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Original title: ‘Waking Hours’ Takes Us on a Nocturnal Journey With Afghan People Smugglers (Exclusive Venice Teaser) Waking Hours is the debut feature documentary by Federico Cammarata and Filippo Foscarini, which will celebrate its world premiere on Thursday, Sept. 4, in the competition section of the Venice Critics’ Week (Settimana Internazionale della Critica), an independent event taking place during the Venice Film Festival. The movie from Rome-based production company Volos Films Italia, in co-production with Roberto Minervini’s Cosma Film and in collaboration with RAI Cinema, takes us on a nocturnal journey with a clan of Afghan people smugglers at the edge of the European Union, enabling illegal border crossings between Serbia and EU member Hungary. They are “awaiting those to be carried across the border, wandering through the labyrinth of a sleepless, perpetual night,” notes a synopsis. “At the edge of the forest, shadowy human figures gather around the fire, while the distant echo of gunshots reverberates through the night. Not far away, a wall of sharp metal marks the beginning of Europe. ...

Original title: Mayra Hermosillo’s ‘Vanilla’ Explores Family and Identity in an All-Female Household (Exclusive Venice Trailer) Mexico in the late 1980s. The eight-year-old Roberta watches her family of seven women fight to save their home from mounting debt. It is a struggle that will reshape how she sees herself and those around her. This is the premise of Vanilla (Vainilla), the feature directorial debut by writer-director Mayra Hermosillo, an actress you may know from Netflix’s Narcos: Mexico or Amat Escalante’s Lost in the Night. World premiering on Wednesday, Sept. 3, in the Giornate degli Autori, or Venice Days, lineup, a sidebar of the Venice International Film Festival, the ensemble cast includes Aurora Dávila, María Castellá, Natalia Plascencia, Paloma Petra, Rosy Rojas, Fernanda Baca, and Lola Ochoa. The cinematography is courtesy of Jessica Villamil, with Sonia Sánchez Carrasco handling editing. The producers are Stacy Perskie (Bardo, Spectre), Karla Luna Cantú, Andrea Porras Madero, and Paloma Petra. Bendita Film Sales is handling world sales. Based on personal experiences and set in a non-traditio ...

Original title: Xi, Modi Vow to Rebuild Ties During US Trade War, French Political Crisis | The Pulse 9/01/2025 00:00 > > NEWSMAKERS AND MARKET MOVERS. THIS IS “THE PULSE WITH FRANCINE LACQUA.” ANNA: GOOD MORNING. I’M ANNA EDWARDS, IN FOR FRANCINE LACQUA. LET’S GET TO THE TOP GEOPOLITICAL STORY. CHINESE PRESIDENT XI JINPING SAYS THAT SHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANISATION IS TAKING ON GREATER RESPONSE ABILITY IN DRIVING DEVELOPMENT AS GLOBAL UNCERTAINTY CONTINUES TO ARISE. XI MADE THE REMARKS AS HE WELCOMED INTERNATIONAL LEADERS, INCLUDING INDIA’S MODI AND RUSSIA’S VLADIMIR PUTIN. > > WE SHALL SEEK COMMON GROUND WHILE PUTTING ASIDE DIFFERENCES. SHARED ASPIRATIONS ARE THE SOURCE OF STRENGTH AND ADVANTAGE, AND THE WILL TO SEEK COMMONALITY REFLECTS WISDOM AND VISION. ANNA: MINMIN LOW IS AT THE MEETING AND JOINS US NOW. I WANT TO ASK WHAT’S HAPPENING TODAY. I THINK A LOT OF THE DAY IS ALREADY PAST WHERE YOU ARE SO WE HAVE SEEN MEETINGS OVER THE WEEKEND TAKING PLACE BETWEEN CHINA AND INDIA AND THEN TODAY, THE BIG HEADLINE MEETING BETWEEN INDIA AND RUSSIA. WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED SO FAR? MINMIN: YES, THE KEY ...

Original title: How to Prevent AI From Causing an Economic Catastrophe Subscribe to Merryn Talks Money on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to Merryn Talks Money on Spotify In this episode of Merryn Talks Money, host Merryn Somerset Webb is joined by Bloomberg senior reporter John Stepek, author Dominic Frisby and Interactive Investor Chief Executive Officer Richard Wilson for a roundtable discussion at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The conversation takes place at Panmure House, the last home of economist and philosopher Adam Smith. ...

Original title: Emerging Equities Gain First Time in Five Days on Alibaba Surge Emerging-market equities headed for the first gain in five days, led by advances in artificial intelligence-related stocks in Hong Kong and China. The MSCI EM Index rose 0.7% as Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. jumped 19% in Hong Kong — the most in three years — after the company reported a surge in revenue from AI. That’s in contrast to the broader Asian market where equities came under pressure after a tech selloff hit Wall Street. ...

Original title: Gold and Silver Jump as Rate-Cut Bets Reignite Bull Run Silver surged above $40 an ounce for the first time since 2011 and gold rose closer to an all-time high as the prospect of Federal Reserve rate cuts gave fresh impetus to the multi-year bull run in precious metal markets. Spot silver rose as much as 2.6% to $40.7599 an ounce — taking gains this year to about 40% — while gold jumped as much as 1.2% to trade just below its April record above $3,500 an ounce. Both metals have more than doubled over the past three years, propelled by mounting risks in the spheres of geopolitics, business, and global trade. ...

Original title: Ola Electric Shares Stage Rebound After $5 Billion Wipeout Follow Bloomberg India on WhatsApp for exclusive content and analysis on what billionaires, businesses and markets are doing. Sign up here. Original article

Original title: Best Labor Day Mattress Sales (2025) Labor Day is here and along with it comes a bunch of bedding sales. If you’ve been looking for a sign from the universe to upgrade your bed, consider these Labor Day mattress deals—we don’t expect to see sleep sales this good until Black Friday. I’ve been a professional mattress tester for five years, so I’m plugged in to what’s going on in the mattress world (we’re constantly scoping out new additions to our best mattresses list) and can keep track of the sales that really are the ones to watch. While white pants are about to be out of season (if you follow that tradition), crisp white sheets are all-season, baby. We’ll have updates on those sales as well in the weeks ahead, so you can get the best bedsheets to go with your new mattress. Updated August 31: We’ve added sales from Buffy, Essentia, and Coop Sleep Goods. WIRED Featured Deals The Best Labor Day Mattress Sales We don’t mess around when it comes to sales—we track prices to see where the actual deals are, not just tweaked sal ...

Original title: 41 Best Labor Day Sales on WIRED-Tested Gear (2025) Labor Day weekend is here, and with it comes cold beer, hot dogs, and a boatload of deals. The unofficial end of summer brings with it bargains on WIRED-tested gear, including home office essentials and some of our favorite gadgets. For the past few weeks, we’ve been tracking prices on the gear we recommend to our friends and bringing you the best sale prices. Check our Best Labor Day Mattress Deals and Labor Day Outdoor Gear Deals stories for additional savings. We’ve also got some updated roundups for Back to School Deals and Back to School Laptop Deals. Updated August 31, 2025: We’ve added 10 new deals from TCL, Traeger, Anker, Roku Cozy Earth, and more. Featured Labor Day Deals Tech Deals Photograph: Simon Hill This beefy power bank is our favorite upgrade pick, and this price comes within $10 of the lowest we’ve tracked. It’s stylish and has nifty features like two built-in USB-C cables and a display that shows remaining battery, temperatures, charging rate, and battery health. Th ...

Original title: Snoop Dogg’s Rep Says Comments Addressing Backlash Over His Criticism of LGBTQ Representation Are “Fake” A rep for Snoop Dogg is saying that comments posted on Instagram responding to the backlash he’s received after he criticized the LGBTQ representation in Disney‘s 2022 animated movie Lightyear are “fake.” Someone claiming to be the rapper and hip-hop icon recently wrote in the comments of a Hollywood Unlocked Instagram post, which featured Ts Madison calling him out, “I was just caught off guard and had no answer for my grandsons.” “All my gay friends [know] what’s up, they been calling me with love. My bad for not knowing the answers for a 6-yr-old. Teach me how to learn. I’m not perfect,” the person claiming to be Snoop added. However, now his rep is saying those comments were not written by the rapper. It’s unclear who is behind them. Last week, the “Gin and Juice” rapper shared on the It’s Giving Podcast that he was taken by surprise when he took his grandchildren to see Pixar’s Toy Story spinoff, as it featured a montage of two women sharing a kiss and raising a child together. He ...