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More than 200 countries endorse Infantino for fourth Fifa term despite Balogun scandal
Gianni Infantino has secured formal endorsements from more than 200 of Fifa’s 211 member associations, putting him on track for a landslide re-election as Fifa president for a fourth term at the organisation’s congress in March. The backing comes despite unease over the handling of Folarin Balogun’s suspension, after Donald Trump admitted lobbying Fifa to…
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Aamir Khan Denies ‘3 Idiots’ Character Was Based on Activist Sonam Wangchuk
Bollywood actor Aamir Khan has denied that his character in “3 Idiots” was based on Ladakhi educator and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, addressing the long-standing rumour at a BFI In Conversation event at BFI Southbank during the London Indian Film Festival. The event also marked the 25th anniversary of Khan’s Oscar-nominated film “Lagaan”. The denial…
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Cape Fear Episode 8 Recap and Review – ‘Los tiempos de Dios son Perfectos’
In episode eight of Apple TV’s “Cape Fear”, the show fully confirms what viewers had long suspected: antagonist Max Cady is directly responsible for the misfortunes plaguing the Bowden family, including the murder of a character named Ray. The episode follows Tom and Anna’s failed attempt to frame Max, his brief arrest and release, and…
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Push for a 500-fold increase on the levels of controversial ‘forever chemicals’ on Australian berries: ‘Why are we the human experiment?’
A proposal to allow a 500-fold increase in permitted residue levels of the chemical isocycloseram on berries sold in Australia has sparked criticism from health and consumer advocates, who argue the public is effectively being used as guinea pigs for a substance with limited long-term safety data. Isocycloseram, sometimes grouped with so-called “forever chemicals” due…
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Curlew chicks released to boost species numbers
Forty-eight young curlews have been released into the Shropshire Hills as part of a conservation effort to protect the species, which is on the UK’s Red List of highest conservation concern. The charity Curlew Country has been “headstarting” the birds—taking eggs from wild nests and raising the chicks in specially-built pens—after monitoring found that no…
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Paramount+ Subscribers Fail to Block Warner Bros. Merger as States Will Try Again Friday
A group of Paramount+ subscribers failed on Thursday to secure a preliminary injunction that would have blocked Paramount’s $111 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery, with a federal judge ruling they had submitted no evidence to support the claim. The case matters because it is one of several legal challenges now threatening to delay or…
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Four out of every 100 obese people are likely to be unemployed ‘solely because of their weight’
A new analysis suggests that around four in every 100 obese people are unemployed specifically because of their weight, rather than for other reasons such as skills, experience or economic conditions. The finding points to weight-based discrimination as a measurable factor in employment outcomes, adding to concerns about how obesity affects people’s chances in the…
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Judge Denies Preliminary Injunction In Consumer Lawsuit Seeking To Block Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Merger
A federal judge has refused to temporarily block Paramount’s proposed $110 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery in a consumer lawsuit. The decision matters because it allows the deal to continue progressing while the court considers whether the subscribers’ wider legal challenge should be dismissed. Five pay-TV and streaming subscribers argued that the merger could…