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Panahi & Kiarostami: Two Masters | Features
In May of 2025, Jafar Panahi won the Cannes Film Festival’s highest honor, the Palme d’Or, for his film “It Was Just an Accident,” a stark drama about several former prisoners who debate whether to kill a man they believe tortured them when they were inmates. Rather surprisingly, the government of Iran actually allowed Panahi to leave the country and…
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11 architecture projects set to shape the world in 2026
For American architecture, 2025 may be remembered for the deaths of icons Frank Gehry, Robert A. M. Stern and Ricardo Scofidio, a mastermind of New York’s High Line. More likely, however, it will go down as a year dominated by Donald Trump — his preference for classicism and disdain for brutalism; his controversial demolition of the White House’s East Wing;…
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Telangana DCA seizures on spurious, illegally sold medicines touch Rs 1.39 crore in 2025
Hyderabad: The Drugs Control Administration (DCA), Telangana, intensified its regulatory and enforcement actions in 2025, conducting widespread raids, inspections and prosecutions to curb the circulation of substandard, spurious and illegally sold medicines. According to the Annual Report 2025, the department carried out 244 seizures, detected 84 Not of Standard Quality (NSQ) drugs and seized medicines worth Rs 1.39 crore during…
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President Holland Remembered as a Teacher, Father, Apostle of Love and Hope
“President Jeffrey R. Holland left a huge mark, loving personal memories of his influence and his unforgettable testimony of God on all that he touched,” said President Dallin H. Oaks during the funeral for the man fondly remembered as a teacher, father and an Apostle of love, learning and hope. The President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day…
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BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, SOL, DOGE, ADA, BCH, LINK, HYPE
Key points: Bitcoin has been lagging behind gold and the S&P 500 since November, but analysts expect a rally to a new all-time high in 2026. Several major altcoins are showing signs of starting a short-term recovery. Bitcoin (BTC) remains stuck inside the $86,400 to $90,600 range, indicating a balance between supply and demand. BTC has been a laggard to…
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Brij Bhushan Singh alleges conspiracy on ouster from Lok Sabha
Gonda (UP): Former Kaiserganj MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Wednesday alleged that he was removed from the Lok Sabha not by the people but through a conspiracy, and vowed to return to the lower house once more in his life. Speaking in a news channel podcast, the BJP strongman said his term was cut short, and he was “humiliated…
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The Biggest Movies Coming in 2026
2026 is here, so let’s look at what Hollywood’s got in store for us over the next 12 months, ranging from horror and sci-fi to superheroes and fantasy to whatever Disney and Pixar have planned. The name of the game these days? Sequels. Or prequels. Or remakes. Or basically anything embedded in a franchise or based on an IP. There…
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Cuba on the Brink | Foreign Affairs
In 2014, after the Obama administration and Cuba’s government announced an agreement to restore diplomatic ties, the world descended on Havana. Everyone from the Rolling Stones to would-be investors rushed to claim a stake in the island’s future. Raúl Castro, the long-serving minister of defense, had assumed power from his ailing elder brother Fidel several years earlier and launched moderate…
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Everything we know about Minnesota’s massive fraud schemes
As 2025 draws to a close there is one story that has captured the nation’s attention. It’s not the striking of boats off the coast of Venezuela allegedly transporting drugs, or China’s announcement of military maneuvers around Taiwan. It is the story of fraud in Minnesota, which federal prosecutors estimate could top $9 billion. A viral social media video by…
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Burj Khalifa lit up with fireworks on New Year’s Eve
Fireworks at Burj Khalifa during New Year’s Eve The Burj Khalifa in Dubai lit up, and fireworks went off on New Years Eve on Wednesday, December 31. The building was lit up with a 360-degree fireworks. Ahead of it, in the buildup to the New Year, people gathered around the Burj Khalifa, while others were at Business Bay, slowly heading…
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