TORONTO – Conclave, the film adaptation of Robert Harris’ 2016 fictional novel about internal conflict and political maneuvering within the Vatican, was released in theatres on October 25th. The film, directed by German born Edward Berger opened in 1,500 theaters, and brought in $6.6 million domestically [on opening weekend] following its premier at the Telluride Film Festival in Colorado – a notable launching pad for previous successful Oscar Campaigns.
OTTAWA – China and Saudi Arabia “must contribute” to international efforts to help poorer countries grappling with the worst effects of climate change: federal Minister of Environment, Steven Guilbeault, said it Wednesday, just a few days before the start of the annual UN climate summit, COP29, which will be held in Baku, Azerbaijan, next week. There, countries are expected to negotiate a new international target to raise the trillions of dollars that experts say are needed to mitigate the worst effects of global warming. →
TORONTO – In the end, there was no substance to the discreditable “campaign coverage” of the 2024 US Presidential election. Voters had made up their minds long ago – at least as far back as that fateful and disastrous, for Biden and Democrats, first debate (back in June). Everything since (change of candidate, intemperate vilification of candidates’ character, spin and distortion of “issues”, sanctimonious finger-pointing…) only served to cement the obvious: former, now again, President Donald Trump would win.
ROME – Since 2020 Italy has approximately 652 thousand fewer residents. But there is “another” Italy growing: it’s abroad. In the same period, indeed, a lot of Italians chose to reside outside the national borders, +11.8% since 2020. Today the community of Italian citizens residing abroad is made up of over 6 million people: “For some time now, the only Italy that has continued to grow is the one that has chosen to live abroad”, reads the “Report of the Italians in the World 2024” by the Migrantes Foundation, published on Monday. →
ORONTO – Two names I know well, because they were such a part of my personal history, became linked just a short few days ago. The first is Vince Gasparro, a young man whose youth belies his experience across several sectors, economic/finance, political and journalistic.
