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Earth's lands are drying out. Nations are trying to address it in talks this week

Much of Earth’s lands are drying out and damaging the ability of plant and animal life to survive, according to a United Nations report released Monday at talks where countries are working to address the problem. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print If global warming trends continue, nearly five billion people — including …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

A Village's Heart: 'Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know' Qualifies for Oscars

India Today

The short film, 'Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know', has been selected for the Live Action Short Film category at the 95th Academy Awards. The film, produced by the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), is a poignant and profound narrative about an elderly woman who steals a village rooster. The film has won several awards this year, …

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2 months ago

Why these nuns have filed more than 350 shareholder resolutions

NPR

Why these nuns have filed more than 350 shareholder resolutions toggle caption Rose Conlon The sunflowers and wheat fields of rural Kansas are a long way from Wall Street. “So we started, very gradually, to set money aside.” Sponsor Message Stallbaumer said the sisters developed some ground rules: they wouldn’t invest in weapons-makers or fossil fuels. “But I don’t think …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Drop the doom scroll. The open road offers hope, optimism, sunflowers

LA Times

Name the iconic plants of the American Southwest — go! It’s on the Mexican flag, a golden eagle grasping a snake perched atop a nopal on an island — a reference to the Aztec legend of searching for a new home until encountering that exact scene. But somewhere along I-70, surrounded by stunning rock formations with sparse vegetation, that’s when …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Why, thanks to TikTok, your favourite 90s perfume is suddenly back in fashion

The Independent

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Just Stop Oil protesters deny ‘revenge’ soup attack on Van Gogh paintings

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Three Just Stop Oil supporters …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Van Gogh paintings vandalized at a London gallery after 2 activists were sentenced in similar attack

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A pair of paintings by …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Just Stop Oil protesters who threw soup on Van Gogh’s Sunflowers painting are jailed

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3 months, 1 week ago

Sunflowers make small moves to maximize their Sun exposure − physicists can model them to predict how they grow

Hindustan Times

Boulder Sunflowers make small moves to maximize their Sun exposure − physicists can model them to predict how they grow Boulder, Most of us aren’t spending our days watching our houseplants grow. We analysed the plants’ circumnutations and found that at any given time, the direction of the plant’s motion appeared completely independent of how it was moving about half …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Why there is more to Banksy than meets the eye

BBC

Why there is more to Banksy than meets the eye Private Collection Banksy, Crude Oil Jerry, 2003 As a string of new Banksy artworks spring up around London, an expert reveals the clues that unlock his art historical genius. Elisabetta Sirani, Nursing Madonna, 1663 / Banksy, Toxic Mary, 2003 Private Collection Banksy, Toxic Mary, 2003 National Gallery, Prague Elisabetta Sirani, …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Stylish monsoon escapes: Kriti Sanon, Mrunal Thakur, and Malaika Arora’s getaway looks

Hindustan Times

The monsoon is in full swing and bollywood stars are jet-setting to exotic locales. From Kriti Sanon's tropical escape to Mrunal Thakur's cottagecore retreat, let's see what style cues we can steal from these celebrity getaways Kriti Sanon Kriti Sanon is soaking up the sun and spreading tropical vibes with her latest Instagram posts. Kriti Sanon Mrunal Thakur Mrunal Thakur …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

ACTION PLAN: CIAR BYRNE's essential jobs for your garden this week

Daily Mail

A sugary boost for sunflowers With their cheery yellow blooms, sunflowers are a summer classic. With their cheery yellow blooms, sunflowers are a summer classic Elise Harlock, from florist Prestige Flowers, recommends dissolving gummy bears in water for a sugar-rich feed. BOLDER BORDERS Stand back and consider whether the colour combinations work, or if they need lifting High summer is …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Relatives of those killed when MH17 was shot down mark 10 years since tragedy that claimed 298 lives

New Indian Express

VIJFHUIZEN, Netherlands: Relatives of passengers and crew killed when Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over Ukraine gathered in Australia and the Netherlands on Wednesday to mark the 10th anniversary of the tragedy that claimed 298 lives, over half of whom were Dutch. Australian Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus represented his country at the Dutch memorial site, where 298 trees were …

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6 months, 1 week ago

Young people more intelligent, know what stories to tell: AR Rahman on India's show at Cannes

Hindustan Times

New Delhi, Music composer A R Rahman says talent shouldn't be restricted to a region and young Indian artists like Cannes winner Payal Kapadia, who are in tune with changing times, play a key role in making stories from India go global. Young people more intelligent, know what stories to tell: AR Rahman on India's show at Cannes Kapadia, an …

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6 months, 1 week ago

India doesn’t support ‘Cannes kind’ of cinema, says Anurag Kashyap

The Hindu

India didn’t have any moment at Cannes, says filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, stressing that the victory of independent filmmakers at the European gala is theirs alone and the government doesn’t support that kind of award winning cinema. India won an unprecedented three awards at the 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival last month — Payal Kapadia became the first ever …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Why have Taiwan's politicians been brawling in parliament?

ABC

Taiwan's parliament has been thrown into chaos in recent weeks, with controversial new parliamentary reforms leading to huge protests and brawling on the floor of the chamber. "I feel like I am in China's National People's Congress," said DPP MP Ker Chien-ming. It has accused the DPP of trying to "paint them red" — the colour of China's Communist Party …

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6 months, 4 weeks ago

Cannes 2024: Triple treat as India shines at the 77th edition of film festival

India TV News

It was a triple feat for Indian talent at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival with Payal Kapadia's "All We Imagine As Light", "Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know" by FTII student Chidananda S Naik, and Anasuya Sengupta of "The Shameless" fame winning major awards in each of the three competitive sections of the prestigious gala. Kapadia, an alumna of …

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6 months, 4 weeks ago

Cannes 2024: Mysuru filmmaker Chidananda S Naik bags La Cinef top prize

The Hindu

It was a moment of pride for India as the short film Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know bagged the first prize of La Cinef for Best Short on Thursday. Directed by Chidananda S Naik, a student from FTII, Pune, Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know revolves around an elderly woman who steals a rooster and deprives a …

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6 months, 4 weeks ago

India's Chidananda S Naik wins Cannes La Cinef first prize for Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know

Hindustan Times

At the 77th Cannes Film Festival, Chidananda S Naik's Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know won the first prize of La Cinef for best short on Thursday, in a major triumph for India. About Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know The filmmaker made the film at the end of his one-year course in the television wing of the …

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7 months ago

India's 'Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know' wins La Cinef prize at Cannes 2024

India Today

Indian filmmaker Chidananda S Naik's 'Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know' won the 1st prize of La Cinef for Best Short at Cannes 2024. FTII student Chidananda S Naik's 'Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know' won the first prize amongst 17 other films. Indian filmmaker Mansi Maheshwari, born in Meerut, made 'Bunnyhood' as part of her graduation project …

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7 months ago

Naik on his film screening at Cannes: I don’t make films to achieve something

Hindustan Times

Director Chidananda S Naik’s short film Sunflowers Were The First Ones To Know has found it’s place at the Cannes Film Festival this year as part of the La Cinef. While we were brainstorming, I pitched the idea and my team really wanted to take this up as our graduation film.” A still from Sunflowers Were The First Ones To …

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7 months ago

Mysore filmmaker bows in Cannes with Kannada folk tale

Hindustan Times

Cannes, Film and Television Institute of India student Chidananda S Naik’s 16-minute short fiction film, "Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know. Mysore filmmaker bows in Cannes with Kannada folk tale The Kannada-language film, based on a folk tale about an old woman whose theft of a rooster plunges her village into perpetual darkness, is in the La Cinef competition …

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7 months ago

That sur‘reel’ feeling

New Indian Express

BENGALURU: Surreal’ is probably the feeling that filmmaker Chidananda Naik would use to describe his experience at the 77th Cannes Film Festival, but Naik coyly says it’s more than that. Of course, it’s not every day that you get to see the iconic Meryl Streep, who was honoured with the prestigious Honorary Palme d’Or, walking the red carpet. Naik’s Kannada …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

How the keffiyeh became a Palestinian symbol of resistance

Salon

As the war in Gaza between Hamas and Israel rages on with more than 35,000 Palestinians and 1,400 Israelis dead, tensions and violence across America's most prestigious universities have arisen. Draped around protesters' and Palestinians' shoulders, necks, faces or heads, the keffiyeh is a Palestinian symbol of pride and resistance. The keffiyeh can be in various colors like green and …

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Earth's lands are drying out. Nations are trying to address it in talks this week

A Village's Heart: 'Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know' Qualifies for Oscars

Why these nuns have filed more than 350 shareholder resolutions

Drop the doom scroll. The open road offers hope, optimism, sunflowers

Why, thanks to TikTok, your favourite 90s perfume is suddenly back in fashion

Just Stop Oil protesters deny ‘revenge’ soup attack on Van Gogh paintings

Van Gogh paintings vandalized at a London gallery after 2 activists were sentenced in similar attack

Just Stop Oil protesters who threw soup on Van Gogh’s Sunflowers painting are jailed

Sunflowers make small moves to maximize their Sun exposure − physicists can model them to predict how they grow

Why there is more to Banksy than meets the eye

Stylish monsoon escapes: Kriti Sanon, Mrunal Thakur, and Malaika Arora’s getaway looks

ACTION PLAN: CIAR BYRNE's essential jobs for your garden this week

Relatives of those killed when MH17 was shot down mark 10 years since tragedy that claimed 298 lives

Young people more intelligent, know what stories to tell: AR Rahman on India's show at Cannes

India doesn’t support ‘Cannes kind’ of cinema, says Anurag Kashyap

Why have Taiwan's politicians been brawling in parliament?

Cannes 2024: Triple treat as India shines at the 77th edition of film festival

Cannes 2024: Mysuru filmmaker Chidananda S Naik bags La Cinef top prize

India's Chidananda S Naik wins Cannes La Cinef first prize for Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know

India's 'Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know' wins La Cinef prize at Cannes 2024

Naik on his film screening at Cannes: I don’t make films to achieve something

Mysore filmmaker bows in Cannes with Kannada folk tale

That sur‘reel’ feeling

How the keffiyeh became a Palestinian symbol of resistance