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'The Crown' Season 6 Part 1 Trailer: Details of Princess Diana's Final Days Revealed [WATCH]

Oct 27, 2023 12:12 pm UTC| Entertainment

Netflix has released the official The Crown Season 6 Part 1 trailer. The historical drama has followed the late Queen Elizabeth II through various major periods of her life, with Claire Foy playing the monarch in her early...

'One Piece' Episode 1081 Release Date and Spoilers: Will Luffy Meet Shanks? Admiral Ryokugyu to Face Straw Hats

Oct 26, 2023 15:27 pm UTC| Entertainment

The upcoming One Piece Episode 1081 is said to feature a fan-favorite character after a very long time of non-appearance. The Wano Country arc is about to end, but still has many surprises in store for its avid followers....

'Alice in Borderland' Season 3 Release Date, Cast, Spoilers and Theories: Everything We Know So Far

Oct 26, 2023 13:44 pm UTC| Entertainment

Netflix has confirmed Alice in Borderland Season 3, which is definitely a good thing after the Season 2 finale. The gamemaster drew a doozy of cards from the stack-- the Joker just when Arisu (Kento Yamazaki) and his pals...

'Spider-Man 4' Release Date, Cast, Spoilers and Theories: Everything We Know So Far

Oct 26, 2023 10:31 am UTC| Entertainment

Spider-Man 4 is expected to witness the return of Tom Hollands web-slinger to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Most, if not all, fans are aware that the English actor made his MCU debut in Captain America: Civil War as the...

'Sweet Magnolias' Season 4 Release Date, Cast and Spoilers: Everything Fans Should Know By Now

Oct 26, 2023 09:01 am UTC| Entertainment

Much to the delight of fans, Netflix recently confirmed that Sweet Magnolias Season 4 is happening. While previous seasons of the entertaining Netflix program left viewers on cliffhangers, Serenitys Maddie (JoAnna Garcia...

Meghan Markle Living 'Worst Nightmare' After She Failed Becoming the Next Oprah Winfrey: Report

Oct 26, 2023 08:20 am UTC| Entertainment

Meghan Markle has been described as living her worst nightmare after her attempts to become the next Oprah Winfrey in Hollywood. Royal commentator Kinsey Schofield made the shocking statement after the Suits alum and...

King Charles Could 'Disappear Completely' as He 'Struggles' to Connect with British Public, Royal Author Claims

Oct 26, 2023 06:53 am UTC| Entertainment

King Charles is in danger of disappearing completely as he is having a hard time connecting with the British public, royal author Clive Irving claimed. The withering assessment comes after the British monarchs historic...

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Economy

What should you do if you can’t pay your rent or mortgage?

The cost of living crisis is making it difficult for many people to pay their bills, including housing costs. Private sector rents have increased by an average 9% over the year to February 2024, and rising interest rates...

Reducing energy demand and improving efficiency will help prevent the next gas crisis

Gas prices have relaxed, Europe has come out of the winter with record gas storage levels and a surfeit of liquefied natural gas is set to reach the shores of Europe over the coming years. Many commentators are hopeful...

Minimum wage for South African farm workers: study shows 2013 hike helped reduce poverty even though compliance was poor

Minimum wage policies are typically aimed at reducing poverty. Yet there is little direct evidence of this effect, especially in developing countries. And none for South Africa. In a recent paper, we consider the...

Gas is good until 2050 and beyond, under Albanese gas strategy

The Albanese government is talking up the crucial role of gas as a transition fuel through to 2050 and beyond. In a gas strategy to be released on Thursday, the government envisages the fuels uses would change over...

South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed

The South African governments Just Energy Transition Implementation Plan was launched in November 2023. It is a roadmap guiding the country away from reliance on coal-fired power towards renewable energy alternatives by...

Politics

Donald Trump Allegedly Offers Oil Execs a Deal to Scrap EV Incentives for $1B Donation

Former President Donald Trump reportedly proposed a $1 billion deal to oil executives, offering to end electric vehicle (EV) subsidies in return for campaign funding, according to The Washington Post. This move underscores...

US Supreme Court upended decades of precedent in 2022 by allowing voters to vote with gerrymandered maps instead of fixing the congressional districts first

For the 2022 midterm elections, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed Alabama to use congressional districts that violated the law and diluted the voting power of Black citizens. A 5-4 vote by the Supreme Court in February...

Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections

Ahead of the European parliament elections in June, Germany has lowered the age limit on participation to 16. This makes it the largest of just a handful of states in the EU to allow people under the age of 18 to vote....

South Africa will be president of the G20 in 2025: two much-needed reforms it should drive

South Africa will play an important international role in 2025 as president of the G20. The G20 is a group of 19 countries as well as the African Union and the European Union. Between them they represent 85% of global...

What early 2024 polls are revealing about voters of color and the GOP

By the end of winter 2024, the return of Donald Trump to the top of the GOP presidential ticket has revealed a surprising trend in the former presidents base of support: his increasing popularity among Black and Latino...

Science

Is dark matter’s main rival theory dead? There’s bad news from the Cassini spacecraft and other recent tests

One of the biggest mysteries in astrophysics today is that the forces in galaxies do not seem to add up. Galaxies rotate much faster than predicted by applying Newtons law of gravity to their visible matter, despite those...

Why are algorithms called algorithms? A brief history of the Persian polymath you’ve likely never heard of

Algorithms have become integral to our lives. From social media apps to Netflix, algorithms learn your preferences and prioritise the content you are shown. Google Maps and artificial intelligence are nothing without...

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...

Technology

Barça Negotiates New Nike Deal, Plans Loan Amid Financial Uncertainty

FC Barcelona is negotiating a new sponsorship deal with Nike while planning a 100 million loan to address financial challenges. The club seeks alternative funding after the anticipated investment from Libero fell through,...

Tesla Cybertruck Trails Ford F-150 Lightning in Sales as Q1 Figures Disappoint Wall Street

New registration data reveals that the Tesla Cybertruck ranked second to the Ford F-150 Lightning in March. Meanwhile, Teslas Q1 sales missed Wall Street expectations, marking the first year-over-year quarterly decline...

Bitcoin Developers Tease Major Trigger for Next Bull Run: Programmability Upgrade

Bitcoin developers suggest enabling programmability on the blockchain could be the key trigger for the next bull run, following the SECs approval of spot Bitcoin ETF trading and the BTC halving. Developers Eye...

Top 3 Altcoins to Watch This Week: SOL, FTM, and LINK Set for Growth

This week, market experts spotlight Solana (SOL), Fantom (FTM), and Chainlink (LINK) as top altcoins to watch, highlighting their unique strengths and recent performance amid unusual market patterns. Solana Overcomes...

Ripple Warns: Math Prof Predicts Quantum Threat to Blockchain, Urges Crypto Key Overhaul

Ripple recently highlighted a warning from Professor Massimiliano Sala, urging the crypto industry to replace current public-key cryptosystems due to vulnerabilities exposed by advancing quantum technology. Professor...