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Does England's long-time first-choice goalkeeper Jordan Pickford finally face serious competition for his place, asks chief football writer Phil McNulty.

SPOILER ALERT! This post contains details from the Season 35 Dancing with the Stars quarterfinals. It’s hard to believe Dancing with the Stars Season 35 is nearly over, but we’ve officially reached the quarterfinals. There are seven couples remaining, but only five can make it all the way to the finale later this month. One […]

Many have played hide-and-seek. But few have played hide-and-Shaq. A new competition series at ABC asks the question, “Can You Hide… Shaq?” Hosted by comedian Nicole Byer, the show will follow eight contestants as they attempt to hide the gargantuan NBA legend in plain sight in Dallas. They’ll have to disguise, distract and deceive for […]

EXCLUSIVE: The screenwriter-forward Austin Film Festival has officially wrapped its 2026 edition, revealing its Audience Award winners and turning to plans for 2027, setting the opening of submissions for its Film and Script competition beginning next month. Vincent Grashaw’s Bruton, the drama based on true story and starring Theo Rossi, Aya Cash, Tammy Blan

EXCLUSIVE: The first two seasons of Netflix’s survival competition series Outlast were set in the remote wilderness of Alaska. Earlier this year, season three took a new set of contestants to the Panamanian jungle, which is exactly where season four of the show will take place. Netflix renewed the show, which comes from BBC Studios […]

Event blends theatre and science to nurture scientific temper among students

Sihasak Phuangketkeow, who is also Thailand's deputy prime minister, tells CNA that while ASEAN will continue to avoid taking sides among major powers, neutrality also has its limits.

<p>Anthropic on Monday unveiled two new artificial intelligence models, Claude Fable 5.2 and Claude Mythos 5.2, as the OpenAI rival seeks to strengthen its position in the fast-growing AI market ahead of its planned <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2004527">initial public offering</a> (IPO).</p> <p>The company said Claude Fable 5.2 was designed for coding,

The United Bank for Africa Foundation has shortlisted 20 students for the final stage of its 2026 National Essay Competition, with the top five set to share N41m in educational grants and prizes. Read More: https://punchng.com/uba-names-20-essay-competition-finalists/

The federal government is asking the competition commissioner to 'thoroughly examine' if Stelco owner Cleveland-Cliffs breached the Competition Act.

Industry Minister Mélanie Joly is asking the Competition Bureau to examine whether Cleveland-Cliffs' rationale for acquiring Stelco Inc. was conducted in bad faith.

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The Georgia Skills Challenge, an annual series of competitions, brings together the state's best young tradespeople. There is glory at stake, but also money from real jobs. Tony Dokoupil has more.

A Far North 13-year-old stayed cool, calm and collected, correctly spelling 150 words and taking out the title with 'auspicious'.

DW has found that three-quarters of Russia's weightlifting team had no independent out-of-competition testing before this year's world championships, despite the country's doping history.

EXCLUSIVE: JioStar is so bullish about its unscripted slate that last month it released a coffee table book dedicated to its top shows. JioStar – Home of Unscripted: The Billion Emotions Engine was packed with eye-catching stats – one billion viewers and over 460 billion minutes of watch time in 12 months prior to its […]

A 14-year-old cheerleader in Georgia was left to face a statewide competition alone when all other members of her cheer team quit. She wowed the crowd anyway.

The UK Culture Secretary has taken her examination of the £1.6B ($2.2B) Sky-ITV acquisition to the next stage by asking two competition bodies to formally scrutinize the deal. Lisa Nandy said she was “minded to intervene” last month and has now told Ofcom and the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to report back by January […]

The Try Guys are bringing back their cooking competition series “Without a Recipe” for a ninth season. Season 9 will run as a six-episode elimination tournament that premieres on Nov. 7 on the independent streamer 2nd Try before heading to YouTube on Nov. 14. The season will be hosted by JonnyCakes, the popular creator known […]

Chinese director Wang Jiangyong keeps the camera at a distance in his feature debut “The Night That Binds Us,” which world premiered in competition at the Tokyo International Film Festival, observing the uneasy connection between a college student and an older dormitory manager. “I think you have to show the painful parts truthfully for the […]

SPOILER ALERT! This post contains details from Disney Night on Dancing with the Stars. It’s hard to believe, but the Dancing with the Stars Season 35 contestants are in the final stretch of the competition. Week 8 is upon us, and not only is it Disney Night in the ballroom, but we’ve also arrived at […]

Η Θεσσαλονίκη υποδέχεται από τις 4 έως τις 8 Νοεμβρίου 2026 το 1st Thessaloniki LWI Composition Masterclass & Competition for Film Music, μια νέα διεθνή διοργάνωση αφιερωμένη στη σύνθεση μουσικής για τον κινηματογράφο, που φέρνει κοντά νέους δημιουργούς, καταξιωμένους συνθέτες, ανθρώπους του κινηματογράφου και σημαντικούς πολιτιστικούς φορείς της πόλης. Για

Singapore tailor Javin Tan, founder of Common Suits, makes history as the first non-Italian to win the Milano su Misura – Trofeo Arbiter, an international competition celebrating the art of bespoke tailoring.

Chinese artist and filmmaker Sun Xun never expected “Magic Atlas” to become the first animated feature selected for the Tokyo International Film Festival’s competition. “I never thought of ‘Magic Atlas’ as an animated film. To me, it brings together many art forms. Animation is simply the label we use for its form. I’m glad people […]

Jakarta World Cinema aims to bring back its First Feature Competition next year, open to filmmakers from around the world and judged by an international jury. This year’s edition did not accept submissions. The competition was put on hold because of the difficulty of assembling an international jury. “[Previously] we’ve only had Indonesian judges,” festival

Emergency response teams from some of WA's biggest mines have been put through their paces hundreds of metres underground for the annual mine rescue competition.

Chinese painter and filmmaker Qiu Jiongjiong began shaping his new film during the pandemic. With the world suddenly forced to pause, he tells Variety, people felt an urgent desire to return to everyday life and to gather around a table. That idea became the starting point for “Fuxi: Four Tales of Feasting,” which is competing […]

Milcho Manchevski, the North Macedonian director whose 1994 debut “Before the Rain” won Venice’s Golden Lion and earned an Oscar nomination, is back in competition at the Tokyo International Film Festival with “Sister Brother Manhole Cover,” a project stalled for years after he accused his country’s film agency of corruption. The dark comedy centers on […]

The Austin Film Festival has announced the winners of its script and film competition. The 33rd annual event received more than 12,500 submissions, with 78 scripts advancing to the finalist round before the festival selected 21 writers and writing teams as winners. Those honored received their awards during the Awards Luncheon on Saturday in Austin, […]

Networks are preparing for their most important night of the year, an Election Night next week that will feature more data, more bells and whistles and, perhaps most important, just more coverage than any recent midterm cycle. The robust plans across the linear landscape come as a blizzard of creators, podcasters and pundits on YouTube […]

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Known for her dark relationship dramas, including the 2017 multiple-award-winner “Dear Etranger,” Mishima Yukiko has taken a different approach with her latest film, “Two Cigarettes, Three Nights,” which is in competition at the 39th Tokyo International Film Festival. Based on a 2014 novel by Chihaya Akane, it stars Matsuoka Mayu as Kanna, a picture book […]

The director, whose ‘Sister Brother Manhole Cover’ is in Tokyo International Film Festival’s main competition, holds forth on why mothers are such a presence in his stories and how he made his first full documentary despite his misgivings about the genre.

The Nigerian Communications Commission has assured telcos that its regulations will target abuse of market power, not commercial success or size alone. Read More: https://punchng.com/ncc-assures-telcos-of-fair-competition-regulations/

In a letter dated Oct. 29, Interim Commissioner of Competition Jeanne Pratt said the breadth of use of non-compete clauses in Canada is “concerning.”

EXCLUSIVE: Los Angeles-based Asian World Film Festival has announced its full competition line-up, along with key programming highlights, including Kyrgyzstan’s Kassandra, which has been set as the opening film. Directed by Bekzat Pirmatov, Kassandra is Kyrgyzstan’s submission for the Best International Feature category of the Oscars. A blend of mysticism an

The federal government says it is launching a road map to boost competition and choice within Canada's telecommunications sector.

Germany's largest car maker reported third quarter losses of €5.8 billion as its major financial struggles continue. And Chancellor Friedrich Merz concludes his tour of Asia with a visit to South Korea. DW has more.

Germany's largest car maker reported third quarter losses of €5.8 billion as its major financial struggles continue. And Chancellor Friedrich Merz concludes his tour of Asia with a visit to South Korea. DW has more.

75 per cent of employment in Ireland now requires some level of sustainability competency

Paga’s CEO, Tayo Oviosu, says the fintech firm is unfazed by rising competition, revealing it processes over $1.5bn in transactions monthly. Read More: https://punchng.com/paga-processes-1-5bn-monthly-unfazed-by-fintech-competition-ceo/

A beefed-up partnership proposed by Air Canada and United Airlines would reduce competition and raise airfares, the country's competition watchdog says.

The 25-year-old singer beat four other finalists to win the S$25,000 grand prize, following a final face-off with runner-up Farras Qushayyi.

European competition authorities, academics, and industry leaders are meeting in Dublin to explore competition policy in the context of a changing European economic landscape for consumers.

Two aspiring poets have been crowned champions at the 2026 Australian Poetry Slam finals at the Sydney Opera House.

Of the 70 members of the Indian contingent who competed in 63 skill categories, 12 were from Tamil Nadu

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Jury president Rolf de Heer was joined by Yov Moor, Oh Jungwan, Makiko Watanabe and Alex C. Lo for a lively conversation.

The Hollywood Reporter can also exclusively premiere a new trailer for the short doc, directed by Pawel Chorzepa and produced by International Emmy winner Joanna Chorzepa, about experts who usually remain invisible.

The Saint Poet Kanakadasa and Tatvapadakarara Study Centre will be organising district-level competitions for undergraduate and postgraduate students in essay writing, reading and interpretation, and analytical speech on Sharana, Tatvapada, Kirtana and Anubhava literature in Kalaburagi city in the first week of November

Prime Video has slotted an early 2027 release date for Fallout Shelter: The Experiment, its upcoming unscripted competition series inspired by the iconic video game franchise and the Elle Purnell-fronted drama series. The first four episodes will drop on January 13, followed by three episodes weekly through January 27, 2027. You can see the date […]

The competition is being organised in association with Federal Bank. The awards will be presented at a function to be held in Kozhikode in January 2027.

OpenAI is launching its decision model to the world. Can it compete with the original Jev?

Ja'Kobe Walter made it a personal goal to lead the NBA in steals by the end of the season.

Thailand’s and Nepal’s Oscar submissions, “9 Temples to Heaven” and “Elephants in the Fog,” are among 10 titles competing at the 27th edition of Tokyo Filmex, which will run Nov. 20–29 in the Japanese capital’s Yurakucho district. Taiwanese actor Lee Kang-sheng, who has appeared in every feature by auteur Tsai Ming-liang since “Rebels of the […]

Copenhagen-based DR Sales, the international distributor of Oscar-winning doc “Mr Nobody Against Putin” and Sundance winner “A New Kind of Wilderness,” has boarded Denmark’s “Father’s House,” starring David Dencik (“No Time to Die,” “The Chestnut Man”) and Trine Dyrholm (“The Danish Woman,” “Queen of Hearts”). Selected for the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festi