Lengthy takes and mile-long trenches: the making of Mendes’ war drama ‘1917’
London, UKReuters Presenting his World War I battlefield movie 1917 as a single shot had pros and cons for Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes. Mistakes meant lengthy retakes but “accidents” also gave an authenticity of life in the trenches. From start to finish, fluid camera work follows two young British soldiers tasked with crossing enemy lines […]
New WADA report shows jump in global doping cases
Toronto, CanadaReuters More drug cheats are being caught in global sport with the latest World Anti-Doping Agency figures on Thursday showing a 13.1 per cent rise in anti-doping rule violations (ARDVs). The WADA report detailing doping offences during 2017 counted 1,804 cases, which was up sharply from the 1,595 recorded in 2016 although down from […]
US State Department cites religious freedom violators, notes Sudan’s progress
Washington, DCRNS The US State Department issued its latest designations of the world’s most serious violators of religious freedom, moving Sudan down to its next-tier watchlist. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced the decisions on Friday, including the shift of Sudan’s status, which he attributed to “significant steps taken by the civilian-led transitional government to address the […]
WHEN THE NUMBERS DON’T ADD UP: NEW YORK RENTS IN THE SAHARA? LIVING IN AFRICA’S MOST EXPENSIVE CITY
NELLIE PEYTON, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on economic contrasts in the Saharan nation of Chad…
Pope and UN chief appeal for environment, religious tolerance
Vatican CityReuters Pope Francis and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday appealed for nuclear disarmament, environmental protection and religious tolerance. The Pope and Guterres met privately for about 40 minutes in the papal library. Pope Francis meets with Secretary-General of the United Nations, Portugal’s Antonio Guterres, for a private audience at the Vatican, on 20th […]
POSTCARDS: INFAMOUS NEW YORK ISLAND JAIL COULD HAVE A NEW, GREEN LIFE
ELLEN WULFHORST, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on the proposed transformation of a notorious prison…