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‘My Hero Academia’ Episode 52 Air Date, Spoilers: Heroes to Create Special Moves and Brand-New Attacks

Jul 11, 2018 01:42 am UTC| Entertainment

My Hero Academia Episode 52 is expected to air on July 14 and will feature some major character development points for the heroes [Spoilers Ahead]. In the previous episode of the series, Midoriya was finally allowed to go...

‘Seven Deadly Sins’ Chapter 274 Spoilers and Update: Estarossa Has Wings of a Goddess, Is Actually Archangel Mael

Jul 11, 2018 01:31 am UTC| Entertainment

Seven Deadly Sins Chapter 274 is out and it contains some new surprises for readers. [There are some Major Spoilers ahead, so readers are warned.] The demon Estarossa is seen sprouting the wings of a Goddess, with King...

‘90 Day Fiance’ News: Azan Accused of Using Nicole for Personal Gains; Couple Rumored to Have Tied the Knot

Jul 11, 2018 01:09 am UTC| Entertainment

90 Day Fiance is getting more intense as couples on the show face more intriguing issues. In particular, Azan and Nicole are in the spotlight after many people started to question the formers real intention in being in a...

Justin Bieber, Hailey Baldwin Engagement: Selena Gomez Reacts, Her True Feelings Exposed

Jul 11, 2018 00:53 am UTC| Entertainment

Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin made a decision and it caught everyone off guard. News of the pairs engagement spread like wildfire on Sunday and many just could not believe it. With the reports, a third person is being...

‘Darksiders 3’ Gets November Release Date; THQ Nordic Announces Free DLC and Game’s Collector's Editions

Jul 11, 2018 00:44 am UTC| Entertainment

Darksiders 3 is set to be released in the last quarter of this year and it will be available on the PC, PS4 and Xbox One. THQ Nordic confirmed that the game is currently in development and it scheduled its release for Nov....

'Game of Thrones' Prequel Updates: New Series Confirmed as Filming Is Expected to Start in October

Jul 10, 2018 10:01 am UTC| Entertainment

At least one Game of Thrones prequel is reportedly confirmed, and its filming will begin in October. The production of the upcoming series will also take place in Belfast. For over a year now, A Song of Ice and Fire...

'Steven Universe' Season 5 Episode 25: Release Dates and Previous Episode Summary

Jul 10, 2018 09:55 am UTC| Entertainment

With the release of a Steven Universe double episode special last July 6, questions of a potential release delay for Steven Universe season 5 episode 25 are being brought up. This may be due in part to season 5s rocky...

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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

OpenAI Founders Sam Altman and Greg Brockman Defend After Safety Researchers Quit

OpenAI founders Sam Altman and Greg Brockman are defending their safety measures after top researchers Ilya Sutskever and Jan Leike resigned, highlighting internal disagreements on AI priorities. Key OpenAI Safety...

Analyst Predicts Ethereum ETF to Trigger Major ETH Market Moves Soon

Cryptocurrency analyst Michael van de Poppe forecasts that the upcoming Ethereum ETF announcement will cause significant market moves, despite a recent decline in trading volume. Ethereums ETF Announcement Expected to...

Venezuela Acts Tough on Crypto Mining Amid Energy Squeeze, Disconnects Bitcoin Farms

Venezuelas Ministry of Electric Power is disconnecting cryptocurrency mining farms from the national grid to manage energy demand and ensure a stable power supply. This measure follows the recent seizure of 2,000 Bitcoin...

AI 'Godfather' Warns of Job Displacement, Advocates for Universal Basic Income

Renowned AI godfather Geoffrey Hinton warns of significant job losses due to AI, urging governments to adopt universal basic income as a countermeasure. Hinton Advocates for Universal Basic Income According to...

Shiba Inu: Top Analyst Identifies Coin as 'Potential Gold Mine'; Price Analysis Suggests 35% Upside

Top analyst Davie Satoshi sees Shiba Inu (SHIB) as a potential gold mine; price analysis predicts a 35% upside. Key Pattern in SHIBs Price Chart The Shiba Inu (SHIB) memecoin has caught the eye of many analysts....