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‘Nashville’ Season 4 Episode 21 Spoilers: “Maybe You’ll Appreciate Me Someday” Ends Show on a Cliffhanger?

May 20, 2016 05:39 am UTC| Entertainment

Nashville season 4 is set to air its final episode on May 25. The episode, entitled Maybe Youll Appreciate Me Someday, is speculated to end on a cliffhanger since ABC has decided to cancel the television show for...

‘Chicago PD’ Season 3 Episode 23 Spoilers: “Start Digging” features Sergeant Voight Out for Revenge?

May 20, 2016 05:28 am UTC| Entertainment

Chicago PD season 3 finale may take Sergeant Voight on a bounty hunt for the perpetrator who hurt his son. According to an article on Yibada, season 3s final episode will take on a more emotional turn as the team works...

‘Agents Of Shield’ Spoilers: Season 4 Villain Revealed?

May 20, 2016 05:16 am UTC| Entertainment

The season 3 finale of Agents Of Shield was full of fiery scenes and deaths, and once again Daisy is in a position where she blames herself for the consequences of the choices she made. Perhaps the most surprising detail...

‘Wayward Pines’ Season 2 Episode 1 Spoilers: “Enemy Lines” brings a New Stranger in Town

May 20, 2016 05:09 am UTC| Entertainment

Wayward Pines is set to debut the first episode for season two entitled Enemy Lines. It will introduce a new character to be played by actor Jason Patric of Narc and The Alamo fame. According to MovieWeb, season 2 will...

‘The Flash’ Season 2, Episode 23 “The Race of His Life” Spoilers: Barry Seeks Vengeance against Zoom

May 20, 2016 03:06 am UTC| Entertainment

The teaser opened with Barry Allen a.k.a. Flash (Grant Gustin) promising revenge over the casket of his deceased father Henry (John Wesley Shipp). He says, I promise you Im gonna take from him what he took from you. He...

‘Silicon Valley’ Season 3 Spoilers: Will Episode 5 Liven Up Now?

May 20, 2016 03:00 am UTC| Entertainment

A lot of people have not been very happy with how season 3 of Silicon Valley has been going, largely due to how slow and dull the pacing has been. With the irritating CEO Jack Barker finally getting the boot though, will...

‘Reign’ Season 3 Episode 15 Spoilers: “Safe Passage” Mary’s Dilemma of Escaping to Scotland or Staying in France to Fight

May 20, 2016 02:21 am UTC| Entertainment

Reign spoilers for season 3 episode 15, entitled Safe Passage, revealed that Mary is about to weigh in on one of the toughest decisions of her life to escape safely back to her home in Scotland or to stay and defend her...

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Economy

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...

What if the Reserve Bank itself has been feeding inflation? An economist explains

Heres something for the board of the Reserve Bank of Australia to ponder as it meets next month to set interest rates. It has pushed up rates on 13 occasions since it began its attempt to restrain inflation in May...

China’s new world order: looking for clues from Xi’s recent meetings with foreign leaders

There is broad consensus that Chinese foreign policy has become more assertive and more centralised in the decade since Xi Jinping has ascended to the top of Chinas leadership. This has also meant that Chinese foreign...

How India’s economy has fared under ten years of Narendra Modi

More than 960 million Indians will head to the polls in the worlds biggest election between April 19 and early June. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is seeking a third...

Politics

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...

History for sale: what does South Africa’s struggle heritage mean after 30 years of democracy?

One of my favourite statues is the one of Nelson Mandela at the Sandton City shopping centre in Johannesburg. Larger than life, its oversized bronze shoes shimmer in the evening light, polished by the hands of many...

Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight

In the early hours of April 15 2023, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) a Sudanese paramilitary force attacked the military airstrip in the town of Merowe and deployed troops across strategic locations in Sudans capital,...

Turkey’s suppression of the Kurdish political movement continues to fuel a deadly armed conflict

The world has 91 democracies and 88 autocracies. Yet 71% of the worlds population (some 5.7 billion people) are living under autocratic rule, a big jump from 48% ten years ago. This trend towards authoritarianism can...

Georgia is sliding towards autocracy after government moves to force through bill on ‘foreign agents’

Georgias ruling party attempted to pass a controversial bill on foreign agents in March 2023. The law would have required civil society groups and the media to register as being under foreign influence if they receive...

Science

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...

Could a telescope ever see the beginning of time? An astronomer explains

The James Webb Space Telescope, or JWST for short, is one of the most advanced telescopes ever built. Planning for JWST began over 25 years ago, and construction efforts spanned over a decade. It was launched into space on...

US media coverage of new science less likely to mention researchers with African and East Asian names

When one Chinese national recently petitioned the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to become a permanent resident, he thought his chances were pretty good. As an accomplished biologist, he figured that news...

Technology

DeepL Unleashes AI-Powered Tool for Business Writing

DeepL is a translation service from Germany, and it announced on Friday, April 26, that it would launch a new tool called DeepL Write Pro. It is an AI-based writing assistant created to help businesses with their writing...

Arthur Hayes Predicts Major Bullish Crypto Market Recovery Signal From US Treasury Department

Arthur Hayes, co-founder of BitMEX, has identified a potential boost for the cryptocurrency and stock markets based on recent U.S. Treasury actions. These actions could inject substantial liquidity, fueling a bullish...

Tesla Cybertruck Spotted in Sydney Sparks Debate: Potential Australian Release?

As the Tesla Cybertruck makes unexpected appearances on the streets of Sydney, speculation swirls about its potential availability in Australia, despite previous doubts regarding its local launch. Tesla Cybertruck...

Hertz to Offload 30K EVs This Year, Deepens Cuts Amid Mounting Fleet Losses

In a recent financial revelation, Hertz disclosed continued losses from its electric vehicle (EV) investments, announcing plans to sell 30,000 EVs this year amid depreciating values and escalating maintenance...

Toyota Motor Launches Trial for EV Pickups in Thailand

Toyota Motor Corporation launched the trial for its electric pickup trucks in Thailand. The Japanese automaker said its pilot project brought nine fully electric Hilux Revo pickups to key Thai market. According to...