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February 16, 2019

Drama on fractured Israeli identity scoops Berlin filmfest top prize

A critical drama about an Israeli expatriate in Paris wrestling with his identity, “Synonyms” by director Nadav Lapid, won the Golden Bear top prize at the Berlin film festival Saturday. Lapid said the sexually explicit, semi-autobiographical movie, which deals with…

February 16, 2019

List of winners at 69th Berlin film festival

Here are the winners of the main prizes awarded Saturday at the 69th Berlin film festival, the first major European cinema showcase of the year: – Golden Bear for best film: “Synonymes” (Synonyms), Nadav Lapid, France/Israel/Germany – Jury Grand Prix…

February 16, 2019

‘Synonyms’ by Israel’s Nadav Lapid wins Berlin filmfest top prize

Israeli director Nadav Lapid won the Golden Bear top prize at the Berlin film festival Saturday for “Synonyms” about an expatriate in Paris wrestling with his identity. Lapid said the sexually explicit, semi-autobiographical movie, which deals with a young man…

February 16, 2019

Germany claims the crown for record gathering of smurfs

A group of German friends claimed a world record Saturday for the highest number of smurfs, gathered in one place. Fans of the blue elf-like creatures created in a Belgian comic strip in 1950s, managed to gather 2,762 people dressed…

February 16, 2019

Warnings of foreign interference in European elections

A former NATO chief and an ex-US vice president on Saturday launched a campaign to prevent Russia and other foreign powers from interfering in European parliament elections and other upcoming votes. When 350 million Europeans are asked to vote in…

February 16, 2019

Disarmament efforts must include China as well as US, Russia: Merkel

China must be involved in international disarmament efforts, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Saturday, amid rising concern about Beijing’s missile arsenal and the suspension of a key US-Russia arms treaty. Fears that the web of agreements limiting the proliferation of…

February 16, 2019

Berlin filmfest mourns actor Bruno Ganz ahead of awards night

The Berlin film festival prepared for awards night Saturday with a gripping Chinese epic and an adventurous Israeli drama leading the favourites, as the industry mourned the death of beloved Swiss actor Bruno Ganz. A jury led by French Oscar…

February 16, 2019

Trump-era US Europe rift wide open at Munich security talks

The United States and European powers voiced sharply differing views on issues from Mideast security to trade Saturday, laying bare a deep trans-Atlantic rift in the era of President Donald Trump. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other European leaders at…

February 16, 2019

Moscow wants Ukraine’s leader ‘removed from power’: US diplomat

A US envoy for Ukraine on Saturday accused Russia of seeking to remove Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko from power in the March polls, in the hope of working out a favourable deal with a different government. “What they are trying…