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'Outlander' Season 8 Release Date, Spoilers and Cast: Everything We Know So Far

Oct 20, 2023 10:27 am UTC| Entertainment

Now that Season 7 is ongoing, fans are anticipating the series last installment. Things have come far along and become more intriguing in the seventh season, so viewers are already looking forward to Outlander Season...

'The Crown' Season 6 Preview: Will New Installment Feature Meghan Markle, Prince Harry?

Oct 20, 2023 10:01 am UTC| Entertainment

Contrary to initial speculations, Netflix is set to open its palace doors once again for The Crown for its sixth and final installment. Show creator Peter Morgan surprised everyone when he altered his decision to...

'Loki' Season 2 Episode 4 Preview: More Details About Mobius' Past to be Revealed?

Oct 20, 2023 09:22 am UTC| Entertainment

The adventure of Loki (Tom Hiddleston) continues as Marvel Studios captivates viewers with the characters enchanting storytelling. As we get closer to Loki Season 2 Episode 4, avid followers of the show could not help but...

'The Marvels' Projected to Gross $75M-$80M, Underperforming Original 'Captain Marvel' Film

Oct 20, 2023 06:15 am UTC| Entertainment

Marvel Studios and Disneys The Marvels aims for $75 million to $80 million during its first four weeks in theaters, which is 50% below the opening for the first Captain Marvel film that posted a 3-day $153 million. The...

'Five Nights at Freddy's' Expected To Earn $40M During Opening Weekend, Place Second To Taylor Swift's 'Eras Tour'

Oct 20, 2023 04:15 am UTC| Entertainment

Five Nights at Freddys will outperform both The Exorcist: Believer and Saw X in terms of financial success at the theater, box office projections suggest. For starters, the said movie is based on the popular video game...

King Charles Lauds British Wit, Reflects on 'Leaky Pen' Episode at City of London Event

Oct 20, 2023 00:43 am UTC| Entertainment

King Charles, on Thursday, hailed the world-renowned wit of the British people while ruminating on his viral leaky pen disaster in September 2022. The British monarch and Queen Camilla attended a banquet at the Mansion...

Meghan Markle Suffers Drop in US Popularity, Prince Harry Maintains Net Approval Rating

Oct 20, 2023 00:07 am UTC| Entertainment

Meghan Markles popularity in the United States has dropped seven points, a recent poll revealed. According to YouGov polls of U.S. adults, the Duchess of Sussex was liked by 32% and hated by 22% in the third quarter of...

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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

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...

Massive SHIB Transfers Occur Despite Sharp Decline in Shibarium Transactions

Shiba Inu (SHIB), a dog-themed cryptocurrency, has seen a startling 3,015% increase in large holder NetFlow, which provides insight into whales changing positions. However, this impressive surge comes with a...

SHIB Whale Activity Surges Amid Plummeting Shibarium Transaction Volumes

While the Shiba Inu developer team continues to work on and implement key updates to the Layer-2 blockchain, Shibarium is seeing a significant drop in transaction volume, which has been ongoing for about a month. This...

AirTag With New Chip and Improved Tracking Due Next Year; No New Mac Studio, Pro Until Mid-2025: Mark Gurman

Apples upcoming AirTag, equipped with an upgraded chip and enhanced tracking, is expected to launch by mid-2025, as detailed by Bloombergs Mark Gurman. He also claimed that Apple will not update the Mac Studio and Mac Pro...