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Sadie Sink and Adam Driver to star in new X-Men movie
Heartstopper's Kit Connor and Christopher Abbot are also joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by BBC Culture
Variety
‘How the F— Would You Get This Movie Made in America?’ Christine Vachon, Film4, BBC Film Put ‘Trainspotting,’ ‘Ratcatcher’ and ‘The Wicker Man’ Through the 2026 Greenlight Test
WorldPingWould “Trainspotting” get financed today? Could Lynne Ramsay survive the jump from shorts to a first feature? And might “The Wicker Man,” once treated as a problem child, now look like exactly the kind of genre package buyers chase?
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Abu Dhabi’s $764M Bitcoin Bet Holds Firm Through Market Pain
Two of Abu Dhabi’s biggest sovereign investment vehicles sat through a roughly $118 million hit to their Blackrock spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) positions in the second quarter and did not cut a single net share, leaving nearly $764 million…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Bitcoin.com
WorldPingBBC News
Firefighters battle wildfire tearing through Belgian nature reserve
The fire burning through the major park was described as the country's worst in recent years.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by BBC News
WorldPingTimes of India
Indian-American CEO who sacked 900 over Zoom gets fired himself
Indian-American entrepreneur Vishal Garg has been ousted as Better Home & Finance CEO. The company cited concerns about his judgment and credibility after significant losses. Garg's removal follows his controversial 2021 mass layoff of 900 employees.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Times of India
WorldPingBBC Sport
GB's women and men through to 4x100m relay finals
Amy Hunt and Zharnel Hughes run as Great Britain's women and men make the 4x100m relay finals later on Saturday with convincing qualifying heats.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by BBC Sport
Deutsche Welle
Trump's Latin America allies open arms to Israel
While ongoing military actions in Gaza and settler attacks on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank have largely isolated Israel globally, Latin America's authoritarian right sees an opening for a strategic alliance.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Deutsche Welle