Spanish state investment vehicle SETT and South African group Known Associates are partnering on a major audiovisual venture in Spain, encompassing a production company based in Madrid and post-production studios in the Canary Islands and the Basque Country. SETT, the investment arm of Spain’s Ministry for Digital Transformation, will commit €12.7 million ($14.5 million) to
Ambassador Samantha Power (center), former director of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), hugs laid-off employees and supporters outside the agency’s headquarters on February 27, 2025 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide title toggle title Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images When Samantha Power left the U.S. Agency for International Development headquarters in Washington, DC,
Ariel Skelley/Digital Vision/Getty Images How much does it cost to give birth in the United States today? Maybe you saved and planned ahead, but still faced unexpected expenses. Trying to calculate costs can be complicated. What would you like to know? How could you have been more prepared? What obstacles did you face in terms
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured infrared light from numerous features that were previously impossible to see beyond the thick dust of the FS Tau star system. In addition to the countless background galaxies that come into view like fireworks for America’s 250th anniversary celebrations, this image flickers with a series of protostars, or
A bomb explosion in a busy cafe in central Damascus killed at least nine people and wounded 22 others, Syrian state media says. The Interior Ministry said an explosive device was placed inside the cafe, which is located just 100 meters (330 feet) from the Palace of Justice, a major government building in the capital’s
City officials confirmed to the BBC that someone applied for permits to close streets in the area, but did not reveal who. But it’s not likely that the city would have closed Manhattan’s busiest corridor on a holiday weekend for anyone. And this isn’t just any holiday weekend, it’s the Fourth of July weekend that
Khamenei’s body will travel to Najaf, Iraq, on Wednesday. After a procession at the shrine of Imam Ali, the first imam of Shiite Islam, ceremonies will continue in Karbala before the body returns to Iran. Iranian officials say the developments in Iraq are at the request of Iraqi groups, and some analysts see them as
At least 32 people were killed and 16 others injured after an overcrowded passenger bus fell into a ravine in southwestern Pakistan. The bus was traveling from Quetta to Peshawar when it crashed in the Dana Sar mountain range, on the border between Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces, around 08:00 local time (03:00 GMT) on
The current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo began in May, although transmission had not been detected for some time. The situation has been declared a public health emergency by the WHO, which says there have been 1,460 confirmed cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with 150 suspected cases and
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There is, of course, more to England’s improvement than a coach dressing like an ABBA tribute act. Fitness and fielding were two of coach Charlotte Edwards’ priorities when she took over after the Ashes defeat. She has calmly quietened talk of the issue. In one of her previous roles at Southern Vipers, Edwards used an
