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The Queens World Film Festival took place in the Astoria area of Queens, New York City, from November 6 to 9. Screenings were held at the Museum of the Moving Image, and organizers hosted events for filmmakers, including a November 8 breakfast and an awards ceremony. A wider program is scheduled to run through November 16. A morning gathering for filmmakers occurred November 8 at Sac's Place in Astoria. Festival organizer Katha Cato introduced Brian F. Lee of City National Bank, who described the institution as "the bank to the stars." Cato sa

The Australian Greens chose Queensland Senator Larissa Waters as their new party leader during a two-hour meeting held Thursday in Melbourne. The decision followed the defeat of previous party leader Adam Bandt, who was unseated by a Labor candidate in Melbourne during the May 3 federal election. During the meeting, the Greens also elected Mehreen Faruqi as deputy and Sarah Hanson-Young as Manager of Business for the Greens in the Senate. In a press conference later in the day, Waters emphasized that the party should continue to work on issu

On Sunday, a horse named Flash was found dead after presumably collapsing on a sidewalk along a busy street in the downtown area of Atlanta, Georgia, US. A video posted to social media appeared to show the animal void of motion near an ATM for Unity National Bank located at the intersection of Peachtree Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, while spectators passed by in shock and astoundment. Jon Birdsong, the owner of the building where the horse was found, stated that authorities attempted to give the horse food and water in an attempt t

On Friday, Mark Carney was sworn in as Prime Minister of Canada. He replaced Justin Trudeau after winning a landslide victory in the leadership election for the Liberal Party of Canada. He officially became the new Prime Minister at a ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa. Harvard- and Oxford-educated, Carney has never held political office before. His experience includes being the heads of the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England, respectively. Carney was born in the Northwest Territories and holds citizenship from the United Kingdom and the Re

The town of Hednesford, Staffordshire, England is set to host a pride event this coming Saturday as part of the town's monthly street market. The event, dubbed "Mini Chase Pride" in materials published by the organisers, has been set up to provide an LGBTQ+ space for the town after the Chase Pride planned for the end of August was cancelled due to issues with rising costs and "changes in Government legislation". Local group The Friends of Hednesford Park outfitted the town centre with a variety of LGBTQ+ imagery, including pride flags, a poste

On Wednesday, an attorney for Twitter, Alex Spiro, sent a letter to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg alleging his company stole trade secrets to help create a "copycat" rival app, Threads. The letter accused Meta of "systemic, wilful, and unlawful misappropriation of Twitter’s trade secrets and other intellectual property", including by hiring "dozens" of employees who "had and continue to have access to Twitter's trade secrets and other highly confidential information". It demanded that "Meta take immediate steps to stop using any Twitter t

The United Kingdom's Debt Management Office (DMO) auctioned off £4 billion in government debt as two-year gilt-edged securities Wednesday with an average annual yield of 5.668%, the highest since June 2007. In the UK, the DMO issues gilts, called 'bonds' in other countries, as securities to finance the government's spending when it exceeds the revenue generated from taxation. Despite strong demand, with bids for the gilts totalling over £11 billion, returns were pushed to a fifteen-year high because, media reported, traders believed the Bank

The African Union (AU)'s annual summit ended Sunday after two days of discussions in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. State leaders agreed to preserve the suspensions of four AU members and "accelerate the implementation" of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). The suspended members — Burkina Faso, Guinea, Mali and Sudan — are under military rule following coups. Bankole Adeoye, the AU's Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, declared the group had "zero tolerance" for coups but was "ready to support these member state

On Friday, a fire broke out in the Waheen Market in the capital of Somaliland, Hargeisa. 28 people have been injured, but no deaths were reported. The fire began at around 20:00 EAT (1700 UTC). Firefighters had difficulty accessing the site, with firefighters bringing the situation under control by early yesterday. The cause is not yet known. President of Somaliland Muse Bihi Abdi has visited the market, pledging USD1 million in aid. He estimated that fire-related damages would run into millions of dollars. Waheen Market has over 2,000 stor

Yesterday, India entered the second day of a two-day nationwide general strike organised by a forum of central trade unions along with numerous other regional trade unions. Hundreds of protestors were seen with red flags in Jantar Mantar, New Delhi, a place frequently used for protests. The protestors claimed that the economic policies under the current Indian government led by Narendra Modi were hurting the unorganised sector of the country. Swadesh Dev Roye, a top official of Centre of Indian Trade Unions in a statement said that the Modi go

Yesterday, Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida held bilateral talks with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on a two-day official visit for the 14th India-Japan Annual Summit. The leaders discussed the strategic business partnership between the two countries and international cooperation. This was Kishida's first visit as Prime Minister to India since taking office in October last year. Kishida announced a JPY 5 trillion in public and private investment and financing to India over the next five years. The two also discussed the developmen

Yesterday, police in Nigeria arrested Ahmed Yunusa, known as "Yellow Ashana", an alleged highwayman in Kaduna State. Other associates of Yunusa were also arrested, including Nvou Michael, who is said to be a gunrunner for the gang. The arrests were made by the FIB-STS divisions of the Nigeria Police Force. The gang is alleged to have terrorized communities along a highway between Abuja and Kaduna. The gang has also been linked to bank robberies in Ondo State. Police say Yunusa has confessed to his role in kidnappings and killings. Michael wa