Freshfields has advised multinational energy group Naturgy on the sale of treasury shares representing 5.5% of its share capital. This transaction has enabled the group to increase its free float on the Spanish Stock Exchanges to approximately 15.1%, providing liquidity to its shares, facilitating the entry of new investors and facilitating its inclusion in main stock market indices, such as the MSCI.
Naturgy carried out an innovative transaction comprising an accelerated placement of 19.3m shares in the market, representing 2% of its share capital, and the sale of an additional 34.1m shares to an international financial institution, representing 3.5% of its share capital. The aggregate value of the transaction amounted to approximately €1.4bn.
In addition, linked to the sale of the shares to the financial institution, Naturgy also entered into a total return swap with that financial institution in relation to the sold shares, under which the energy group will retain the economic exposure of these shares.
This transaction is part of Naturgy’s strategy to return to the market part of the shares acquired by it in the self-takeover bid launched in March for approximately €2.4bn, for which Freshfields was also mandated.
Advisors
The transaction was led jointly by partner Armando Albarrán and counsel Joe Amann in Madrid and partner Richard Hart in London, with the support of partner Alfonso de Marcos. The deal team included senior associates Chelsey Kaka and Charlie Marmion and associates Álvaro Luaces, Javier González, Deniz Sezer, Moishe Kritzler and Jiahui Wu. Partner Bosco Montejo, senior associate Javier Sánchez and associate Inés Palma provided tax advice. Partner David Boles and counsel Ethan Magid advised on US securities law matters, with additional support on US finance matters from partner Brian Rance and senior associate Francesca Loreto.
Racing Bulls Team Principal Alan Permane has conceded that Liam Lawson was ‘downbeat’ following his Red Bull demotion at the start of the season, but praised the rookie for the way he has bounced back before his “breakthrough” in Austria.
The New Zealander had a turbulent beginning to the 2025 season having been promoted to the Red Bull seat alongside Max Verstappen ahead of the campaign. However, after two challenging race weekends, he was dropped back down to sister outfit Racing Bulls with Yuki Tsunoda taking his place at the senior squad.
As a result, Lawson was forced to pick himself back up and go again in a new car – the VCARB 02 – that he had no prior experience in.
Speaking in Hungary’s Team Principal press conference, Permane – who stepped up to become Racing Bulls boss after Laurent Mekies’ promotion to Red Bull in July – explained that, while the rookie wouldn’t want to admit it, he was far from himself on his return to the team, describing him as ‘downbeat’.
“He’s done a great job, honestly,” he said, as he went on to praise the way Lawson has bounced back after that initial disappointment.
“Two races at Red Bull, obviously, were very tough for him. He won’t thank me for saying this, but he definitely was a bit downbeat. He didn’t have a spring in his step, and we’ve done what we can to help him there. To jump in our car straight away without having tested it was, of course, not easy.
“He’s up against Isack [Hadjar] who has been outstanding this year. [The] first race for him was Japan and Isack was absolutely flying there. So, it’s a tough introduction for him, but we’ve made some changes. He’s worked hard. Him and his engineering team have worked really, really hard.”
After taking 16 points from three of the final four races before the summer break, Lawson has been enjoying a strong run of form, with his sixth-placed finish in Austria seeming to be a turning point. With that improvement in results, Permane went on to explain that the rookie had regained a spring in his step since the event in Spielberg.
“We had a bit of a breakthrough in Austria,” he added. “We had a new front suspension for [Lawson], which they developed through the simulator, and he really liked it. [He] was really enthusiastic about it, and it worked there.
“We saw in Spa again, he’s performing – you could see after that race. Monaco was a decent race for him, but Austria, he had a spring back in his step.”
In an exclusive interview with F1.com last month, Lawson himself admitted his sixth-place finish in Austria still wasn’t good enough by his standards and that he was pushing for more.
“I think recently, performance-wise, it’s been our strongest [phase],” the rookie said. “The car’s been fast, and I’ve also been probably at a level that I wasn’t quite at before that.
“I would say there hasn’t been enough points scored, for sure. Austria was great, but it’s not enough. We need to be doing stuff like that as much as we can. I think the consistency is what’s been tough.”
The increasing use of TikTok trends and social media terms in everyday conversation has led Cambridge Dictionary to include “skibidi,” “delulu” and “tradwife” in the 6,000 new words it has added to its online edition over the past year.
To those of us who spend less time online, some of the phrases the UK-based dictionary uses to show how these new words fit into sentences may look like gibberish. How exactly do you describe the precise meaning of “that wasn’t very skibidi rizz of you” or “As Gen Z say, I’ve entered my ‘delulu era?’”
Well, the Cambridge Dictionary defines skibidi as “a word that can have different meanings such as ‘cool’ or ‘bad,’ or can be used with no real meaning as a joke” and delulu as a “play on the word delusional, means ‘believingthings that are not real or true, usually because you choose to.’”
Skibidi was first coined by the creator of “Skibidi Toilet,” a viral, nonsensical, animated YouTube series that depicts human heads emerging from toilets.
Delulu, meanwhile, emerged about a decade ago as a way to rebuke particularly obsessive K-pop fans, but it has since become a more general way of saying “delusional” online.
It was brought into the offline mainstream in March when Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese dropped the phrase “they are delulu with no solulu” during a speech in Parliament, after two podcast hosts dared him to use it.
“It’s not every day you get to see words like skibidi and delulu make their way into the Cambridge Dictionary,” said Colin McIntosh, the dictionary’s lexical program manager.
“We only add words where we think they’ll have staying power. Internet culture is changing the English language and the effect is fascinating to observe and capture in the Dictionary.”
Other words added by the dictionary include “tradwife” – an abbreviated form of “traditional wife” used to describe influencers who glorify that role – and “broligarchy,” a mashup of bro and oligarchy, which referenced the tech leaders who attended US President Donald Trump’s inauguration in January.
Language changes in more ways than simply developing new words. Pre-existing phrases or words have also picked up new meanings, which are now reflected in the dictionary. The word “snackable,” originally referring to addictive food, can now also describe online content that you can read or watch in small bursts.
Meanwhile, the phrases “red flag” and “green flag” are increasingly used to express undesirable or desirable qualities in a partner, rather than their more literal meaning.
Sitting in a makeup chair at 4 a.m. every morning for five grueling hours might sound like torture to most actors, but for Indian star Satyadev, it became an unexpected journey of self-discovery. The intensive daily routine was necessary to transform him into the title character of “Rao Bahadur,” Venkatesh Maha’s upcoming psychological drama that explores how doubt can consume and destroy.
“All my films, I never have makeup. I always used to do characters which are rooted and not heavy makeup intensive,” Satyadev tells Variety. “My makeup artist used to take, like, 10 minutes max. And I’m kind of a very… I can’t sit for so long. Then the universe gives you something which you’re not comfortable with, always. It wants to test you.”
The film, which spans three decades from the 1960s to 1990, required the actor to undergo 10 different look tests to perfect his character’s evolution through time. The makeup team had to elevate his cheekbones, reshape his eyebrows, add prosthetic elements including a substantial belly for later sequences, and craft the intricate facial hair that defines the aristocratic Rao Bahadur.
“By the time we used to shoot in mid summer, it was very hot … the makeup and the mustache and everything is going to irritate you to the core,” he explains. “But this five hours of self-reflection which I used to do to myself used to set me right for the next 12 hours.”
The project represents a reunion between Satyadev and director Maha, who previously collaborated on “Uma Maheswara Ugra Roopasya.” Maha, acclaimed for “C/o Kancharapalem,” spent four years developing “Rao Bahadur” before bringing it to the actor. The film explores the Telugu concept of doubt as a demon – following how a small seed of suspicion can grow into something massive and destructive.
“The first instance when I heard it, I knew that people are going to get taken aback by the Rao Bahadur role,” Satyadev says. “It will grow on you. It will pull you into that world. You can’t get out of it.”
The project gained significant momentum when popular actor Mahesh Babu and Namrata Shirodkar’s GMB Entertainment came aboard as presenters, working alongside producers A+S Movies and SriChakraas Entertainments. For Satyadev, the backing represents validation of the film’s global potential.
“When they presented it to Mahesh-sir, he immediately accepted it,” he reveals. “This exactly aligned with our dream of taking it global or taking it to a larger audience. Someone as big as Mahesh-sir, what he can do for the film is unmatched.”
The actor has built a reputation for taking on morally complex characters rather than traditional heroic roles, working mainly in Telugu-language productions. His diverse filmography includes the breakout hit “Bluff Master,” supporting roles in major productions like “Kingdom” and “Ram Setu,” where he played a crucial supporting role alongside Akshay Kumar in the Bollywood action-adventure film about an archaeologist investigating a legendary bridge.
“Even that character I just did. I didn’t want to have regret in life,” he says about “Ram Setu.” “When it got released on Oct. 25, 2022, the calls that I got from the north [Indian] circuit — I never got those many calls from my own language. Everyone was calling me, congratulating me.”
That experience reinforced his belief that Indian cinema is transcending traditional regional boundaries. “I think it’s transitioning to Indian film industry, which gives us a bigger footprint in global cinema,” he observes. “It’s now an Indian film industry. It’s no more Telugu or Tamil or Kannada.”
Satyadev credits the “Baahubali” franchise with breaking barriers that allowed films like the Telugu-language “Pushpa,” Kannada-language “Kantara” and Malayalam-language “Manjummel Boys” to find pan-Indian success. “People started believing that we can cater to a larger audience if we are true to our storytelling. It doesn’t depend upon the budget – it’s the storytelling and if you put your heart into it.”
The actor’s philosophy extends to his project choices, where he prioritizes stories that won’t leave him with regrets. “There’s only one thing – I shouldn’t have a regret thinking that I should have done this,” he explains. “I don’t want to have that regret in life.”
“Rao Bahadur” demanded extensive location work, with the team shooting for 35 days in palaces in Madanapalle to achieve an authentic 1960s atmosphere. The attention to detail extended beyond makeup to costume design and set decoration, reflecting the production’s ambitious scope.
“We just wanted to make sure, right from the day when we started off the film, we know we are catering to a bigger audience,” Satyadev says. “We never restricted ourselves saying that let’s give the best product, and let’s not have any boundaries. Let’s cater to every audience possible.”
“‘Rao Bahadur’ is like a platter for an actor especially… where you have everything. The performance, the story, the setting, the art, everything combined. It’ll be talked about for ages for what the film is about,” he adds.
With “Rao Bahadur” targeting a summer 2026 release with international subtitled distribution, Satyadev continues building his diverse portfolio. He has Sharan Koppisetty’s crime comedy “Full Bottle” completing post-production for an October release, an action drama with director Ajay Nag, and another project with debutant filmmaker Lakshmi in various stages of production.
“We have to give that extra thing for the audience because they have to see something big,” he says of the current theatrical landscape. “The world has to be totally interesting for them to come into the theaters and watch it.”
The first footage of “Rao Bahadur” debuted on Monday — watch below.
Paris, France – August 18, 2025 – Microids and Forever Entertainment are delighted to announce that The House of the Dead 2: Remake will be available in its limited edition on Nintendo Switch on October 31, 2025 and is now available for preorder!
Developed by MegaPixel Studio, The House of the Dead 2: Remake allows players worldwide to (re)discover the legendary zombies from The House of the Dead 2, an iconic game released in 1998.
The limited edition will include:
The full game House of the Dead 2: Remake
A sleeve
3 holographic cards
Created by Microids, this physical edition will be released on October 31,2025.
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About The House of the Dead 2: Remake
Dive back into the world of arcade gaming as you face new threats in the heart of Italy in this full remake. Set two years after the initial episode, American AMS agents James Taylor and Gary Stewart are dispatched in Italy, following reports of a zombie epidemic. In charge of investigating the outbreak and ensuring the evacuation of the city’s residents, they will soon find themselves fighting the fierce hordes of undead and other creatures. Joined by British agent Amy Crystal, the team must battle their way through a real nightmare, trying to save the few survivors they find along the way. Whether solo or with a partner, face up to new zombies and even tougher bosses in this intense, fast-paced shooter game!
• A complete remake (visual, audio, and new modes) of the iconic shooting game originally released in arcades in 1998.
• Play alone or with a partner using the joysticks and enjoy optimised handling for more precise aiming
• Non-stop frenetic action to revive the thrill of arcade games
• Several routes to explore and several endings to be discovered depending on how you play (solo or co-op mode, number of continues, etc.)
The House of the Dead 2: Remake will be available on October 31, 2025 in physical on Nintendo Switch. Preorders are now available.
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About Microids
Microids, a French video game publisher founded in 1985, has established itself as a key player in the industry at the international level. Its editorial strategy is based on two main pillars: adventure games and titles aimed at experienced players. By collaborating with renowned studios and creators, Microids offers immersive experiences based on popular licenses, allowing players to embark on brand-new adventures alongside iconic characters.
About Forever Entertainment
The focal point of our work in Forever Entertainment is cooperating with indie developers and publishing new, as well as existing titles. With over 100 games released across all platforms, anyone can find their favorites – starting from puzzles and fast-paced platformers to horrors and remakes of the classic games such as Panzer Dragoon and The House of The Dead.
A smartphone-based digital therapeutic application designed to deliver suicide-focused cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) was associated with a sustained reduction in suicidal ideation through 24 weeks post-discharge and a 58% reduced rate of suicide attempts compared to a control application among adult inpatients with prior attempts, a new study showed. However, the study did not meet its primary endpoint of difference between treatments for “time to first actual suicide attempt” in those with no prior attempts.
METHODOLOGY:
The multisite, double-blind, randomized clinical trial included more than 300 adults with an increased risk for suicide (mean age, 28 years; 66% women; 67% White) across six psychiatric inpatient units in the US from 2022 to 2024. Of these, 170 had prior suicide attempts.
All participants were given treatment as usual during and after enrollment and were randomly assigned to also receive either 12 sessions of CBT educational modules via a smartphone application called OTX-202 (digital therapy group; n = 168) or common information and materials via a control smartphone application (control group; n = 171).
The primary outcome was number of days from randomization until first actual suicide attempt. Secondary outcomes were score changes on the Scale for Suicide Ideation and clinician-rated clinical improvement at week 24.
Follow-up data were available for 79% of participants, with assessments conducted via remote interview at weeks 4, 8, 12, 24, 52, 78, and 104.
TAKEAWAY:
Participants in the digital therapy group completed fewer mean number of sessions than those in the control group (4.4 vs 5.9; P = .02), and about 16% and 8% of the groups had at least one suicide attempt during the follow-up (P = .06), respectively. One death by suicide occurred during the study in the control group.
Time to first actual suicide attempt and the adjusted rate of suicide attempts did not differ significantly between the treatment groups for those with no prior attempts. The cumulative probability of suicide attempt at 12 months was higher in the digital therapy group than in the control group (18% vs 9%).
However, among patients with prior suicide attempts, those in the digital therapy group had a significant reduction in the rate of repeat suicide attempts during the follow-up compared with those in the control group (0.70 vs 1.68 attempts per person-year; adjusted rate ratio, 0.42; P = .04); each completed digital therapy module was associated with a 14% decrease in the suicide attempt rate; and their odds of clinical improvement were higher (odds ratio, 7.6; P = .04).
The digital therapy group also showed a sustained reduction in suicidal ideation between weeks 12 and 24, whereas the control group showed an increased suicidal ideation during this period. The number, nature, and severity of adverse events did not differ significantly between the groups at 24 weeks.
IN PRACTICE:
“Although suicide-specific therapy is highly effective for reducing suicidal thoughts and urges, finding therapists who know how to do this life-saving therapy after leaving the hospital can be challenging,” lead study investigator Craig J. Bryan, PsyD, the Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio, said in a press release.
Co-investigator Patricia Simon, PhD, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, added, “The weeks and months following a suicide crisis and discharge from a hospital are among the highest risk periods for suicide attempts and mortality, making it imperative to offer effective, suicide-specific interventions during this vulnerable window. OTX-202 addresses this critical need.”
SOURCE:
This study was published online on August 8 in JAMA Network Open.
LIMITATIONS:
This study was limited by a smaller sample size and baseline differences between treatment groups despite randomization. The results were not generalizable to patients not engaged in hospital settings. The requirement of smartphone ownership potentially excluded patients with low socioeconomic status. The trial also lacked sufficient power to detect differences in suicide deaths.
DISCLOSURES:
This study was funded by Oui Therapeutics Inc. and the National Institute of Mental Health. Several investigators, including Bryan and Simon, reported having financial and other ties with various sources and receiving funds from Oui Therapeutics Inc. Full details are provided in the original article.
This article was created using several editorial tools, including AI, as part of the process. Human editors reviewed this content before publication.
“Skibidi”, “tradwife” and oda slang terms wey dey popular for social media dey among new words wey Cambridge Dictionary add dis year.
Skibidi mean nonsense, word wey one di creator of one viral animated video series for YouTube coin, while tradwife na short form for “traditional wife” – a married mother wey dey cook, clean and post on social media.
More dan 6,000 new words na im dem add, di words include those wey relate to tech giants and remote working.
“Internet culture dey change English language and di effect dey interesting to observe and capture am for dictionary,” na so lexical programme manager Colin McIntosh tok.
Di dictionary define Skibidi as “a word wey get different meaning like ‘cool’ or ‘bad’, or e fit use am as joke wey no get meaning”. Example of how you fit use na like dis “Which kain skibidi you dey do?”
Reality TV star Kim Kardashian show how she dey use di phrase wen she post one video on Instagram to show one necklace wey dem write “skibidi toilet” – di name of di YouTube series.
As well as new phrases, some short versions of existing terms dem add dem na “delulu” – dem play wit di word “delusional”, e get di same definition: wey mean to “believe tins wey no dey real or true, usually becos you choose to”.
Sake of di increase in remote working since di pandemic words like “mouse jiggler” – wey be device or piece of software wey pipo dey used to make am seem like say dem dey work when you no dey work – also gain dia place for di dictionary.
Some ogbonge terms like “broligarchy” dem add am too. Dem Merg”bro” and “oligarchy”, e mean “a small group of men, especially men wey own or dey involved in a technology business, wey dey extremely rich and powerful, and wey get or want political influence”.
Dem use am to describe tech leaders Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg wey dem bin attend Donald Trump inauguration for January.
A groundbreaking study reveals that aircraft wastewater can detect antimicrobial-resistant superbugs, offering a novel, cost-effective method for global surveillance of antibiotic resistance
Researchers from the University of South Australia have discovered that aircraft toilets could play a key role in monitoring the spread of global superbugs. By analysing wastewater from planes, scientists can detect antimicrobial-resistant bacteria, providing a cost-effective and real-time method to track antibiotic resistance across countries and continents. This innovative approach could help public health authorities respond faster to emerging threats.
The findings are detailed in Microbiology Spectrum.
Superbugs were discovered on 44 different flights
A new study led by scientists from Australia’s national science agency CSIRO, in partnership with Xiamen University, the University of South Australia, and Michigan Technological University, analysed lavatory wastewater from 44 international flights arriving in Australia from nine countries. Of these 44 international flights, 18 originated from India, 14 from the UK, six from Germany, and the rest from France, theUAE, Türkiye, South Africa, Japan, and Indonesia.
The researchers found nine high-priority pathogens and superbugs, including some that are only acquired in hospitals or are resistant to multiple drugs. They used advanced molecular techniques to analyse the superbugs’ genetic signatures and antibiotic resistance genes (ARG) profiles.
The team found that five of the nine superbugs identified were discovered in all 44 flight samples, and a gene conferring resistance to last-resort antibiotics was detected on 17 flights. Strikingly, this specific gene was absent in Australia’s urban wastewater during the same period, suggesting its likely introduction through international travel. These findings confirm that aircraft wastewater is a viable tool for global AMR surveillance.
“Aircraft wastewater captures microbial signatures from passengers across different continents, offering a non-invasive, cost-effective way to monitor threats like AMR,” senior author Dr Warish Ahmed, a principal research scientist from CSIRO, commented.
The samples also indicated significant geographic variations according to co-author Professor Nicholas Ashbolt. “Flights from Asia, particularly India, showed higher concentrations of antibiotic resistance genes, compared to flights from Europe and the UK,” Prof Ashbolt said.
Dr Yawn Liu says that these disparities could reflect differences in antibiotic use, water and sanitation, population density and public health policies across regions. This suggests that targeted interventions, such as improved sanitation and antibiotic stewardship programs, could help reduce the spread of antibiotic resistance.
International travel is a major driver of AMR spread
The researchers also looked at whether disinfectants used in aircraft toilets degraded genetic material. They found that nucleic acids remained stable for up to 24 hours, even in the presence of strong disinfectants, confirming the reliability of aircraft wastewater for surveillance purposes. It is well documented that infectious diseases such as COVID-19 and influenza are spread by air travel.
“International travel is one of the major drivers of AMR spread,” says Dr Liu. “By monitoring aircraft wastewater, we can potentially detect and track antibiotic resistance genes before they become established in local environments.”
The genetic samples used in the study were collected during the COVID-19 pandemic repatriation flights, which may have influenced passenger demographics. The authors say that this approach can be adapted to routine international travel, though.
“With AMR projected to cause more than 39 million deaths globally by 2050, the need for innovative surveillance tools is urgent,” Prof Ashbolt said.
“Aircraft wastewater monitoring could complement existing public health systems, providing early warnings of emerging superbug threats.”
“This is a proof-of-concept with real-world potential,” added Dr Ahmed. “We now have the tools to turn aircraft toilets into an early-warning disease system to manage public health better.”
