Aizhan Kassymbek‘s Kazakh film “Madina,” world premiering at the Tokyo International Film Festival‘s Asian Future strand, aims to shatter patriarchy both on and off screen.
On screen, the film is based on the real life story of Kassymbek’s friend Madina Akylbek, who also plays the lead role. Read More...
What Is Red Bull Rapids? All About the Wacky Sporting EventBy Gabrielle BernardiniSep. 1 2022, Published 3:09 p.m. ET
Source: Red BullMiddle America: The backdrop for one of Red Bull's fun and wacky sporting events — Red Bull Rapids — which challenges teams to "race non-motorized water crafts down a white water course that consists of rapids and water obstacles." For the event in Oklahoma City, groups of up to five people were tasked with creating a theme for their raft, performing a short skit, and racing their manmade boat down the rapids at Riversport OKC on Saturday, Aug. Read More...
The World Health Organisation, WHO, has appointed Nigerian professor of virology, Professor Oyewale Tomori. Naija News reports that Tomori was appointed as a member of its technical advisory group on COVID-19 vaccine composition.
The renowned professor’s appointment was made known in a statement issued on Wednesday.
The organisation stated Tomori, will serve on the technical advisory group that would periodically assess the impact of the variants of concerns on vaccines. Read More...