Posts by Nathan Pine
Russia’s birth rates predicted to hit record low
[ad_1] Russia’s birth rate has fallen to a historic low, reaching levels not seen since the late 18th to early 19th century, according to a leading Russian demographer. Newsweek has contacted Russia’s Foreign Ministry for comment by email. Why It Matters Russia for decades has been experiencing a plunging birth rate and population decline, and…
Read MoreKedoo Entertainment Launches Super Toons App, Strikes FAST Channel Deals & Buys Kids Series ‘Gormiti’
[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: London’s Kedoo Entertainment is continuing to build out in the kids’ content space. The producer and distributor has launched a Super Toons app, struck more FAST channels agreements, and acquired animated action series Gormiti Seasons 1 and 2 from DeAPlaneta. The Super Toons app is now available to download and will have a…
Read MoreDogTV Unleashes FAST Channel; ZEE5 Global’s First Kannada Series; NBCU Ups Caroline Cleland In APAC – Global Briefs
[ad_1] Unleashed By DogTV: New Fast Channel Goes Walkies – Global Briefs EXCLUSIVE: DogTV is the channel designed to help relieve boredom, stress and separation anxiety among our four-legged friends. The team behind the channel have now launched FAST and AVOD service called Unleashed By DogTV, which is aimed at canine lovers and owners. It…
Read More“Cruel” L.A. DA Should Be Removed From Menendez Brothers’ Case, Family Demands; Aunt In ICU After Photos Of Shotgun Killed Father Displayed In Court
[ad_1] Ahead of an upcoming and much delayed resentencing hearing that could see the Menendez brothers out of prison after decades, Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman is being blamed for an octogenarian relative being in critical condition in hospital after photos of the siblings’ father mutilated dead body were shown in court last…
Read MoreDonald Trump health update raises eyebrows
[ad_1] By Sophie Grace Clark is a Live News reporter based in London, with a focus on crime stories. She has also covered politics and entertainment extensively. Sophie joined Newsweek in 2024 from a freelance career and had previously worked at The Mail on Sunday, The Daily Star, OK Magazine, and MyLondon. She is a…
Read MoreMélanie Laurent Signs Up For ‘Fauda’ Season 5
[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: Hit Israeli drama Fauda has landed one of its biggest casting coups to date. Inglourious Basterds star Mélanie Laurent has joined the fifth season of the spy thriller. The double-César Award-winning actor’s character details are being kept under wraps but she will appear in seven of the nine eps of the upcoming season.…
Read MoreIRS deadline to claim $1,400 stimulus check is tomorrow: what to know
[ad_1] Americans are running out of time to claim a $1,400 stimulus check. Tuesday marks Tax Day as well as the three-year deadline to claim tax refunds and credits for the year 2021. That includes the $1,400 Recovery Rebate Credit, which some still haven’t filed for and received. Why It Matters During the COVID-19 pandemic,…
Read More$66M Together Fund Launches With Ambition To Strengthen European Indie Production Companies
[ad_1] A new Paris-based multimillion euro equity fund, dedicated to helping European independent production companies scale-up, has launched. Bannered the Together Fund, the fund has an initial capitalization of €58M ($66M), with ambitions to grow to €100M ($113M), and is described as the first equity fund focused purely on Europe’s independent film and TV production…
Read MoreHPL jumps 5.5% after announcing that Ong Beng Seng will step down as managing director
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] Shares of Hotel Properties Limited (HPL) rose on Monday (Apr 14) by over 5 per cent, following the company’s announcement that property tycoon and hotelier Ong Beng Seng is set to step down from his managing director position. At 9.41am, the counter climbed 5.5 per cent or S$0.19 to S$3.59, with 6,100 securities…
Read MoreAustralia’s Magpie Pictures Options Emma Grey Novel ‘Pictures Of You’ & Appoints Quan Phung And Fiona Eagger As Advisors
[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: Australian producer Magpie Pictures has optioned screen rights to Emma Grey’s novel Pictures of You, and appointed Quan Phung and Fiona Eagger as advisors. The pickup of Grey’s novel comes as part of a plan to develop a slate of scripted series through funding from Screen Australia Enterprise. The book follows forensic linguist…
Read MoreMario Vargas Llosa Dies: Peruvian Literary Giant Was 89
[ad_1] Peruvian Nobel literature laureate and Latin American literary giant Mario Vargas Llosa has died in Lima at the age of 89. The writer’s son Álvaro Vargos Llosa announced on Sunday that his father had “passed away peacefully in Lima…, surrounded by his family” in a social media post, signed by himself and his siblings…
Read More‘Last Week Tonight’s John Oliver On Trump’s Tariff Fiasco: “We Dodged A Bullet, But The Monkey Still Has A Gun”
[ad_1] John Oliver dedicated a significant portion of Last Week Tonight to unpacking President Donald Trump‘s tariff fiasco and the “financial armageddon” he is hell-bent on bringing about, beginning the segment by deeming the past several news cycles an “emotional rollercoaster” since the taxes’ implementation “with the help of the single dumbest chart in human…
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