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Five films from international competition category to be screened on 3rd day of 28th IFFK. Evil Does Not Exist (anti-capitalist/environmentalist allegory), Achilles (socio-political turmoil in Iran), Sermon to the Birds (Davud/Sura under siege), Sunday (old couple's life disrupted), Prison in the Andes (criminals fear losing lives after inmate's TV interview).…

In 1972, Nando Parrado was travelling with family and friends when his plane went down in the mountains. What followed was months of horror, ingenuity – and incredible sacrifice

Astronomers get to ask some of the most fundamental questions there are, ranging from whether we’re alone in the cosmos to what the nature of the mysterious dark energy and dark matter making up most of the universe is.

Professional skier Sascha Geist effortlessly tackles an unexpected double leap during spectacular descent

A team of scientists has unveiled the possible living face of Peru’s most famous mummy, a teenage Inca girl sacrificed in a ritual more than 500 years ago atop the Andes

For generations alpaca fleece has been prized for use in textiles. But the changing climate in the high Andes has led to a drop in production and many farmers are struggling to survive

What are the limits of the human body? How much pain and suffering can our bodies withstand? What would we be willing to endure for our loved ones? Is solidarity something natural, or does it come to us only in certain moments of our lives?

"What happens when the world deserts you?"

His restaurant in Lima, Central, took top spot in this year’s World’s 50 Best Restaurants list – but the Peruvian chef Virgilio Martinez’s outpost in the Andes, Mil, makes for a yet more remarkable “foodie pilgrimage”, said Paul Richardson in the FT.