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Kiran Desai, Tash Aw and David Szalay are among the authors nominated for the 2025 Booker prize, on a longlist that features writers from nine different nationalities – the most global list for a decade. The judging panel, which this year includes Sex and the City star Sarah Jessica Parker alongside Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ and chair of judges Roddy Doyle, also …

Illustration: Seba Cestaro/Guardian Don’t fret the future. A lot of people do, and for powerful reasons – we are facing enormous challenges unprecedented in human history, from climate change and nuclear war to engineered pandemics and malicious artificial intelligence. A 2017 survey showed that nearly four in 10 Americans think that climate change alone has a good chance of triggering …

Global growth will be stronger than previously expected this year after Donald Trump scaled back his most extreme tariff threats, the International Monetary Fund said as it upgraded the economic outlook for 2025. The Washington-based organisation said a “de-escalation in tariffs” by the White House spurred a recovery in global trade and a broader economic expansion, though US policies remain …

Warner Bros. Discovery on Monday unveiled the names of the proposed separate entities, post-breakup: Warner Bros. and Discovery Global. When the corporate spin-off is complete some time next year, the venerable Burbank film and television studio properties, HBO, HBO Max streaming service and gaming properties will be part of a slimmed-down iteration called Warner Bros. The cable networks, including TNT, …

Marvel’s first family may have just broken a box office curse.  Fantastic Four: First Steps has achieved the studio’s biggest debut of the year, scoring a heroic $118 million at the domestic box office and $218 million globally, per Comscore. The retro-futuristic adventure — starring Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Joseph Quinn as the titular team — is …

Venture Global Closes $15 Billion Financing for Gas Exports to Europe  The Wall Street Journal Venture Global okays construction of CP2 LNG project, shares rise 5%  Yahoo Finance Venture Global takes FID, closes $15B financing for gas exports to Europe (VG:NYSE)  Seeking Alpha Venture Global Takes FID on CP2 LNG Project  RBN Energy Venture Global wraps up financing for second Calcasieu Pass 2 LNG …

Superhero movies appear to be back. After Superman opened to a storming box office a couple of weeks back, Fantastic Four: First Steps, by a whisker, has done even better. But damn, it was close. Disney+ Pulls The Abyss Over Controversial Rat Scene — Again Superman made a fantastic $122 million in its domestic opening weekend, but lagged behind internationally, …

The Thwaites Glacier, known as the “Doomsday Glacier” due to its potential to trigger massive sea level rise, is showing alarming signs of instability. Stretching nearly 80 miles across, this colossal glacier in West Antarctica has the power to raise global sea levels by up to 11 feet if it collapses entirely. Scientists have been closely monitoring its fractures, which …

PayPal Drives Crypto Payments into the Mainstream, Reducing Costs and Expanding Global Commerce Pay with Crypto powers near-instant settlement, seamless international transactions and provides transaction fee savings of up to 90% SAN JOSE, Calif., July 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Businesses around the world lose billions annually in cross border fees while navigating a complex banking system to make and accept …

“The Fantastic Four: First Steps” was greeted with a hero’s welcome at the box office as Marvel’s newest superhero adventure touched down with $100 million overseas and $218 million globally. Those ticket sales are ever-so-slightly above the international launch of “Superman,” which collected $95 million while debuting in 78 markets earlier in July. However, “Superman” (just barely) enjoyed a larger …