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Da Vinci Code Prequel Series The Lost Symbol Gets First Trailer: Watch
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-17T21:17:39+00:00“>May 17, 2021 | 5:17pm ET Da Vinci Code hero Robert Langdon is back for a prequel series titled The Lost Symbol, and Peacock has shared a first look trailer of the young Harvard professor turned dashing action hero. Watch it below. Adapting Dan Brown’s third book in the Robert Langdon series into an origin story, The Lost Symbol follows the early adventures of Langdon (played by Succession actor Ashley Zukerman), who must solve a series of deadly puzzles to save his kidnapped mentor and thwart a chilling global conspiracy. Eddie Izzard (The Riches) plays Langdon’s mentor Peter Solomon, with Valorie Curry (The Following), Sumalee Montano (Star Trek: Picard),...
Nigerian doctor named one of TIME’s Most Influential People in the world
TIME named Nigerian physician Tunji Funsho to the 2020 TIME100, its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. The full list and related tributes are available now at time.com/time100, and Mr Funsho’s TIME100 profile is available here. The list, now in its seventeenth year, recognizes the activism, innovation and achievement of the world’s most influential individuals. Mr Funsho, a cardiologist based in Lagos, Nigeria, is the first Rotary member to receive this honour for the organisation’s work to eradicate polio, having played an essential role in ensuring Africa’s certification as wild polio-free in August of 2020. “I’m honored to be recognized by TIME for my part in ensuring that no child in Africa will ever again be paralyzed by wild polio, a disease that once disabl...
