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“Describe Martin Scorsese in one word.” Asked the question by a journalist at the Berlin International Film Festival, the influential filmmaker and producer simply answered: “It’s a mystery!” If one thing can be said of him, it’s that Scorsese is undeniably a monument of film history. The influential director and producer, now aged 81, has already been honored with a number of lifetime achievement awards, and now the Berlin International Film Festival is also celebrating him with its Honorary Golden Bear on February 20. The director is also dedicated to film preservation, and is an ardent promoter of restored and classic cinema. This passion could…

02/20/2024February 20, 2024Russian helicopter pilot who defected to Ukraine found dead in SpainA Russian helicopter pilot who defected to Ukraine last year has been found dead in Spain, according to Ukraine’s military intelligence spokesperson. Spokesperson Andriy Yusov made the comments about the death of Maxim Kuzminov to Ukraine’s public broadcaster but did not provide further details. Spain’s EFE news agency reported that a body found on February 13 in Villajoyosa, near Alicante in southern Spain, was that of Kuzminov, citing sources close to the investigation. EFE reported that Kuzminov —who landed in Ukraine in a fully equipped Mi-8 helicopter last August —…

For those who depend on it, the consequences are clear: “God forbid if UNRWA collapses,” says Sanaa Sarhal, referring to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. “There will be riots and violence,” she predicts. “The collapse of UNRWA… will cause great damage.” But Sarhal is not in Gaza, where conflict is currently raging. The 43-year-old lives in the Beddawi Camp in northern Lebanon, first set up in 1955 to provide shelter to Palestinians fleeing war and violence. But should UNRWA be forced to reduce its services to Palestinians because of allegations against its staff…

Labour has called for an “immediate ceasefire” in Gaza for the first time, saying the situation there is “intolerable”. The party leadership has been under pressure to back an immediate end to the fighting in the strip, with Sir Keir Starmer previously only calling for a “sustainable ceasefire” or “humanitarian pauses”. Shadow foreign secretary David Lammy said the situation on the ground “has evolved” since the fighting broke out three months ago and it is now “intolerable”.Politics Live: Labour calls for ‘immediate humanitarian ceasefire’ in GazaHe told broadcasters: “We have set down a motion calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire.…

Polish farmers gathered at the border with Ukraine on Tuesday, blocking the crossing and spilling grain on the tracks in protest against the import of Ukrainian produce. Farmers are arguing that Ukraine’s cheaper goods present unfair competition in the Polish market. Farmers blocked some 100 roads leading to the Ukrainian border and forcibly opened two Ukrainian railcars at the Medyka crossing. “A small amount of grain was discovered spilt on the tracks,” a spokeswoman for the local police in Medyka told the French AFP news agency. Protesting farmers also drove their tractors through Gdansk, Krakow and other cities. “I’m here to…

Sam Altman caused more than a stir in early February when he called for a $5 to 7 trillion (€4.65 to 6.5 trillion) global investment to produce more powerful chips for the next generation of artificial intelligence (AI) platforms. Many industry analysts were left open-mouthed at the figure cited by the OpenAI chief executive, which is equivalent to almost a quarter of the US federal budget.  Altman wants to solve some of the major issues faced by the AI sector, which includes a major shortage of chips and semiconductors needed to power large language models like his firm’s ChatGPT, the Wall Street Journal reported earlier this month. The…

Alexei Navalny’s mother says she wants to give her son a proper burial after his death. Russian authorities said his body would not be handed to his family for two weeks as a chemical probe is underway. Source link

Alexei Navalny’s widow Yulia Navalnaya has had her account suspended on social media platform X. It is unclear why her account was suspended by the social network, formerly Twitter – which is owned by Elon Musk. “Account suspended,” a notice said on the site.Mr Navalny, 47, was a high-profile and vocal critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin and had been serving a 19-year prison term when he died on Friday in an Arctic penal colony.His Anti-Corruption Foundation tagged Mr Musk in a post on X, asking him to “please explain exactly which rules were violated” by Ms Navalnaya for the…

It’s a common assumption that processed foods are unhealthy and a cause of overweight and obesity. And it is sometimes true: Processed foods can, for instance, contain four times more calories than unprocessed foods. Processed foods can be any kind of food that has been altered in production.  That can be food that’s had vitamins or coloring added, or food that’s been made safe for human consumption, such as pasteurized milk. Strictly speaking, a freshly-baked loaf of organic whole grain bread is processed, because the individual ingredients have been altered in the baking process. But we still tend to say that “processed…

German football is in mourning after Andreas Brehme’s passing. The 63-year-old died of a cardiac arrest on Monday night, Brehme’s partner Susanne Schaefer confirmed to dpa on Tuesday.  “It is with huge sadness that I can confirm in the name of the family that my partner Andreas Brehme died suddenly and unexpectedly of a cardiac arrest last night. We ask at this difficult time to respect our privacy and to refrain from asking questions,” Schaefer said in a statement. According to Bild, Brehme was brought to a clinic near his apartment in Munich but help came too late. German FA…