Prince Albert And Charlene Spent Honeymoon In Separate Hotels – Prince Albert of Monaco and his bride spent their honeymoon in separate hotels ten miles apart, it has been claimed. The 53-year-old billionaire and his 33-year-old wife of just over a week have cut short their trip to South Africa so he can take a DNA test to resolve a multi-million pound paternity claim. It is alleged that she will stay with him until she has produced a legitimate heir. [dailymail]
Google Expands SA Street View – Google has expanded its South African street view image bank, allowing users to explore even more of the country from the comfort of their PCs, the company announced on Monday. Substantial additions to Street View have been made for Limpopo, Western Cape, Northern Cape, Free State, North West, and Mpumalanga. [mail&guardian]
Malema Pays For Holiday With Bag Of Cash – Julius Malema, the controversial ANC Youth League leader, paid R78 000 in cash for a three-day frolic with five friends at the “colonial” and ultra-luxurious five-star Royal Malewane next to the Kruger National Park. His luxury adventure occured shortly before his re-election as ANCYL president three week’s ago in an election campaign which saw him repeatedly sell himself as a champion of the poor. [news24]
Photos From Will & Kate’s Headline BAFTA ‘Brits To Watch’ Event – British and Hollywood royalty converged at Los Angeles’ Belasco Theatre on Saturday night as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge hit the BAFTA “Brits To Watch” event. 42 up-and-coming talents from across the pond mingled with the headlining couple and a slew of red carpet regulars like Blake Lively, Jennifer Lopez and Nicole Kidman. [huffpo]
BSkyB Shares Drop As Murdoch’s Acquisition Looms – BSkyB shares have fallen in London on fresh doubts about whether News Corp will be allowed to take it over. The shares fell by as much as 7% before closing 4.6% lower at 715.5 pence. The fall came after it emerged Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt was writing to regulators to ask for fresh guidance on whether News Corporation should be allowed to take over BSkyB. [bbc]
Gaddafi In Talks With France – Muammar Gaddafi’s regime is in talks with the French government, one of the Libyan leader’s sons said in an interview published on Monday. “The truth is that we are negotiating with France and not with the rebels,” the Algerian El Khabar newspaper quoted Saif al-Islam as saying from Tripoli, the Libyan capital. [aljazeera]
British Police Reckon Tabloid Inquiry Is Being Sabotaged – British police said Monday that they believe someone is trying to sabotage its investigation into the widening phone hacking scandal by leaking distracting details of the inquiry to the media. In an unusual statement, Scotland Yard said that a story that appeared on the front page of London’s Evening Standard was “part of a deliberate campaign to undermine the investigation..” [cbsnews]
News International: My Son’s Medical Records Were Hacked, Says Gordon Brown – Medical records disclosing that Gordon Brown’s infant son had cystic fibrosis were illegally obtained by The Sun newspaper as part of a News International campaign against him and his family, friends of the former prime minister claims. [telegraph]
Pictures From The End Of ‘The News Of The World’ – An American media exec snuck into News of the World’s offices shortly before the scandal-plagued magazine printed its final issue. Her friend was considering using the location for filming commercials, so they photographed it extensively. [gawker]
Freshlyground Responds To Waka-Waka Claims – Simon Attwell of Freshlyground has responded that “to date Freshlyground has not received any royalties from the recording of the song Waka Waka and we have been told that 100% of proceeds have gone via FIFA to the charity of Shakira’s choosing: One Goal. We also performed free of charge at the World Cup.” [channel24]
FourSquare Hooks Up With Groupon For Location Based Deals – Location-based service Foursquare is adding a new marketing component to its popular mobile apps. Soon, the startup will be incorporating daily deals from partners such as Groupon, LivingSocial, Gilt Groupe and others into its product. [mashable]
Google Releases E-Reader – Looks Like Kindle – Google just announced on its blog that it’s partnering with hardware maker iRiver to release the first e-reader device with built-in Google eBookstore support. The e-reader device is called the iRiver Story HD and looks like the first generation Amazon Kindle, but with bronze buttons. [businessinsider]
Google Searches For “EuroMillions Lottery” Jumps 100% – Data from Google Insights show that the search term “euromillions results” experienced a 100 percent increase in growth over the past seven days. The previous 12 draws have failed to produce an outright winner and the last draw on Friday, July 8 was no exception to this unlucky streak. The EuroMillions jackpot now stands at €185 million (R1.8 Billion) and the next draw will be made tonight. You can buy tickets from anywhere in the world here. [independent]
Mila Kunis Accepts Marine’s Date Invitation – When Sgt. Scott Moore posted a YouTube video last week inviting the Black Swan actress to accompany him to the Marine Corps Ball on Nov. 18, it probably seemed like a long shot. But at the urging of her Friends With Benefits costar, Justin Timberlake, Kunis agreed to head to Greenville, North Carolina to be Moore’s date! [usmagazine]
Cape Royale Hotel “30 Days Of Giveaways” Underway – Cape Royale Luxury Hotel and Spa is offering all Facebook members a chance to win prizes in their daily giveaways. Prizes include spa treatments and products, dinners, accommodation and even a helicopter flip! In order to enter the competition all you have to do is “like” their Facebook page and see what our daily competition entails. [facebook]
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