UK polls point to ‘electoral extinction’ for Prime Minister Sunak’s Conservatives, World News
17 Jun
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UK polls point to ‘electoral extinction’ for Prime Minister Sunak’s Conservatives, World News

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Top Stories Tamfitronics LONDON — Three British opinion polls released late on Saturday (June 15) presented a grim picture for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservative Party, and one pollster warned that the party faced "electoral extinction" in July 4's election.The polls come just over halfway through the election campaign, after a week in which both the Conservatives and Labour set out their manifestos, and shortly before voters begin to receive postal ballots.Sunak surprised many in his own party by announcing an early election on May 22, against widespread expectations that he would wait until later in the year to allow more time for living standards to recover after the highest inflation in 40 years.Market research company Savanta found 46 per cent support for Keir Starmer's Labour Party, up two points on the previous poll five days...
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Chris Hemsworth found it ‘liberating and refreshing’ to shed ‘heroic Thor space’, Entertainment News
17 Jun
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Chris Hemsworth found it ‘liberating and refreshing’ to shed ‘heroic Thor space’, Entertainment News

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Top Stories Tamfitronics Chris Hemsworth found it "somewhat liberating and refreshing" to ditch the "heroic Thor space" and play a villain in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.The 40-year-old actor has starred as Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe since the 2011 film of the same name and reprised the role in several subsequent movies, but he was grateful to step away from playing a hero to star as Dementus, the warlord leader of the Biker Horde, which abducted Furiosa, and eventual ruler of Gastown, in George Miller's fifth instalment in the blockbuster post-apocalyptic action franchise.Speaking to SFX magazine, he said: "It was somewhat liberating and refreshing to kind of shed the heroic Thor space and transform into something different, and not have to be restricted by the expectations of the hero, guess.The first time I...
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Malawians pay tribute to vice-president killed in plane crash
17 Jun
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Malawians pay tribute to vice-president killed in plane crash

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Politics tamfitronics Tens of thousands of Malawians have taken part in a funeral service at the national stadium to pay tribute to the vice-president who was killed in a plane crash last week.Saulos Chilima, 51, was considered a breath of fresh air in Malawian politics.He was an eloquent public speaker and energetic campaigner who held huge sway among the youth who account for more than half of Malawians.At the service, President Lazarus Chakwera promised a full investigation into the cause of the crash and said that he had asked foreign governments to help.“I also have the same questions that Malawians have,” he said.President Chakwera had previously said the military aircraft had crashed because of poor visibility caused by bad weather but Mr Chilima’s UTM party has called for a thorough and independent investigation.The president said...
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OPINIONISTA: Power to the people – an SA political masterclass in where the real power lies
17 Jun
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OPINIONISTA: Power to the people – an SA political masterclass in where the real power lies

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Politics tamfitronics Zukiswa Pikoli is Daily Maverick's Managing Editor for Gauteng news and Maverick Citizen where she was previously a journalist and founding member of the civil society focused platform. Prior to this she worked in civil society as a communications and advocacy officer and has also worked in the publishing industry as an online editor.As we have seen these past two weeks, this is precisely where the ANC found itself: cap in hand before the South African people as it battled to remain in power.For many in the ANC, in the past 30 years, while the party had a clear majority in government, their political power also made economic power accessible to them and their families and friends. Stories abound about doctored tender processes, bastardised black economic empowerment deals and underhanded, lucrative mining deals.This...
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