Greta Thunberg says Venice documentary shows her real self - Reuters
VENICE, Italy (Reuters) - A documentary following Greta Thunberg and her journey from Swedish schoolgirl to global climate activist accurately portrays her as a “shy nerd”, the teenager said as the film premiered at the Venice film festival.
Director Nathan
Ethiopia's upper house rules Tigray regional vote unconstitutional - Reuters
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia’s upper house ruled on Saturday that plans by the Tigray region to hold an election on Sept. 9 were unconstitutional, setting up a potential clash between the central government and a powerful ethnic party.
The House of Federation, which rules over constitutional disputes, unanimously declared that the polls for regional parliament and other positions were “unconstitutional and are therefore void”, the body said in a statement.
Getachew Reda, a spokesman for the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF)
As slow as possible: German organ changes note for first time in years - Reuters
HALBERSTADT, Germany (Reuters) - Dozens of mask-wearing music enthusiasts gathered at a church in an eastern German town on Saturday to witness the first note change in seven years in the world’s longest lasting pipe organ performance.
The Saint Burchardi Church in the city of Halberstadt started
Portugal sees highest daily increase in coronavirus cases since May - Reuters
LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal reported 486 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, its biggest daily increase since the week its lockdown was lifted in May.
The increase brought the cumulative total to 59,943, the health authority DGS said.
Portugal, with 10 million people
Mexico rejects ex-President Calderon's bid to register new political party - Reuters
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico’s National Electoral Institute (INE) has denied former President Felipe Calderon’s bid to register his Free Mexico movement as a new political party, saying some of its funding was questionable.
Calderon ruled Mexico from 2006-2012. He has been trying to convert the Freedom
Watson signs $160 million mega-deal with Texans - reports - Reuters
(Reuters) - NFL quarterback Deshaun Watson has agreed a four-year, $160 million contract extension with the Houston Texans, U.S. media reported on Saturday.
The two-time Pro Bowler was among the highest rated quarterbacks
Still without deal, Clowney switches agents - report - Reuters
With the NFL season kickoff less than a week away, free-agent defensive end Jadeveon Clowney has fired agent Bus Cook, according to ESPN.
The former No. 1 overall draft pick reportedly now will work with Kennard McGuire as he tries to find a team that will meet his contract demands this season.
Clowney fired Cook once before, according to ProFootballTalk. That came in the 2019 offseason, though Clowney rehired Cook before being traded from the Houston Texans to the Seattle Seahawks.
Cook is best known as
After COVID delay, World of Warcraft comes to life in a Czech forest - Reuters
KAMYK NAD VLTAVOU, Czech Republic (Reuters) - Czech World of Warcraft fans donned costumes on Saturday to bring the massively popular online game to life, pushing ahead with a scaled-back festival after the coronavirus pandemic postponed the annual event earlier this year.
Dressed as shamans, elves and knights,
TIM CEO says not a problem to develop 5G without Huawei - Reuters
CERNOBBIO, Italy (Reuters) - The head of Telecom Italia ( TLIT.MI ) said on Saturday the former phone monopoly would have no trouble developing 5G infrastructure in Italy were the government to ban Chinese provider Huawei.
The U.S. government has urged allies to exclude Huawei from their next-generation communications infrastructure because it sees a risk the