Director Ron Howard on Cannes, Hollywood and his new film on photographer Richard Avedon

Oscar-winning filmmaker Ron Howard returns to the Cannes Film Festival with “Avedon”, a new documentary about legendary photographer Richard Avedon. From “Apollo 13” to “A Beautiful Mind”, Howard reflects on a lifetime of storytelling, the changing face of America and the creative curiosity that still drives him after nearly seven decades in Hollywood. Source link

To sell or not to sell? XRP Investors Discuss Strategies After 4 Months of Lateralization

“Watching it drop from over $3 to $1.36 has been bad,” says one investor. For many XRP supporters, selling at this point would be a “real loss.” Investors in XRP, the cryptocurrency issued by the company Ripple Labs, are going through a moment of strong internal division. After four months of lateralization and a fall … Read more

Backlash against Israel’s ‘racist thug’ Ben-Gvir over flotilla video

PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, May 21: There’s outrage and condemnation in the international papers over a video showing Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir taunting detained flotilla activists. One Israeli editor says he should be fired for his video. Also: the US indicts former Cuban president Raul Castro – is this a prelude for a … Read more

India-Africa summit postponed due to Ebola outbreak, first case confirmed in South Kivu

​India and the African Union (AU) ​on Thursday postponed the India-Africa Forum Summit scheduled for next week in New Delhi, due to the “emerging public health situation” in Africa, India’s foreign ministry said, in an apparent reference to the Ebola outbreak. A first Ebola case was confirmed in the DR Congo’s rebel-held South Kivu province. … Read more