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'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Rumors

Dec 31, 2015 07:24 am UTC| Entertainment

The most awaited film of the year has been released and the Star Wars fever is still going on and strong. A movie thats so talked about that a lot of rumors and speculations are made just to feed the souls of the hungry...

'Sherlock' Season 4 Updates: When will our beloved detective return?

Dec 31, 2015 06:45 am UTC| Entertainment

It has been almost two years since the last episode of Sherlock season 3 aired and I am betting my life that you have watched it over and over again while waiting for the new episode to come. Well, you might have to watch...

'Game of Thrones' Season 6 Updates and Speculations

Dec 30, 2015 04:13 am UTC| Entertainment

With the season 5 finale episode of Game of Thrones leaving us hanging and wanting for answers, here comes speculations and possible spoilers for the upcoming season 6. Season 5 brought tears and broke our little heart...

'Fuller House': The 'Full House' Reboot

Dec 30, 2015 04:12 am UTC| Entertainment

The house that every viewer considered a home has now come back and with a better, newer look. Netflix has released its teaser trailer for Fuller House, a rebootto their1987-95 sitcomFull House . Heres the video if you...

'Criminal Minds' Season 11 Episode 11: Mind Boggling Spoilers

Dec 29, 2015 15:15 pm UTC| Entertainment

Criminal Minds fanatics out there cangather around for we have got some juicy scoops for you from the world of crime solving.Spoiler Alert! This seasons mid-ender brought us shocking revelations and features as the team...

The Loved and Loathed Films of 2015

Dec 29, 2015 15:04 pm UTC| Entertainment

Most of my time watching media in 2015 wasnt particularly pleasurable. The vast majority of the films I saw - and also, in fact, most of the TV episodes - were in preparation for the writing of two books about the...

'The Originals' Season 3 Spoilers

Dec 29, 2015 14:22 pm UTC| Entertainment

Oooohs,aaahs, andsighscame out of everyones mouth after watching Klaus(Joseph Morgan)and Cami(Leah Pipes)kiss.We were all so moved and love struck when Klausafter almost three years, finally gave in and confessed his love...

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Economy

Nigerians throw naira notes around to show love: but it could land you in jail

The legal implication of physically damaging the naira, Nigerias currency, came into focus recently with the prosecution of at least two celebrities by the countrys Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Nigeria has a...

The US is one of the least trade-oriented countries in the world – despite laying the groundwork for today’s globalized system

Given the spate of news about international trade lately, Americans might be surprised to learn that the U.S. isnt very dependent on it. Indeed, looking at trade as a percentage of gross domestic product a metric...

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...

Politics

Taiwan is experiencing millions of cyberattacks every day

Taiwan stands out as a beacon of democracy, innovation and resilience in an increasingly autocratic region. But this is under growing threat. In recent years, China has used a variety of grey zone tactics to pressure...

Sudan’s civil war is rooted in its historical favouritism of Arab and Islamic identity

The current civil war in Sudan goes beyond a simple power struggle between two generals. It reflects a deep-rooted crisis within the countrys governing structure thats been present since it gained independence from the...

South Africa’s youth are a generation lost under democracy – study

South African president Cyril Ramaphosa recently painted a rosy picture in which the countrys youth democracys children had enormous opportunities for advancement, all thanks to successive post-apartheid governments led...

Sadiq Khan on track for third term as London mayor – but nearly half of Londoners dissatisfied with performance

Polls have consistently shown that the incumbent mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, appears to be on track to win a third term in office at the upcoming mayoral elections on May 2. One poll we commissioned as part of our...

The politics stopping the UK from opening a youth mobility scheme with Europe

Earlier this week, it seemed possible that young people in the UK might soon be able to travel freely to work and live in Europe again. The European Commission laid out proposals to open mobility to millions of 18- to...

Science

IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects

About a trillion tiny particles called neutrinos pass through you every second. Created during the Big Bang, these relic neutrinos exist throughout the entire universe, but they cant harm you. In fact, only one of them is...

The Mars Sample Return mission has a shaky future, and NASA is calling on private companies for backup

A critical NASA mission in the search for life beyond Earth, Mars Sample Return, is in trouble. Its budget has ballooned from US$5 billion to over $11 billion, and the sample return date may slip from the end of this...

Dark matter: our new experiment aims to turn the ghostly substance into actual light

A ghost is haunting our universe. This has been known in astronomy and cosmology for decades. Observations suggest that about 85% of all the matter in the universe is mysterious and invisible. These two qualities are...

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,...

Technology

House Overturns SEC Crypto Ban, Biden Threatens Veto Amid Regulatory Clash

In a significant bipartisan move, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to overturn the SECs Special Accounting Bulletin (SAB 121), which had barred banks from holding cryptocurrency assets. The resolution, facing a...

EU Seizes Two Tesla Cybertrucks at Belarus Border Amid Russia Smuggle Attempt

In striking enforcement of EU sanctions, Lithuanian authorities at the Salčininku border crossing with Belarus confiscated two Tesla Cybertrucks. These vehicles, not yet released in Europe, were suspected of being smuggled...

Sam Altman Warns: AI's Economic Impact Greater Than Anticipated

During a recent panel at the Brookings Institute, Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, expressed deep concerns about the rapid socioeconomic changes driven by AI technologies. Altman highlighted the potential for significant job...

Shiba Inu Insider Drops Major Shiba Eternity Update; Community Anticipates Enhancements

Shiba Eternity: Lucies Tease Unveils Play-to-Earn Features and Breeding Mechanics The Shiba Inu community is buzzing with excitement following a recent announcement from a critical team member about Shiba Eternity, as...

Crypto Market Selloff: BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP, SHIB Prices Plummet, Crash Fears Grow

The cryptocurrency market shows new symptoms of weakness as bulls and bears battle for supremacy. Investors have recently lost about $150 billion, with the cryptocurrency market valuation falling from $2.42 trillion to...