruption in the White House livestream, followed by a series of cryptic comments by Vice President JD Vance. As the rumors spread quickly, no official confirmation has been given by the White House or Trump’s representatives, leaving many to wonder about the true state of the former president’s health. The rumors began when Vice President JD Vance made an unusual remark…

Mr Adeleke said his administration does not discriminate based on political affiliation, tribe, religion, or gender The Osun State Government on Thursday enrolled inmates in the correctional facilities in Ilesa and Ile-Ife into the Osun State Health Insurance Scheme (OHIS). The State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, while unveiling the enrollment programme at the Ilesa Medium Correctional Centre of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS), described the inmates as bonafide citizens of Osun and Nigeria. Keep up with the latest headlines on WhatsApp | LinkedIn Mr Adeleke said his administration does not discriminate based on political affiliation, tribe, religion, or gender. “Today, we…

Violence spreads after police vehicle kills delivery driver on motorcycle.Violence has broken out on the streets of Indonesia after a motorcycle taxi driver was run over and killed by police.The president has apologised and appealed for calm, but protests continue.What’s driving the anger, and how will the government respond?Presenter: Adrian FinighanGuests:Abigail Limuria – Cofounder of What Is Up Indonesia?, a digital media platform that unpacks Indonesian sociopoliticsVedi Hadiz – Professor of Asian studies at the University of MelbourneWirya Adiwena – Deputy director of Amnesty International IndonesiaPublished On 30 Aug 202530 Aug 2025

Taco Bell’s chief digital officer says the company is having an “active conversation” about when to use and not to use AI. The company has apparently rolled out voice AI-powered ordering at more than 500 drive-throughs, leading to unflattering viral moments like someone ordering 18,000 water cups in order to “bypass” the AI and get connected to a human server. Chief Digital and Technology Officer Dane Matthews told The Wall Street Journal that even he has mixed experiences with technology: “Sometimes it lets me down, but sometimes it really surprises me.” Overall, it sounds like Taco Bell is still deciding…

Published On 30 Aug 202530 Aug 2025Hundreds of Palestinians have fled Gaza City, piling their few remaining possessions onto pick-up trucks and donkey carts as Israel’s deadly bombings and forced displacement campaign intensifies in the area.Families fleeing the Israeli military’s relentless bombardment have begun setting up makeshift tents amid miserable conditions in an area west of central Gaza’s Nuseirat refugee camp, to the south of Gaza City near Deir el-Balah.Most of them have been forced to leave their homes more than once.“We are thrown in the streets, like what would I say? Like dogs? We are not like dogs. Dogs…