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As the curtain closes on another cinematic year, movie enthusiasts eagerly turn their attention to the horizon, where 2024 promises a captivating lineup of films that span genres, themes, and universes. With an exciting array of sequels, reboots, and original creations, 2024 is shaping up to be a thrilling year for cinema enthusiasts. These highly anticipated movies not only promise to deliver spectacular entertainment but also to leave a lasting impact on the ever-evolving landscape of storytelling in film. From highly anticipated sequels to original creations by visionary directors, the following are some of the most awaited movies set to…

2024 has just begun, and while we don’t expect it to be as packed with as many heavy hitters as 2023, plenty of exciting games are still on the horizon. The year’s starting strong too, with a January that sees several notable franchises return with brand-new entries, some for the first time in over a decade. This month might end up being one of the busiest of the year for significant new game releases, so you’ll definitely want to keep an eye on everything coming out over the coming weeks, no matter what platform you primarily play on. These seven…

In Rafah zoo, dozens of destitute Gazans are camping between the cages where starving monkeys, parrots and lions cry out for food 12 weeks into Israel’s offensive. Nearly all Gaza’s 2.3 million people have been driven from their homes under a bombardment that has reduced much of the territory to rubble. Many now cram the southern city of Rafah, their shelters packing street corners and empty lots. In the private zoo, run by the Gomaa family, a line of plastic tents stood near the animal pens and washing hung from lines between palm trees. Nearby a worker tried to feed…

If you were wondering if Netflix was planning to slow down in January 2024, the answer is a resounding “no.” On the first day of 2024, Netflix is adding a new British crime series, Fool Me Once, the Bitconned documentary, as well as an assortment of fan-favorite flicks like the first three John Wick movies, Aquaman, Gravity, School of Rock, and more. For some streaming services, that would be enough content for the month. But Netflix has a very busy schedule in January that includes another crime drama, Griselda, as well as the return of He-Man in the mature animated…

Fireworks lit up skies across the world to welcome 2024, but air strikes marred the year’s earliest hours in Gaza, Israel and Ukraine, and a major earthquake hit Japan triggering tsunami warnings. Many around the world may wish to shake off high living costs, global tumult and extreme weather in 2024, which heralds elections for half the planet’s population of more than eight million. Yet with the new year barely started there were already ominous signs. At the stroke of midnight, several rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip towards Israel, where they were intercepted. Some Israeli revellers ran for…

I don’t want to believe one specific rumor about the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra and would be shocked if Samsung made such an odd strategic decision. But it’s possible the 10x optical zoom feature may be removed from the phone. It could go either way at the moment, but if it does happen, it would leave the S24 Ultra with a 3x and a 5x optical zoom and entirely remove the Ultra series’s main, unique, standout camera feature. And I hate the thought of that. Moving backward It would be a baffling decision should the rumors turn out to be accurate…

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that Moscow would intensify strikes on military targets in Ukraine, after an unprecedented Ukrainian attack over the weekend on the Russian city of Belgorod. The attack killed 24 people and left over 100 wounded in Belgorod on Saturday. It came after Moscow launched a large-scale attack on Ukrainian cities. “We’re going to intensify the strikes. No crime against civilians will rest unpunished, that’s for certain,” Putin said on Monday during a visit to a military hospital. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. He said Russia would…

“The Lofree Flow brings excellent typing experience in a low-profile footprint.” Pros Remarkable ‘thocky’ typing Hot-swappable Smooth POM switches Lightweight Cons Unsatisfying battery No customization software I am one of the folks who needs a mechanical keyboard to feel motivated to write. The click-clack interlaced with the beats of the music in the background helps me enter the venerated state of “flow.” To guarantee a lofty typing experience, I have never particularly enjoyed — and, therefore, strayed clear of — low-profile keyboards. I have undoubtedly been intrigued by intermediates such as low-profile mechanical keyboards like the Logitech MX Mechanical from 2022,…

As Western democracies become increasingly polarised, rural and small-town voters are regularly pitted against their counterparts in larger urban centres. While this is not a new phenomenon – and certainly not the only factor affecting voting patterns – the rural-urban divide is a significant driver of today’s culture wars. This dynamic, which economist Andrés Rodríguez-Pose evocatively described as the “revenge of the places that don’t matter,” suggests that the ongoing populist surge largely reflects geographic disparities. How did the rural-urban divide come to dominate so many countries’ political discourse and development, and how can we address it? Part of the…

The Indian pace bowlers were not patient on a good bowling surface during the opening Test against South Africa, a virtue they will need in abundance on a batting paradise at the picturesque Newlands Cricket Ground in Cape Town, where spinners will have little role to play, reckoned legendary Allan Donald. India lost the first Test by an innings and 32 runs after conceding 408 in the first innings on a spicy Centurion track that offered steep bounce and enough lateral movement. “I know South Africa probably got the better of the conditions, no questions about that. They pitched the…