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video “Game Of Thrones” Season 7 Spoilers: New Extended Teaser Reveals Major Characters’ Costumes, Reveals Littlefinger’s Fate, Arya’s Role In The Great War Ahead?

Jun 06, 2017 07:47 am UTC| Entertainment

A new extended teaser has been revealed for the upcoming Season 7 of Game Of Thrones, and reports are suggesting that they show a glimpse of some of the characters fates in the show. The video included an interview of...

TV Legend Bill Cosby Goes To Trial For 2004 Sexual Assault, Rape Allegations; TV Family Supports Embattled Comedian

Jun 06, 2017 07:46 am UTC| Entertainment

Early this week, the trial against actor Bill Cosby commenced over allegations of sexual assault. Cosby, who is an iconic television personality, has been accused in recent years by over 40 women of malicious sexual...

video “Manhunt: Unabomber” Debuts First Trailer For Discovery; Paul Bettany Stars As The Deadliest Serial Bomber In History

Jun 06, 2017 07:45 am UTC| Entertainment

Discovery Network released the first trailer of its upcoming anthology series Manhunt: Unabomber. Variety said the show, which features a scruffy Paul Bettany as Ted Kaczynski, tells the true story of the FBI manhunt for...

‘The Originals’ Season 4, Episode 11 Spoilers: “A Spirit Here That Won't Be Broken" – Freya Enlists Klaus, Rebekah to Destroy Magical Totem Fueling The Hollow’s Powers

Jun 06, 2017 07:44 am UTC| Entertainment

The Originals season 4s episode 11, titled A Spirit Here That Wont Be Broken, is set to follow Freya as she attempts to find and destroy the magical totem that turns out to be fueling The Hollows power. She will enlist...

Wonder Women have been smashing the patriarchy since classical times

Jun 02, 2017 11:45 am UTC| Insights & Views Entertainment

Wonder Woman is an unsettling superhero. More so than her male counterparts, she resists easy classification: shes neither an alien or a billionaire nor has she been exposed to some chemical to obtain her powers. The...

Lipstick Under My Burkha: when real women take over Indian screens

Jun 01, 2017 13:55 pm UTC| Insights & Views Entertainment

We see many films on male bonding, but hardly any on female bonding, award-winning Indian filmmaker Aparna Sen told Indian television news channel NDTV at Cannes, just after the screening of her latest film,...

“Punisher,” “Ghost Rider” To Team Up In New Thunderbolts TV Series For Netflix? Jon Bernthal, Gabriel Luna “Game” With The Idea

Jun 01, 2017 12:27 pm UTC| Entertainment

Will we see another Marvel team-up on the small screen soon? Actors Jon Bernthal and Gabriel Luna have expressed their excitement with the possibility. The project in question, of course, is the Thunderbolts project, a...

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Economy

The idea that US interest rates will stay higher for longer is probably wrong

The 0.4% rise in US consumer prices in March didnt look like headline news. It was the same as the February increase, and the year-on-year rise of 3.5% is still sharply down from 5% a year ago. All the same, this modest...

Impact of Iran-Israel conflict on Stocks, Gold and Bitcoin

Disclaimer: This is not investment advice. The information provided is for general purposes only. No information, materials, services and other content provided on this page constitute a solicitation, recommendation,...

Japan Posts 7.7% Growth in Machinery Orders

In a striking development that looks set to invigorate Japans economic prospects, a key gauge of capital spending in the country has seen its most significant jump in over a year. According to Cabinet Office data released...

Why Africa can be the beating heart of South Korea’s technology industry

Tshepo Ncube, Head: International Coverage and Bhavtik Vallabhjee, Head: Power, Utilities Infrastructure at Absa CIB reflect on their recent visit to South Korea, examining why investors in the region have their eyes set...

How cuts to marginal income tax could boost the UK’s stagnant economic growth

The British prime minister recently claimed the UK economy has turned a corner. Rishi Sunak said inflation figures were encouraging, and proclaimed that 2024 would be the year Britain bounces back. According to his...

Politics

US Commerce Secretary Asserts Huawei Chip Lag, Affirms Export Control Success

In an interview on CBS News 60 Minutes, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo stated that the latest Huawei Mate 60 Pro phones chip remains significantly behind U.S. technology despite being the most advanced from China. She...

Putin’s Russia: first arrests under new anti-LGBT laws mark new era of repression

Just over three decades after Russia decriminalised homosexuality in 1993, three people have been arrested and charged under the countrys harsh new anti-LGBT laws and could face ten years in prison for membership of an...

Nvidia RTX 4090D Embroiled in US-China Tech Rivalry; South Korea Navigates Chip Export Dilemma

The U.S. government has tightened export restrictions on high-performance semiconductor chips to China, including the Nvidia RTX 4090D, and is urging South Korea to enforce similar curbs, marking a significant escalation...

Canada needs a national strategy for homeless refugee claimants

One year after the federal government closed Roxham Road, refugee claims in Canada continue to increase: there were 143,785 in 2023 compared to 91,730 in 2022. The surprise announcement in March 2023 to modify Canadas...

Who will Trump pick as his running mate?

Being second in line for leadership of the most powerful country in the world is not an easy job. But for Mike Pence, vice president under Donald Trump, things were even harder than usual. As insurrectionists descended...

Science

Peter Higgs was one of the greats of particle physics. He transformed what we know about the building blocks of the universe

Peter Higgs, who gave his name to the subatomic particle known as the Higgs boson, has died aged 94. He was always a modest man, especially when considering that he was one of the greats of particle physics the area of...

Could a telescope ever see the beginning of time? An astronomer explains

The James Webb Space Telescope, or JWST for short, is one of the most advanced telescopes ever built. Planning for JWST began over 25 years ago, and construction efforts spanned over a decade. It was launched into space on...

US media coverage of new science less likely to mention researchers with African and East Asian names

When one Chinese national recently petitioned the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to become a permanent resident, he thought his chances were pretty good. As an accomplished biologist, he figured that news...

If life exists on Jupiter’s moon Europa, scientists might soon be able to detect it

Europa is one of the largest of more than 90 moons in orbit around the planet Jupiter. It is also one of the best places to look for alien life. Often termed an ocean world by scientists, observations to date strongly...

Exploding stars are rare but emit torrents of radiation − if one happened close enough to Earth, it could threaten life on the planet

Stars like the Sun are remarkably constant. They vary in brightness by only 0.1% over years and decades, thanks to the fusion of hydrogen into helium that powers them. This process will keep the Sun shining steadily for...

Technology

New Crypto Whale Snags 237.8 Billion SHIB Following Key Shiba Inu Blockchain Announcement

Shortly after Shiba Inu announced securing $12 million for a new layer-3 blockchain project, a new whale acquired 237.8 billion SHIB, stirring the crypto community and fueling speculation about the coins future. Massive...

Crypto.com's Launch in South Korea Stalled by AML Regulatory Concerns, Postponement Announced

Crypto.com has delayed its much-anticipated launch in South Korea after an emergency inspection by local regulators revealed issues with its anti-money laundering measures, forcing the cryptocurrency exchange to reassess...

Coca-Cola, Microsoft Forge $1.1B Alliance for Cloud and AI Innovation

The Coca-Cola Company and Microsoft Corp. have joined forces in a $1.1 billion deal to leverage Microsoft Cloud and AI technologies, aiming to streamline operations and spark worldwide innovation. Strategic Partnership...

Korean Military Considers iPhone Ban, Samsung Exempt for Security Reasons

The South Korean military is considering banning iPhones from defense installations over concerns that their voice recording feature could compromise security, whereas Samsung phones are approved for use. Potential...

Shiba Inu Reveals How SHIB Army Can Earn TREAT Token in New Blockchain Ecosystem

The Shiba Inu ecosystem has outlined multiple ways for its community, the SHIB Army, to earn the upcoming TREAT token as part of their engagement with the new layer-3 blockchain, empowering users with greater participation...