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“June Voyage Song” Fast Fest As the FIRST International Film Festival acts as China’s leading gathering for cutting-edge independent films, surprises are expected. But no one saw what happened Sunday night. When it came time to announce the festival’s best feature film award, Cannes Film Festival’s Un Certain Regard winner Guang Hu (Black Dog) — Audience members at Xining’s Qinghai Grand Theatre were astounded when they were told that they had decided not to give the play a name in the first place. “The Festival’s mission is to seek out pioneering, cutting-edge work, to discover those whose feet are on…

New Delhi/Chennai: Experts said that given bipartisan support for closer ties with India to counter an assertive China, the ties of some U.S. presidential candidates would bring little additional benefit to bilateral ties.Indians are proud of their success, but Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and Usha Chirukuri Vance, the wife of Republican running mate Donald Trump, have barely visited the birthplace of either or both of their parents.”Either way, from India’s perspective, whether it’s Republican or Democrat, our relationship has bipartisan support and shouldn’t be affected,” said Harsh Vardhan Shringla, a former Indian ambassador to the United States.Regarding relations with…

by Fabiola Sanchez, Regina Garcia Cano share Voters line up before a polling station opens for the presidential election in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, July 28, 2024. (Associated Press/Matthias Delacroix) In the working-class Petare district in eastern Caracas, people lined up to vote hours before polls opened.”In God’s name, everything will be fine. Everyone will take their place and it’s time for change in Venezuela,” said Judith Cantilla, a 52-year-old domestic worker.”We are tired,” she said. “Change for me in Venezuela means there are jobs, there is safety, there are medicines in the hospitals, teachers and doctors are well paid.”Meanwhile, Liana…

Down icon An icon in the shape of a downward angle. Elon Musk and Melinda French Gates. Mark Piasecki (via Getty Images); Stefani Reynolds/AFP (via Getty Images) Melinda French Gates doesn’t think the new generation of billionaire activists is doing enough.Gates also called Elon Musk’s criticism of her political endorsements “stupid.”Gates said he would continue to donate to organizations that support women’s rights. Melinda French Gates says a new generation of billionaires like Elon Musk and Peter Thiel are primarily using their “megaphones” to make a difference today, rather than their bank accounts.In an interview with The New York Times,…

The Chicago Cubs added an All-Star hitter to their lineup in an effort to stay in contention for the National League Wild Card playoffs.Isaac Paredes is being traded from the Tampa Bay Rays to the Cubs. ESPN’s Jeff Passan reports.The third baseman is batting .247 with a .793 OPS to go with 16 home runs, 19 doubles and 55 RBIs in 425 at-bats this season.Paredes, 25, returns to the Cubs, who signed him as an amateur free agent out of Mexico in 2015. He played two seasons in Chicago’s system before being traded to the Detroit Tigers. He will be…

Down icon An icon in the shape of a downward angle. Taylor Swift’s song “…Ready For It?” is being used in advertising for the Paris 2024 Olympics. Pedro Gomez/TAS24/Getty Images Taylor Swift’s song “…Ready For It?” has been featured in an advertisement for the Paris 2024 Olympics.Fans believe this is a sign that the release of “Reputation (Taylor’s Version)” is on the way.Swift has released four of her six re-recorded albums to date. Taylor Swift loves to keep her fans guessing.After the 2024 Olympics kicked off in Paris on Friday, Swift’s social media shared an Olympics advertisement featuring one of…

Immediately after former US President Donald Trump made a final appeal to an audience of Christian conservatives, saying that if they voted for him on Election Day they would no longer be obligated to vote again, the campaign of Vice President and presidential candidate Kamala Harris fired back. According to a report by ABC News, the campaign accused Trump of trying to undermine democracy. Harris’ campaign criticized Trump for suggesting that Christians would not have to vote again if they voted once, which they said was an attempt by Trump to “end democracy.” “I don’t care how, but you’ve got…

A key Google feature is not showing results related to the assassination attempt on Donald Trump, as the former president’s son claims big tech companies are trying to influence the election. Google users were surprised to find that the search engine’s “autocomplete” was apparently omitting search results related to the assassination attempt on President Donald Trump. The anomaly quickly caught the attention of social media users, including Texas congressmen and Donald Trump Jr., who began sharing screenshots of instances where Google’s search suggestions returned no results for searches related to the Pennsylvania rally shooting. Even if you type the full…

Tori Huske (left) and Gretchen Walsh celebrate after winning gold and silver medals in the women’s 100m butterfly (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)Medal Table | Olympic Schedule | Olympic NewsPARIS — Tori Huske edged out fellow American Gretchen Walsh to win the women’s 100-meter butterfly at the 2024 Olympics by 0.04 seconds.Husk, the second seed, pulled off the meet’s first upset by beating Walsh, the world record holder in the event, in a time of 55.59 seconds to beat Walsh’s 55.63.Huske, who missed out on a medal at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics by 0.01 seconds, produced a stunning run in…

VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France – Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum won an NBA title in June and was fresh off being named All-NBA for the 2023-24 season.But Tatum did not play in the United States’ 110-84 win over Serbia on Sunday in the opening game of Group C of the men’s 5×5 basketball tournament at the Paris 2024 Olympics.U.S. coach Steve Kerr explained his decision and spoke with Tatum.”It’s really hard to use more than 10 guys in a 40-minute game, so I just went with the combination that I felt made the most sense with Kevin (Durant) coming back,” Kerr said.…