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Cinema Ritrovato Chief Gianluca Farinelli Appointed Artistic Director of Italy’s David di Donatello Awards
Gianluca Farinelli, who is head of Italy’s venerable Il Cinema Ritrovato festival dedicated to cinematic treasures of the past, has been appointed artistic director of the David di Donatello award, which is Italy’s equivalent of the Oscars. Farinelli, who is also founder and chief of the Bologna Film Archives and its film restoration lab – and is a…
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SEPULTURA’s ANDREAS KISSER: GOJIRA ‘Brought Something New To Guitar Riffing And Guitar Playing’ In Metal
In an interview with Paolo Phoenix of Magenta TV conducted at this past weekend’s Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany, SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser was asked what, in his opinion, constitutes a great riff. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “That’s a hard one. Definitel…
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Glenn Hughes Reveals the Real Reason He Is Retiring From Live Performances: “I’ve Had Some Health Issues”
Rock musician Glenn Hughes has announced his retirement from touring and live performances after doctors advised him to undergo open-heart surgery. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, known for his work with Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Trapeze and his own solo career, made the announcement on 4 August, leading to the cancellation of…
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MIKE PENCE: Congress must finish Lindsey Graham’s fight against Putin
Former Vice President Mike Pence has written an opinion piece calling on Congress to complete legislative work championed by the late Senator Lindsey Graham aimed at pressuring Russian President Vladimir Putin over the war in Ukraine. Pence praises Graham, who died recently, as a steadfast advocate for American strength as the best guarantor of peace,…
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Waste workers help find binned €1m lottery ticket in Italy
An Italian lottery player accidentally threw away a winning ticket worth €1m (£857,158) after a shop’s terminal displayed a “non-payable” message, which is shown when a prize is too large for the retailer to pay out directly. He only realised his mistake when a relative pointed out that his usual numbers had come up, prompting…
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Drone found at German airport after cargo plane collides with object mid-air
A DHL cargo plane made an emergency landing in Hanover after colliding with an unidentified object while climbing away from Leipzig airport, and police separately found a drone, reportedly fitted with explosives and a detonator, near a Ukrainian Antonov cargo aircraft at the same airport overnight. German authorities confirmed the incident caused serious air traffic…
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EA’s Saudi takeover will be “a real waste” if it turns the publishers into a “sequel-and-mega-franchise machine”, Helldivers 2 studio boss says
EA’s $55 billion leveraged buyout by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, Silver Lake and Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners has officially completed after receiving European Commission approval, taking the publisher private. Arrowhead CEO Shams Jorjani, whose studio makes Helldivers 2, has warned that the deal risks being “a real waste” of EA’s diverse catalogue if the…
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Andy Burnham is breaking the transatlantic mold
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s decision to host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at a naval base signals a strategic shift toward European autonomy and a departure from traditional reliance on the United States.
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Russian missile and drone barrage in Ukrainian capital region kills 17
Russia launched a large-scale missile and drone attack on Kyiv and the surrounding region on 5 August 2026, killing 17 people and wounding 44 others. The strike targeted civilian and logistics infrastructure and comes amid an intensifying summer campaign of Russian ballistic missile attacks, which Ukrainian officials say is being enabled by critical shortages of…