The Power of the Dog’ wins best picture at BAFTAs

Sci-fi epic Dune won five prizes and brooding Western The Power of the Dog was named best film as the British Academy Film Awards returned Sunday with a live, black-tie ceremony after a pandemic-curtailed event in 2021.

New Zealand filmmaker Jane Campion was named best director for The Power of the Dog, becoming only the third woman to win the prize in the awards 75-year HISTORY.

Katalin Novak: Hungary’s First-Ever Female President

The Hungarian parliament has elected Katalin Novak, a detailed ally of Prime Minister Viktor Orban, as the EU member’s first-ever female president.

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The Hungarian parliament has elected Katalin Novak, a detailed ally of Prime Minister Viktor Orban, as the EU member’s first-ever female president.

Novak, who last served as a minister for family policy, portrayed her election as a victory for Women.