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Conor McGregor next UFC fight: Jorge Masvidal, Jose Aldo to face 'The Notorious'?

Aug 06, 2019 07:24 am UTC| Sports

Conor McGregor may be, technically, retired from the professional mixed martial arts scene. But his scene is still one of the most talked-about in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Aside from fans wanting to see...

Harry Maguire completes transfer to Man Utd; Is he worth the £80m?

Aug 06, 2019 07:08 am UTC| Sports

The transfer of Harry Maguire with Manchester United is now complete. It took the team 80m to acquire the 26-year-old, marking him as the worlds priciest defender and snatching the title from Virgil van Dijk. The Devils...

Manny Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum thinks Filipino boxer would win

Aug 06, 2019 07:08 am UTC| Sports

For the most part of Manny Pacquiaos professional boxing career, Top Rank boss Bob Arum had been by his side after every win. Arum and Pacquiao may no longer be working together, but the former still believes the Filipino...

Carmelo Anthony said his confidence took a hit after Rockets GM essentially ‘fired’ him

Aug 05, 2019 11:30 am UTC| Sports

Carmelo Anthony still doesnt have a team despite the 2019-2020 season only a few months away. The guy hasnt even been inside an NBA court 10 months after parting ways with the Houston Rockets. In a recent interview with...

Bruno Fernandes, Paulo Dybala unlikely to join Manchester United despite rumors claiming otherwise

Aug 05, 2019 06:44 am UTC| Sports

Bruno Fernandes supposed transfer to Manchester United is becoming more unlikely as the trade deadline draws near. The 24-year-old has been linked with United all summer long, and the narrative has been building in recent...

Kevin Durant health update: KD’s recovery appears to be going swimmingly; Was seen walking in L.A. without crutches

Aug 03, 2019 07:40 am UTC| Sports

Kevin Durants road to recovery is a grueling one as his ruptured Achilles is considered one of the worst injury in the league. After the news broke out, many believe that the 30-year-old will not be the same player when he...

Marcus Stroman’s debut with the Mets a disappointment after Pirates snapped the team’s win streak

Aug 03, 2019 07:40 am UTC| Sports

Marcus Stroman joining the ranks of the New York Mets has been met with considerable optimism by the team. The Mets have been enjoying a smooth ride before Stromans arrival, garnering a seven-win streak that got fans and...

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Economy

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...

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...

Politics

US Urges China, Russia to Reject AI Control in Nuclear Arms, Align with Global Norms

Paul Dean, a senior U.S. arms control official, emphasized the critical need for China and Russia to join the U.S. in declaring that humans will always decide on the deployment of nuclear weapons, not artificial...

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...

Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’

Most American workers are hired at will: Employers owe their employees nothing in the relationship except earned wages, and employees are at liberty to quit at their option. As the rule is generally stated, either party...

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...

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...

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...

Technology

Kakao Enhances AI Focus, Merges Kakao Brain Into Core Operations

South Koreas Kakao Corporation finally decided to absorb Kakao Brains AI unit. The tech and internet giant is taking over its AI research and development (RD) business, which will include all of the departments staff and...

Shiba Inu (SHIB) Team Insider Unravels Key Burn Mystery: Exclusive Details

In a revealing discussion, Lucie, a member of the Shiba Inu team, sheds light on the enigmatic key burns orchestrated by the projects founder, Ryoshi. Lucies insights, shared in response to community inquiries, clarify the...

World's Largest Electric Container Ship Sets Sail with 50,000 kWh Battery Power

COSCO Shipping, a Chinese state-owned firm, has unveiled what it calls the worlds largest river-to-sea electric container vessel. The Green Water 01 is a 10,000-ton+ electric vessel that sets a new standard for...

Tesla Drivers Get $4k Off 2024 Chevy Blazer EV; Costco Auto Slashes Prices on New EVs

Tesla owners rejoice as Chevrolet rolls out an unprecedented $4,000 discount on the 2024 Blazer EV, open to Tesla drivers and a quirky list of EV owners. The electric vehicle market got more enticing with incentives...

Tesla Granted South Korean Emission Credit Trading Rights by Environmental Ministry

Ministry of Environments green light for Tesla to trade emission credits in South Korea marks a significant milestone, enabling the electric car giant to tap into a potentially lucrative market. With estimated credits...