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Everyone loves the surprise Latvian best animated feature Oscar winner Flow. The dialogue-free movie about a solitary cat’s emotional journey has become a calling card for the country and its director and producer Gints Zilbalodis. But Matīss Kaža, his writing and production partner on Flow, is not resting on such laurels. The 29-year-old recently traveled to the 78th edition of the Locarno Film Festival for a quick visit to its Locarno Pro industry strand to present what his Dream Well Studio and his Trickster Pictures have coming up, including the new feature animation from Zilbalodis, called Limbo, as well I…

Aug 26, 2025, 04:40 AM ETManchester United midfielder Grace Clinton is on the radar of WSL rivals Manchester City, while Arsenal are targeting a move to sign Girona right back Arnau Martínez. Join us for the latest transfer news, rumors and gossip from around the globe.Transfers homepage | Done deals | Men’s grades | Women’s gradesTOP STORIES- Sources: Man United and Napoli in talks over Højlund- Howe in dark over Isak’s future as Newcastle chief jets in- Arsenal make approach for Leverkusen defender Hincapié- Source: Real Madrid to eye midfielder if Ceballos exitsManchester United midfielder Grace Clinton is one of…

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The death toll from Typhoon Kajiki in Vietnam has risen to three as rescue workers battled uprooted trees and downed power lines, while widespread flooding brought chaos to the streets of the capital Hanoi.The typhoon struck central Vietnam on Monday with winds of up to 130 kilometres per hour (80 miles per hour), tearing roofs off thousands of homes and knocking out power to more than 1.6 million people.Authorities on Tuesday said three people had been killed and 13 injured, and warned of possible flash floods and landslides in eight provinces, as Kajiki’s torrential rains continued to wreak havoc.Vietnam has…

Amy Walker & Mitchell LabiakReporters, BBC NewsGetty ImagesThe rising cost of chocolate, butter and eggs has helped drive food price inflation to its highest in 18 months, a survey says.Food inflation hit 4.2% in the year to August, up from 4% in July, according to the British Retail Consortium’s latest shop price monitor. It said food prices were rising at the fastest rate since February of last year.The figure echoes separate recent data from the Office for National Statistics, which found the cost of everyday food items rising by a similar amount over the last year.Helen Dickinson, the BRC’s chief…

Andreessen Horowitz’s plan to push its agenda in Washington shows no sign of slowing down, with the firm reporting $1.49 million in federal lobbying so far this year, according to lobbying records filed with Congress. a16z is even narrowly outspending its own industry trade group, the National Venture Capital Association. The pace of lobbying appears to be accelerating from last year, according to a TechCrunch review of lobbying disclosures. a16z spent $1.8 million on lobbying in all of 2024 and $950,000 in 2023.  a16z’s lobbying strategy stands out among major VC firms, most of which still report little to no…

British actor Ray Winstone, one of this year’s recipients of an honorary Heart of Sarajevo Award for career achievement, stopped by the Variety Lounge, presented by the Sarajevo Film Festival and BH Telecom, ahead of the open-air screening of John Hillcoat’s “The Proposition.”  The actor, visiting the Bosnian capital for the first time, praised the warmth of its people and added, ”It’s an interesting place. You have an image of how it’s going to look and feel, and it’s totally different from what I expected. It’s beautiful.”  Winstone said he was surprised to get the award: “Then you kind of…

‘Significant search’ under way for alleged shooter as Victoria’s chief police commissioner plans media addressMike Bush, Victoria’s chief police commissioner, will address the media from Wangaratta at 6pm AEST in the first major update since the shooting unfolded late this morning.In a statement, Victoria police separately confirmed two on duty officers had been shot and killed. They were among 10 police who attended a property on Rayner Track, shortly after 10.30am today, police said: Two officers were fatally shot and a third was seriously injured after being shot in the lower body. At this time no other officers have been…

Keurig Dr Pepper will buy the owner of Peet’s Coffee, Douwe Egberts and Kenco in an $18bn deal, then break itself in two, with one company selling coffee and the other selling cold beverages like Snapple, Dr Pepper, 7UP and energy drinks.The agreement announced on Monday will essentially unwind the 2018 merger of Keurig and Dr Pepper and it arrives at a time when consumers are pulling back and the trade wars under Donald Trump threaten to send coffee prices soaring.Trump imposed a 50% tariff this summer on most imports from Brazil – the world’s leading coffee producer – for…

With the start of the NFL season looming, it’s also a window where many TV contracts are up for renewal, and on Monday evening, YouTube TV and Fox sent out alerts indicating that their contract could come to an end as soon as August 27th, at 5PM ET. Google-owned YouTube TV says that “Fox is asking for payments that are far higher than what partners with comparable content offerings receive,” while Fox claims that “Google is attempting to use its market power to pressure FOX to agree to unfavorable and one-sided terms, prioritizing their own interests over a fair agreement…