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‘Hawaii Five-O’ Season 7, Episode 16 Spoilers: "Poniu I Ke Aloha" (Crazy In Love) – Steve, Danny Take Time Off to Celebrate Valentine’s Day with Girlfriends

Feb 09, 2017 12:11 pm UTC| Entertainment

Hawaii Five-O season 7s episode 16, titled Poniu I Ke Aloha (Crazy In Love), is set to follow Steve and Danny as they take the time off from the task force to celebrate Valentines Day with their respective girlfriends....

‘The Vampire Diaries’ Season 8, Episode 12 Spoilers: “What Are You?” – Damon Strikes Deal with Cade to Save Stefan but Alaric, Matt Make Mission Difficult

Feb 09, 2017 12:10 pm UTC| Entertainment

The Vampire Diaries season 8s episode 12, titled What Are You? is set to feature Damon as he attempts to strike a deal with Cade in order to save his brother. However, Alaric and Matt might make Damons mission difficult to...

“The Walking Dead” Mid-Season 7 Spoilers: Rick To Step Aside As Leader? Kingdommers Vs. Saviors War May Be “Bloodier, More Violent”

Feb 09, 2017 00:34 am UTC| Entertainment

Early this week, episode and plot details for the second part of The Walking Dead Season 7 were revealed. NME said the details were released ahead of the zombie dramas return to AMC this Sunday, February 12. Based on...

“Brooklyn Nine Nine” Will Feature “Castle” Star Nathan Fillion Playing Detective In “Meta” Episode

Feb 09, 2017 00:33 am UTC| Entertainment

A familiar TV face will soon grace your screens. Entertainment Weekly first reported that Castle star Nathan Fillion will join Brooklyn Nine Nine in a meta episode. According to the episode details, Fillion will play an...

“This Is Us” Season 1 Spoilers: Jack And Rebecca Divorce Because Of Career Or Ex-Bandmate? Mandy Moore Posts Hilarious Feedback From Parents On Instagram

Feb 09, 2017 00:28 am UTC| Entertainment

In the latest episode of This Is Us, fans are finally being treated to a happy Pearson event: the courthouse wedding of Jack (Milo Ventimiglia) and Rebecca (Mandy Moore). However, the episode also showed us the first signs...

“Orange Is The New Black” Season 5 Returns To Netflix On June 9; Will “Things Never Be The Same” After Poussey’s Death?

Feb 09, 2017 00:20 am UTC| Entertainment

The Litchfield crew will soon grace our television screens on June 9. On Wednesday, Netflix announced that Season 5 for Orange Is The New Black will premiere on the first week of June. The Hollywood Reporter said in the...

“Jane The Virgin” Major Character Killed Off; Creator Pens Letter To Fans

Feb 09, 2017 00:20 am UTC| Entertainment

Fans of the hit television show Jane The Virgin were shocked when a much-beloved character died. Buzzfeed reported that months after he was shot, Michael Cordero (Brett Dier) died due to complications stemming from his...

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Economy

Beyond the spin, beyond the handouts, here’s how to get a handle on what’s really happening on budget night

Three weeks from now, some of us will be presented with a mountain of budget papers, and just about all of us will get to hear about them on radio, TV or news websites on budget night. The quickest way to find out what...

Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility

Ivan Vladislavić is Johannesburgs literary linkman. He tells us, in the first pages of his new book, The Near North, that before cities were lit, first by gaslight and later electricity, people of means paid torchbearers...

Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget

With Jim Chalmerss third budget on May 14, Australians will be looking for some more cost-of-living relief beyond the tax cuts although they have been warned extra measures will be modest. As this weeks consumer price...

Inflation is slowly falling, while student debt is climbing: 6 graphs that explain today’s CPI

Australias inflation rate has fallen for the fifth successive quarter, and its now less than half of what it was back in late 2022. The annual rate peaked at 7.8% in the December quarter of 2022 and is now just 3.6%, in...

The Mattei Plan: why Giorgia Meloni is looking to Africa

Since coming to power, Giorgia Melonis government has been remarkably orthodox in its foreign policy. Unwavering support for Ukraine, loyalty to the Atlantic Alliance and full participation in the European Union - these...

Politics

Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board

To say that the Labour party is flying high in the polls is something of an understatement. But despite its consistent lead against the Tories, the opposition finds itself in a rather odd position: on the cusp of power but...

History for sale: what does South Africa’s struggle heritage mean after 30 years of democracy?

One of my favourite statues is the one of Nelson Mandela at the Sandton City shopping centre in Johannesburg. Larger than life, its oversized bronze shoes shimmer in the evening light, polished by the hands of many...

Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight

In the early hours of April 15 2023, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) a Sudanese paramilitary force attacked the military airstrip in the town of Merowe and deployed troops across strategic locations in Sudans capital,...

Military conscription is returning to Europe, but is it really a more equal way of mobilising? What history tells us

The idea that conscription, defined as the compulsory enlistment of citizens for military service, can increase equality and instil a sense of solidarity that transcends traditional societal divides has echoed throughout...

The 50th anniversary of Portugal’s Carnation Revolution

Across Portugal, a number of photography exhibitions are currently on display that commemorate the ousting of the Estado Novo, the dictatorial, authoritarian and corporatist political regime that had ruled the country...

Science

A Nasa rover has reached a promising place to search for fossilised life on Mars

While we go about our daily lives on Earth, a nuclear-powered robot the size of a small car is trundling around Mars looking for fossils. Unlike its predecessor Curiosity, Nasas Perseverance rover is explicitly intended to...

The rising flood of space junk is a risk to us on Earth – and governments are on the hook

A piece of space junk recently crashed through the roof and floor of a mans home in Florida. Nasa later confirmed that the object had come from unwanted hardware released from the international space station. The 700g,...

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...

Technology

Microsoft to Set Up Its First Azure Data Center in Thailand With Investment in AI

Microsoft Corporation is building its first Azure data center in Thailand to enable a cloud and AI-powered future for the country. The tech firm announced on Wednesday, May 1, that through the facility, it will also...

BYD Profits Drop 47%, Tesla Launches Cybertruck Off-Road Guide Amid EV Price War

Amid a fierce EV price war in China, BYDs profits plummeted by 47% in the first quarter of 2024. This contrasts sharply with Teslas proactive approach, which includes releasing a detailed off-road guide for Cybertruck...

US Court Sets May Hearing for Terraform Labs, Do Kwon Remedies

On May 22, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York is set to consider proposed financial remedies from Terraform Labs and its co-founder, Do Kwon, following a fraud verdict. The court will hear...

Bitcoin Traders Unfazed by 20% Drop: 'Pretty Ordinary Stuff'

As Bitcoin endures its fourth 20% correction in 12 months, dropping to $59,730, market veterans see it as nothing unusual. Leaders in the crypto industry, like Raoul Pal and Thomas Fahrer, reassure that such fluctuations...

Elon Musk Fires EV Supercharger Staff, Explains Reason for the Team’s Disbandment

Elon Musk disbanded Teslas EV Supercharger team amid company-wide layoffs affecting employees worldwide. The 52-year-old Tesla chief also terminated senior executives. The CEO demolished part of the unit responsible for...